Bottom Line on Allergies and MEPS

[asomm1]

Hey all,
I realize there are tons and tons of these kind of threads, but there never seems to be any consensus on the issue. Seasonal allergies and MEPS. What to do? I plan to go to MEPS in the very near future, and with allergies I have two options:

1. Tell the truth.
2. Don't tell the truth/"Under-exaggerate"

While I have a moral issue with blatantly lying, I also have an issue with being DQ'd for something that won't cost tax payers a thing. I have taken Flonase and OTC stuff for mild allergies, and they're fine. I would be more okay with just telling MEPS I have them, but I had a kidney infection a few years ago (which actually doesn't need a waiver with med records!) so I don't want the two issues to stack up against me. Regardless, what is your take or experience with MEPS and allergies?

 

[feddoc]

Blatant lying v. sorta not telling the truth. Same thing.

However, in your case seriously doubt that seasonal allergies will ever be an issue. The kidney infection is a non-factor, assuming you have no residual symptoms. Tell the truth and let USN give you the meds. Don't ever let there be a question as to your integrity. It does matter.

 

[MIDNJAC]

I had seasonal allergies growing up in one of the worst pollen producing places in the US. Never had a significant problem since (in any of my past or present duty stations), and it was a non-issue when I raised it with the folks @ NAMI when I checked in for API. They did some extra x-rays to see if I had any sinus damage, and when they could see that I didn't have any, I haven't heard anything about it since. My flight doc in Miramar prescribed me some allergy meds recently for a trip back home, and you should be able to use Allegra/Claratin and/or Flonase while on flight status. Hope that helps! Be honest though, and you shouldn't have much to worry about. I think the big hangups they have are with folks who have a history of asthma or people who have used antihistamine shots in the past (very serious allergy sufferers).

 

[AUtiger]

Agree with the above. I have bad seasonal allergies. Doc prescribed me allergra, singular and flonase on a daily basis and they let me fly so I don't think any of this should be a problem for you. They also let me get a septoplasty done before advanced without a wavier so I don't think that you should have any problems.