How long does it take for MEPS to change people from Navy to Army in their database?

2018-07-13T22:51:15-04:00

I am prior service Navy and I am trying to enlist into the Army. My recruiter and I have completed our end of the Enlistment Process as far as paperwork goes and I am currently waiting to get a date for my Meps physical in order to choose an MOS and ship out. I was told that my status in the Meps database shows me as Navy and Meps must switch it to Army for my physical to be set up. How long should this process take? It has been almost four weeks now since the last document was submitted.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 13 at 2018 11:27 PM

2018-07-13T23:27:44-04:00

Hmmmm shouldn’t have taken 4 weeks. Are you sure your recruiter didn’t submit a record request for your past documents? A SPF (transferring a record from branch to branch) only takes me a few days. Also, I’ve never had to do a SPF for a prior service, did you try going back to the Navy first? That’s the only reason your record would be underneath the Navy.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2018 9:06 PM

2018-07-14T21:06:48-04:00

5 min....really that’s all the time it takes

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2018 11:29 PM

2018-07-14T23:29:42-04:00

The MEPS has 72 hours to complete the action.