Can I call meps myelf?

2018-09-12T14:37:24-04:00

My recruiter is on leave. So no one is doing anything as far checking on my waiver. Can I call meps myself?

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2018 2:40 PM

2018-09-12T14:40:38-04:00

Why have you not talked to one of the other recruiters in the office?

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Sep 12 at 2018 4:51 PM

2018-09-12T16:51:46-04:00

Assuming you got the right person on the line, I'm not sure anyone is going to help you out. Love the initiative but it sounds like your best bet is to get a new recruiter.

Response by Lt Col Charlie Brown made Sep 12 at 2018 5:09 PM

2018-09-12T17:09:33-04:00

They likely cannot help you because of privacy concerns. Try the other office recruiter or his or her flight chief.

Response by MSG Justin Kuchar made Sep 13 at 2018 12:27 AM

2018-09-13T00:27:06-04:00

No. Contact station commander. He should be well aware of situation.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2018 1:09 PM

2018-09-13T13:09:52-04:00

Johnathon Greer, here is what I found. USMEPCOM Regulation 601-23, dated 26 June 2012, Chapter 2, Section 2 "Processing Schedule, Projections" paragraph c.3 and c.4 states:

"(3) Prescreens on applicants with medical history documentation, of 5 or less single-sided pages and with "yes" responses in any item numbers other than 12, 61, and 73 will be submitted NLT 1200 2 workdays in advance of the projected processing date. The Recruiting Service will be notified of the applicant's status within 2 workdays of the receipt of prescreen.
(4) Prescreens on applicants with medical history documentation of more than 5 single-sided pages and with "yes" responses in any item numbers other than 12. 61, 72 will be reviewed and submitted NLT 1200 3 workdays in advance of the projected processing date. The Recruiting Service will be notified of the applicant's status within 3 workdays of receipt of prescreen. The projection may be submitted together with the prescreen."

However, there has been an update to the Regulation as of June of this year. If you submitted a medical packet for waiver that has (for example) 177 or more pages of supporting medical documents, MEPS/Recruiting has no more than 30 days to process your packet.

If the applicant (you) is not provided permission to process, then more documentation may be required, or the applicant (you) has been disqualified either temporarily or permanently. In all of these cases, the MEPS will provide a detailed response to the branche's liason office.

Bear in mind that a branch of service is under no obligation to pursue a medical waiver. If the branch of service refuses to pursue further processing, the applicant can choose another branch.

There is no real specific guideline of time-frame for waivers as some waivers take longer or shorter than others (based on what the waiver is for).

Based on everything I have read in this post that you said, I would not recommend calling MEPS as they may not be able to help you or unable to help you. Some things are beyond their control, and waivers may be a process in which they are taken out of the loop. I would recommend you contact your Recruiter's Station Commander and speak with this person about the fact that it has been 2 months and you have not received any information what-so-ever. And, if you get no answers there, then by all means go to the Station Commander's boss at the Recruiting Battalion for your area.