20090828
Meeting with the FBI
About a week after MEPS I had to meet with someone from the FBI. We basically just went over the bad things that showed up on my credit report. They want to know the circumstances surrounding anything negative on the report.
My adventure to MEPS (part 2 - hurry up and wait)
The rest of processing was a lot of waiting. After medical we sat downstairs waiting to talk to our career counselor. I waited about 45 min to see him. Once I met with him I wasn't in there for very long. I had already reserved my MOS with my recruiter so we didn't need to go over any of that. He wrote up my contract and I had to sign a few things. If you hadn't picked a job before going to MEPS this is when you'd do it. You'll find out what bonuses are offered, and where you'll be stationed for basic and AIT. After this it was more waiting until I met with another person. We went over my background check, she put my wife and kids into the system, and took my fingerprints. After this, more waiting. I went back to the career counselor and finalized my contract and got an ID card. We waited a little longer to take our oath and then we were officially sworn in. The day wasn't too long thanks to there being only seven of us. We were done by about 1:30.
My adventure to MEPS (part 1 - checking in and medical)
After working out to lose about 20 pounds it was finally time for me to go to MEPS. The nearest station was 4 hours away so we left around 2PM. We arrived at MEPS and signed in. This only took about 10 min. Afterwards, we went to our hotel and checked in. We were given a free dinner that night and a free breakfast in the morning. We met in the lobby at 5:45AM to ride the shuttle back to MEPS. We checked in and the first place we went was to medical. We first went to a briefing room where they told us basically to tell the truth or were going to jail. After that short presentation we filled out a fairly extensive medical questionnaire. Just about anything you can think of was included on it. Once we finished those all the doctors came in and started questioning us about the forms. They were just asking if we had this or that condition and if we were telling the truth, but in such a way to be threatening and trying to strike fear in us. It was during this time that we took a breathalyzer test.
After all this was the meat of the physical. They took a couple vials of blood, hearing test, and a vision test. We had to give a urine sample. This had to be done with one of the docs watching you. Needless to say it was a little awkward taking a piss while someone was staring at my penis. After that was our one-on-one with the doctor. He went over our medical questionnaires, checked for hernia (turn your head and cough) and checked for hemorrhoids.
The last part of the medical section was the actual physical. All the guys were brought into a cold, sterile looking room and told to strip to their underware. One-by-one they checked our height, weight, and inspected our body for scars, birthmarks, or anything abnormal they see. Any scars you will be questioned about. Then the head doctor came in and it was time for the so-called "underwear olympics." As a group we did various exercises, such as the duck-walk, squats, dropping to our knees, walking on knees and a few other things. Then they checked our spines and looked in our ears, eyes and mouth, and finally listened to our heart and lungs. And the was the end of the medical exam and we sat in the waiting room for a little while until we were called to go back downstairs for the rest of our processing. We were done with all the medical stuff by 9AM. Luckily there were only 7 people there that day so it didn't take very long. The rest of the day went much slower.
After all this was the meat of the physical. They took a couple vials of blood, hearing test, and a vision test. We had to give a urine sample. This had to be done with one of the docs watching you. Needless to say it was a little awkward taking a piss while someone was staring at my penis. After that was our one-on-one with the doctor. He went over our medical questionnaires, checked for hernia (turn your head and cough) and checked for hemorrhoids.
The last part of the medical section was the actual physical. All the guys were brought into a cold, sterile looking room and told to strip to their underware. One-by-one they checked our height, weight, and inspected our body for scars, birthmarks, or anything abnormal they see. Any scars you will be questioned about. Then the head doctor came in and it was time for the so-called "underwear olympics." As a group we did various exercises, such as the duck-walk, squats, dropping to our knees, walking on knees and a few other things. Then they checked our spines and looked in our ears, eyes and mouth, and finally listened to our heart and lungs. And the was the end of the medical exam and we sat in the waiting room for a little while until we were called to go back downstairs for the rest of our processing. We were done with all the medical stuff by 9AM. Luckily there were only 7 people there that day so it didn't take very long. The rest of the day went much slower.
20090827
A little about me
I decided to join the Army at the old age of 29. The more I think about it the more I wonder, "why didn't I do this 10 years ago?" I ship out to Ft. Benning, GA on 20090922 and then from there I go to Ft. Eustis, VA for 20 weeks. My MOS is 15R, which is an Apache Helicopter Repairer. I'm pretty excited about going and am really looking forward to whatever life brings me now.
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