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MEPS then to Boot Camp
My son goes to MEPS a week from tomorrow in Cleveland. He then leaves for Great Lakes. What should I expect at MEPS for the parent and family members? We will be there to see him sworn in. What time should we get there, how long should we expect to be there, etc..
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Permalink Reply by Phoenixmom on
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Good Morning KKNOhio, usually at MEPS family members usually do attend ID"S are required and you walk thru the metal detectors, you will be in a room with other family members watching as they get sworn in, you can take pictures or video tape I believe it usually starts at 9am. You can speak to his Recruiter also and he can give you the details. We my family was able to stay with him until he was getting ready to leave, well a lot of the family stayed until it was time for him to get on the Bus. But again I would find out more details from his recruiter, Their Recruiter should be answering any and all questions that you may have. It is a very neat thing to see. Hope this helps.
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Permalink Reply by OldCluck64 on
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We will hopefully be watching our son being sworn in tomorrow. I see we can video tape & take pictures. Do they swear them in as a group or individually? Will we have time to take pictures with him after swearing in? Will there also be time for goodbye hugs? Feeling so emotional.....
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We’re from the Houston area and I can only tell you what MEPS was like for us. Son reported to the recruiting station on a Tuesday morning and spent the night at a hotel near downtown Houston. Bright and early Wednesday they were rousted, had breakfast and transferred to MEPS. I arrived at 10 AM and went through security and then was escorted upstairs to the general waiting area. It literally took all day for him to get through. He was in the last group to swear in. At our MEPS the recruits had various offices they had to go to and most of the foot traffic was down one may hallway so I could see him coming and going. I could even say hi and attempted to talk to him. LOL But he was focused and on a mission and his answer was mostly “Can’t talk right now mom.” Actually that was the answer most of the recruits gave their moms. I and the other parents kind of laughed about this and noted that we had never seen our kids so focused. Mine was
Actually one of the older recruits (20) and maybe felt he had to be more serious around the younger ones. Any way, after a lot of waiting, he swore in at 5 PM as a deferredas he awaited his April basic training deployment. Bring a book, bring some snacks and be prepared to wait. Some recruits got done faster but most were there at least 4 hours. There were a couple of recruits that couldn’t finish because of an illness or injury - in early girl had ingrown toenails and she had to have them fixed before they could complete her process. Now my son’s deployment date has been moved and we’ll go back to MEPS (me, husband, grandparents) on the 22nd to see him swear in again at 10 AM as he will be shipping out that day to Illinois. Best of luck to your recruit! -
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