Military Entrance Processing Station also known as MEPS. Is a place all new recruits will have to visit a couple of time. My local MEPS is at Fort. Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York. As far as I know you may have to go up to 4 or 5 times. The first time you may go is to take the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery). However your recruiter may take you to take the ASVAB elsewhere. The full medical exam however you do have to get it done at MEPS. My 1st MEPS experience went as follows..
My recruiter informed me that I had to be at MEPS by 3PM the day before. He personally drove me to MEPS. When we arrived he checked me in. they asked for ID and my right index fingerprint. They gave me a LABEL to put on my chest. It said US NAVY my complete name, Social Security number and a barcode. I was then instructed to leave all of my belongings in a locker room. My recruiter then escorted me to the waiting area when I was told to wait for further instructions over the PA. At around 4PM they said "All new recruits waiting to go to the hotel please report to the control desk". At the Control Desk they gave us a paper to sign stating if we broke anything in the hotel we would have to pay for it. We were then instructed to sit in a room and wait. Thats when it hits you. 6 Women and 57 Men!! Very awkward at first. when the yellow school bus arrived we were told to go get our stuff from the locker room and get on the bus. Girls first of course. The ride to the hotel was about 30 mins. When we got the the bus driver basically left us there and left we search for a way in. When we finally found a way in we were greeted by 15 or so white dinner tables. At this point we were all starving. Keep in mind not all of us were there for Medical the next day. Some where shipping out the next morning and others were signing their contract.We were given our room keys and who our roommate was. We were then told to do whatever we want as long as we were in our rooms by 9:30PM. They has a hot-tub and a pool for us. Also a computer room, a fitness gym, a play room. I personally loved the hotel. They gave us a wake up call at 4:15AM and they served us breakfast. We were to be on the bus by 5:05AM. We got to MEPS before 6AM. They divided us SHIPPERS on one side, MEDICAL on another, and SIGNERs in the middle. From then one you go first to control desk once again the fingerprint you and give you another label. Your then instructed to go to the Medical floor. They give you a colored folder with ALL of your information. You will take this folder to all the station and when your done to the liaison office of the branch of service your joining. First is Vital signs, Vision, Hearing, Breathalyzer, Briefing, Urine test, Blood-work, the Physical Exam and finally for us females a GYN exam. Just a visual exam they don't touch you. Its just to see if you have visible signs of STDs. THey also check for hemorrhoids..(SO AWKWARD!!. They make you turn on your side and spread your butt cheeks) The Physical exam is more embarrassing then it is hard. They make you walk like a duck, jumping jacks, circles with your foot walk on your knees, test to see if your joints and muscles are working correctly. The embarrassing part....your in your underwear.. YES Panties and Bras ONLY!! But don't feel bad there are 7 girls in the room along with you. Throughout the day they will ask you a million questions about your medical history and psych history and drug use. Your recruiter will inform you on the best way to answer these questions. At the end of the exam you take your folder to you office in my case it was the Navy Liaison where they told me I cleared Medical. They called my recruiter and he came to pick me up. I was done by 10AM..Lucky me!
I then went home and relaxed :D but not for long. I then got a call form my recruiter. He said that after furthur review of my test results, the Protein levels in my urine were very high. Obviously I was freaking out...
They told me I had to retest in 48 hours. I Literally drank 4 gallons of water that weekend and retested on tuesday. I was so nervous it took me 2 hours to *pee*. When I finally did, the test results came back negative for protein. I couldn't have been more excited!! :D :D :D :D
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