P-Days and Medical

LT Guppy · 09-01-2014, 06:56 PM

It's mostly drugs (or pregnancy for the females).

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie · 09-01-2014, 07:39 PM

don't they do xrays and stuff to? I heard they do that during the first day. I guess to see if someone lied about broken bones or something like that.

MickeyMcD · 09-01-2014, 08:12 PM

X-rays are only done during special physicals for specific ratings, I believe.

CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie · 09-01-2014, 09:06 PM

I had seen the xray thing on this post. Thats why I thought about it.

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

LT Guppy · 09-01-2014, 09:44 PM

Looks like that post was referring to dental x-rays.
They don't do full body x-rays of the thousand or so recruits coming in each week. For some jobs, they will do chest x-rays, but that's about the extent of it.

Jyoungs42433 · 09-02-2014, 06:20 AM

Ok thanks guys, guess getting close to the date is making my head and mind run wild. so I figured id see what they all were testing for, and what of hose things is severe enough to get sent home

ronec · 09-18-2014, 09:42 AM

I went to MEPS on Monday and like everyone else had my blood drawn. I am a bit of a sissy when it comes to having blood drawn but the lady that was taking my blood was very understanding and when I went pale she actually made me sit in the chair for like 10 minutes so I wouln't pass out when I stood up. I told her I felt ok but she said I was still pale and made me sit. So, will the people drawing blood during P-days have this same level of understanding or is it an assembly line type of system? I don't know that I will have a bad reaction to the draw there but asking just in case.

navycatmc · 09-18-2014, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jyoungs42433

Ok thanks guys, guess getting close to the date is making my head and mind run wild. so I figured id see what they all were testing for, and what of hose things is severe enough to get sent home

You'll be fine!

Auridan · 09-01-2014, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FSSparks

don't they do xrays and stuff to? I heard they do that during the first day. I guess to see if someone lied about broken bones or something like that.

If you lied about a broken bone, either you're going to grit your teeth and live with it forever, or one day you'll go to medical, they'll see how old it is, and then you'll suffer the consequences.

We didn't get x-rays. They aren't going to spend money on that unless they have a good reason to.

09-01-2014, 06:56 PM	#1
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	It's mostly drugs (or pregnancy for the females).

09-01-2014, 07:39 PM	#2
CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie Active Duty Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: That's classified Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0	don't they do xrays and stuff to? I heard they do that during the first day. I guess to see if someone lied about broken bones or something like that.

09-01-2014, 08:12 PM	#3
MickeyMcD Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Deep Sixed Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	X-rays are only done during special physicals for specific ratings, I believe.

09-01-2014, 09:06 PM	#4
CTR3(IW/SG) Freddie Active Duty Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: That's classified Posts: 204 Rep Power: 0	I had seen the xray thing on this post. Thats why I thought about it. http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

09-01-2014, 09:44 PM	#5
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	Looks like that post was referring to dental x-rays. They don't do full body x-rays of the thousand or so recruits coming in each week. For some jobs, they will do chest x-rays, but that's about the extent of it.

09-02-2014, 06:20 AM	#6
Jyoungs42433 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 109 Rep Power: 0	Ok thanks guys, guess getting close to the date is making my head and mind run wild. so I figured id see what they all were testing for, and what of hose things is severe enough to get sent home

09-18-2014, 09:42 AM	#7
ronec Newbie Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	I went to MEPS on Monday and like everyone else had my blood drawn. I am a bit of a sissy when it comes to having blood drawn but the lady that was taking my blood was very understanding and when I went pale she actually made me sit in the chair for like 10 minutes so I wouln't pass out when I stood up. I told her I felt ok but she said I was still pale and made me sit. So, will the people drawing blood during P-days have this same level of understanding or is it an assembly line type of system? I don't know that I will have a bad reaction to the draw there but asking just in case.