After 21+ years in the Military......
FACT: They DO NOT test for Steroids on random urinalysis.
FACT: They will test if they have probable cause. In the UCMJ system it is one of, if not the hardest case for the military to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, but that will all change with the ProHormone Ban.
Reasons to test you:
- If they catch you with them
- If someone (could be your best friend or worst enemy) tells NIS/CID or word gets to a legal entity that you "are using" whether true or not. NIS/CID MUST INVESTIGATE ALL reports.
- Someone sees you with them
- You have an "excessive" weight gain in a short period
- And anything else "they" deem appropriate.
- IF they ask to test you for steroids, at that point (your unit urinalysis coordinator) it is still a "voluntary" thing, you can refuse.......but they will then get some type of "mandatory" order if they pursue it, which they will. But it may buy you time to get things out of your system or mask them with something. Also, only an Officer with NJP/Art 15 authority(usually a Commanding Officer) can request/make you provide a sample for steroids.
Don't give them any reason to test you, DO NOT "Flaunt" your new muscular self, and DO NOT talk to people in the gym about your "supplements", NO ONE.