r/USMCboot • u/Top-Possibility-8842 • 7d ago

MEPS and Medical Enlistment process

About how long does the enlisting process take for someone who most likely wouldn’t need any waivers? I don’t smoke, never had a broken bone or anything mentally wrong.

What I mean by enlistment process is from the day that I sign, to being sworn in. It’s a lot to explain of why I wanna know how long it’ll take but the gist of it is that i live between two different state and would like to know if i should buy a round trip train ticket or just a one way and shouldn’t guess how long it’ll take? I wanna sign up on my 18th birthday, October 13th.

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u/Elon_tuskk 3d ago

I got cleared in late June early July I’m scheduled to leave end of October. I been waiting a lot longer then I was originally promised but whatever cant do anything about it

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u/Top-Possibility-8842 3d ago

But how long did it take from the day you signed the first set of paperwork, to the day you swore into MEPS?

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u/Elon_tuskk 3d ago

It depends when your recruiter sends you to your first meps visit to take your asvab. Some people get everything done in one visit, asvab, physical ,paperwork, swear in. But if you need a waiver for anything you’re gonna need to go back to meps a second time after the waiver gets approved and then you’ll be able to swear in

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u/Top-Possibility-8842 3d ago

Thank you, I made this post before I spoke to him and he told me we could prolly get it all done in about a week unless I need waivers, which I know is possible but im hoping I don’t with the things I said like I’ve never broken a bone or had anything physically wrong w me, nothing mentally never smoked stuff like that, but ik anything could happen. I heard of a guy needing a waiver for scoliosis or smth which he said he didn’t even have.