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I don't really understand MEPS
I have a few questions about MEPS. It's 2 hours away, will this likely be a 1 day trip? The recruiter said he (my son) won't be going to boot camp for another 6 months. So will he still swear in now, or when he goes there again to leave for boot camp? Is it common for parents to go to MEPS? I don't think I can. My son is only 18 and has never gone far on his own, so I'm just a little nervous for him. I'm sure he'll be fine, but, you know. Thanks for any help. :)
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Yes, the first trip to MEPS is often an all day trip--sometimes two days--once for the ASVAB and the next for the physical and to choose a contract. He will swear in after he accepts a contract, but that swearing in enters him into the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) and he is not actually "Enlisted" at that time. He is not "Enlisted" until he swears in again the second time on the day that he ships to the RTC. Parents don't often go to MEPS the first time, but some do. More do go when the future Sailor swears in and becomes a recruit on the way to the RTC, but there still aren't a lot who do go. When he ships will depend on the contracts that are available to him. Some High School graduates are in DEP for a short time and some for a year.
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Permalink Reply by Kootiebear on
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My daughter's trip to MEPS at the beginning of August was a 2 day trip. They left at 10am on a Tuesday and she returned on Wednesday about 6pm. She was sworn in for DEPS but she will go to MEPS again just before she ships out just to make sure nothing has changed since her exam for MEPS. The recruiter told us we do not attend for her first MEPS trip because she needs to stand on her own 2 feet and make these decisions for herself. We were all nervous because this was her first time away from us and overnight too. She called my husband a lot for advice since he served in the Navy for 6 years. When she goes to MEPS before bootcamp they do want the parents to go because the swearing in ceremony is a big deal and we want to say goodbye as well.
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