Medical at Boot Camp

[culp7]

Originally Posted by maggio1994

From what I remember medical consists of:

- Shots
- Hearing
- Vision
- General questions about your medical history

- Dental
- Xrays
- Maybe a teeth cleaning
- Maybe wisdom teeth removal
- Maybe root canal
- Maybe cavity filling


If you fail your depth perception test I think it'll just effect what jobs you can get

Nice! Thanks for the clarification, this is what I remember hearing about it.

[Malarkey]

Attention shipmates: Boot camp medical is A HUNDRED TIMES more thorough then MEPS. Period.

[sweetmtn]

I am pretty sure they also do a TB tine test there as well...my son had one it came back positive but was a false positive proven by x-rays..but he was still put on pills to take for a year...

[Malarkey]

Originally Posted by sweetmtn

I am pretty sure they also do a TB tine test there as well...my son had one it came back positive but was a false positive proven by x-rays..but he was still put on pills to take for a year...

Thought that was only for nukes?

[maggio1994]

Oh yeah the TB test, everyone gets it.


A corpsman will inject something into your arm and it'll leave a little bubble, then a few days later another corpsman will check the injection spot to see if there was any type of reaction. If you have a reaction you'll have to get it looked at closer and you may have to take some antibiotic for 6 or 9 months.

[FutureSailorNAD]

What are the xrays about?

[griz3232]

I wear what I guess they call a flipper in my mouth. It is pretty much a deal that holds a fake tooth wear I do not have one. a cheap cheap version of an implant I guess. Will they do a better false tooth i.e a bridge while I am there or will I have to wait till I get to A school

[JSlattery]

Originally Posted by FutureSailorNAD

What are the xrays about?

TB usually attacks the lungs. Hence why most people with TB cough up blood. If you get a positive, or false positive, they're going to xray your chest and see what your lungs are doing.