When you go for USPHS - when do you get your physical?

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I know when going for active duty you go to the MEPS/physical pretty early on in your application process. If you go USPHS, when and where do you go for your physical?

Thanks!

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Specializes in Family Med, Mental Health, Public Health.

You can choose to go to a MEPS, or your own private physician-at your own cost. You can go anytime you like, but you cannot get orders until you are medically cleared, so-the earlier you go, the better. But there is no "set time." You have to clear all three areas nursing board, security, and medical to be complete.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Are the physical requirements and weight restrictions the same as for active duty?

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Specializes in Family Med, Mental Health, Public Health.

Yes; you must meet weight requirements, or meet body fat percenatges as calculated by the Navy method. If you do not, you still can get in, you just will be on a limited medical tour for a specified amount of time, which will give you time to get your weight within control. You will be required to make progress at specific intervals. I know all this because I am anemic, and I am over their weight standards by six pounds. But I met the body fat percentage requirements. I am on a limited medical tour for the anemia.

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Specializes in ED.

im 5'4" and the 140lbs. the max is 163lbs for my height, would they make a big deal out of that like tell me to gain some weight or am i fine as it is?

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Specializes in Family Med, Mental Health, Public Health.

No. As long as you dont pass the limit, youre fine.

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Specializes in Family Med, Mental Health, Public Health.

I think its 10% within the weight standards

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@BSN317, is your service done after the limited medical tour? do they get to review your condition after a set amount of time? what are the chances that you can get approved to join without restrictions after your limited medical tour?

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Specializes in Psych, Med Surg, ER.

I actually pieced together my physical from a free hearing test from a hearing aid place, the eye exam from my optometrist and got my physical from a "doc in a box". All was covered by my insurance...but don't count out the hearing aid centers for free hearing tests!

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Hello everyone,

I used a USAF physical that I done within 1 year and pieced together the PPD and hearing tests. However, I still went and say my PCP and had updated CBC completed. The USAF physical was pretty thorough.

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Viper...I noticed in one of your old posts..you mentioned that you had a couple of blips on your credit report....well so do I, but they have all been resolved...I am just wondering how it has been going for you.

I have completed my professional board, waiting on response for medical......and waiting on background check....

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Specializes in Psych, Med Surg, ER.

Professional board is done, Medical is done, wrote a letter for a couple of blips on my credit record....still waiting on security, I am kinda getting tied of waiting. My report date is Apr 12th...what's killing me is I just heard that they have just started looking at my security packet on thurs...I just want it done.

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