Posted on Jul 23, 2018
If I have been waiting for a SPF from Navy to Army since April, should I call MEPS? If so, should I speak to Navy Ops directly?
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I have been waiting for a SPF from Navy to Army since April. Should I call the MEPS I was processed at for my first enlistment? If so, should I speak to Navy Ops directly?
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Potential Recruit Recruiting Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) Basic Combat Training (BCT) Fort Hamilton
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Seems like an awful long time to be waiting, I'd give them a call to see what the hold up is.
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AN Kae Graham
Thank you SGT. I will definitely check in and see what’s happening. I’m sure it will turn out okay.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
AN Kae Graham you shouldn't have had to wait so long to hear back from them.
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Call your recruiter. A SPF takes 2min if that. Seems like someone dropped the ball.
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AN Kae Graham
Thank you for the advice SSG. I will contact them today. I had no idea they could be done that fast.
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SSG (Join to see)
That is just a SPF, if there is something else like processing done at another MEPS, a MEPS-2-MEPS, could take 30-45 days. No single action in USAREC takes 60+ days....
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A SPF change is a MEPCOM action, not a service action. Unless you had taken a physical at another MEPS, or enlisted into the DEP of another branch, then it should not take but a day. If you had enlisted into another branch's DEP, then MEPCOM cannot do a SPF change until that service provides DEP discharge orders. They have up until your actual ship date to do that. For example a person backs out months ago, but the service holds the DEP discharge until ship date, which prevents the person from processing for another service.
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AN Kae Graham
I was in the Navy so I believe I would have to have been discharged from Dep once I shipped. Haven’t enlisted since my first enlistment.
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SFC J Fullerton
Then you are in the Navy IRR? That would explain it too. The Navy has to approve your release from the IRR on a DD368 before MEPCOM can SPF you to the Army.
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I've been waiting for one since May. For Marine Corps to Army. My recruiter told me the Marines are taking their time
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AN Kae Graham
I think we should get a hold of Ops. I would call them ASAP. Before they cut loose for the day.
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SFC (Join to see)
Well I wouldn’t worry about the SPF. you require a waiver. Once that’s done then I worry about SPF. It only takes a few minutes as long as that’s the only MEPS you worked with since getting discharged.
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AN Kae Graham
SFC (Join to see) I think they may have already waived it. I was told the SPF is the last piece of the puzzle. I started back in April and was told their wouldn’t be a problem with a waiver like that since it was pretty cut and dry. Just waiting on that SPF. My recruiter also told me that the SPF was a two part process and that someone messed up along the way.
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