Expert: John L - 4/1/2010

Question
Hello, my name is Amanda and I am 26 years old. I am interested in joining the Navy. I have 2 questions. When I was 11 years old I suffered a minor skull fracture in a go-kart accident. After the initial treatment of the wound I have had no complications. Other than some scars that aren't visible because of my thick hair. My recruiter initially told me not to report this information but I decided to anyway. Will this hurt my chances of enlisting? My second question pertains to Lasik eye surgery. I had the procedure done in 2005 and now have perfect vision. Again, my recruiter told me not to report this information and I didn't. I feel extremely uncomfortable with that decision. There's still time to change this information because I haven't gone to MEPS. Why would he tell me to lie? Does Lasik disqualify you?

Answer
Your recruiter is trying to screw you, when you see an eye Dr while in the Navy, they will be able to tell you had lasik, then they can kick you out for not telling. Your skull fracture is no big deal, it happened so long ago, but mention it, as far as the lasik goes, there is a simple fiorm for you to take to your eye Dr for him to fill out.

Tell your recruiter to stop screwing around.

Now, the Navy may not take you anyways as they are mainly going after High school kids right now.