USMEPCOM does not process commissioned officer candidates entering the U.S. armed forces through the five U.S. service academies or college and university ROTC programs.
College/university graduate candidates for the services' various officer candidate schools and USAF officer training school accession programs will initially process via a station of USMEPCOM if they have no prior active or inactive military service or if they have not been previously medically qualified while on a military contract through another commissioning program such as that prior to the final two years of college/university level ROTC.
USMEPCOM is headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois and operates 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) located throughout the United States. The command's motto is Freedom's Front Door, signifying that a service member's military career starts when they walk through the doors of the MEPS.
These stations process applicants for military service, putting them through a battery of tests and examinations to ensure that they meet the standards required to serve in the United States Armed Forces. These tests include vision, hearing, blood, and blood pressure tests, a pregnancy test (for women), an examination by a doctor, a height and weight check, urinalysis, a breathalyzer test, a moral/background examination, as well as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). If applicants are deemed qualified for military service, they will also meet with a service counselor, negotiate and sign enlistment contracts, and swear or affirm an entrance oath.
USMEPCOM has been awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award three times. The first award was for the period of 1 July 1982 until 30 April 1985; the second award was for the period of 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2007; and the third award was for the period of 16 April 2016 until 24 May 2019.
DoD Instruction 6130.03, "Medical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Military Services," 16 November 2022
August 24, 2023
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources United States Military Entrance Processing Command news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The United States Military Entrance Processing Command USMEPCOM is a Major Command of the U S Department of Defense which primarily screens and processes enlisted personnel applicants into the United States Armed Forces Map of the 65 MEPS locations USMEPCOM does not process commissioned officer candidates entering the U S armed forces through the five U S service academies or college and university ROTC programs College university graduate candidates for the services various officer candidate schools and USAF officer training school accession programs will initially process via a station of USMEPCOM if they have no prior active or inactive military service or if they have not been previously medically qualified while on a military contract through another commissioning program such as that prior to the final two years of college university level ROTC USMEPCOM is headquartered in North Chicago Illinois and operates 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations MEPS located throughout the United States The command s motto is Freedom s Front Door signifying that a service member s military career starts when they walk through the doors of the MEPS USMEPCOM is a joint service command under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy who in turn reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness These stations process applicants for military service putting them through a battery of tests and examinations to ensure that they meet the standards required to serve in the United States Armed Forces These tests include vision hearing blood and blood pressure tests a pregnancy test for women an examination by a doctor a height and weight check urinalysis a breathalyzer test a moral background examination as well as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ASVAB If applicants are deemed qualified for military service they will also meet with a service counselor negotiate and sign enlistment contracts and swear or affirm an entrance oath USMEPCOM has been awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award three times The first award was for the period of 1 July 1982 until 30 April 1985 the second award was for the period of 1 January 2005 until 31 December 2007 and the third award was for the period of 16 April 2016 until 24 May 2019 Contents 1 List of processing stations MEPS 1 1 Eastern Sector 1 2 Western Sector 2 External linksList of processing stations MEPS Edit MEPS Montgomery MEPS dress codeEastern Sector Edit Albany New York Atlanta Georgia Fort Gillem Baltimore Maryland Fort Meade Beckley West Virginia Boston Massachusetts Buffalo New York Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base Charlotte North Carolina Chicago Illinois Cleveland Ohio Columbus Ohio Detroit Michigan now in Troy Michigan Fort Dix New Jersey Fort Jackson South Carolina Fort Lee Virginia Harrisburg Pennsylvania Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse Indianapolis Indiana Jackson Mississippi Jacksonville Florida Knoxville Tennessee Lansing Michigan Louisville Kentucky Memphis Tennessee Miami Florida Milwaukee Wisconsin Montgomery Alabama Maxwell Air Force Base Nashville Tennessee New York City Pittsburgh Pennsylvania William S Moorehead Federal Building Portland Maine Raleigh North Carolina San Juan Puerto Rico Springfield Massachusetts Westover Air Force Reserve Base Syracuse New York Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Tampa Florida Western Sector Edit Albuquerque New Mexico Amarillo Texas Anchorage Alaska Boise Idaho Butte Montana Dallas Texas Federal Building Denver Colorado New Customs House Des Moines Iowa El Paso Texas Fort Bliss Fargo North Dakota Honolulu Hawaii Houston Texas Kansas City Missouri Las Vegas Nevada Remote Processing Station Little Rock Arkansas Los Angeles California Minneapolis Minnesota Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building New Orleans Louisiana Oklahoma City Oklahoma Federal Building Omaha Nebraska Phoenix Arizona Portland Oregon Riverside California Remote Processing Station Sacramento California Salt Lake City Utah San Antonio Texas Fort Sam Houston San Diego California San Jose California Seattle Washington Federal Center South Shreveport Louisiana Sioux Falls South Dakota Spokane Washington St Louis Missouri Robert A Young Federal Building External links EditUSMEPCOM Website MEPS Map A Day At The MEPS Video DoD Instruction 6130 03 Medical Standards for Appointment Enlistment or Induction in the Military Services 16 November 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Military Entrance Processing Command amp oldid 1164753655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
