stevep no i was told i would not be discharged. and they do operate on them, but the surgeon told me that she wouldn’t do it unless it was causing pain. i dont think i had the pilonidal when i went to MEPS. from what i understand, the “bend over” part of the medical exam is to check for hemroids. but they could be looking for pilonidals as well. im just confused because the surgeon told me that it could cause me to have pain in my lower back, which i have now. but i haven’t experienced any pain on my tail bone like everyone else, except when i push on it a little bit.