Is it normal for MEPS to keep kicking back medical waiver?

2019-07-12T14:28:04-04:00

I am prior service and have decided i want to go back in. I got a DUI in 2013, so my recruiter said i needed a waiver. Ok cool. So we sent everything up in Aug 2018. It is now July 2019. They have kicked my packet back about 6 times and everytime ask for some new random stuff. When i was stationed in Germany i had a molar pregnancy. IN THE ARMY. They wanted all the medical records for that. They wanted follow up HCGs once and stuff about a lump in my breast when i was stationed in Korea. Every time it is something totally different than before and has nothing to do with a DUI. IS this normal? Is there anything i can do? My recruiter was able to switch everything from the Baltimore MEPS to the Harrisburg MEPS but im sure that will take a while as well.

Response by SGT Javier Silva made Jul 12 at 2019 2:53 PM

2019-07-12T14:53:36-04:00

SPC Brittany Lopez Did you disclose all this information when you talked to your recruiter? If you have a break in service, the service will send your file, personnel & medical, to an archive location, so MEPS may not have access to a previous file. As they find out information, they can, and, in your case, will kick back your waiver.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Jul 12 at 2019 3:16 PM

2019-07-12T15:16:41-04:00

It will not matter the MEPS. The process is the process. There is more to it now that you have been in, gotten out and lived a bit and now want to go back in. They need to cross the T's and dot the I's so to speak. Yes it takes a while, but it will get done.

Response by SFC Marc W. made Jul 12 at 2019 3:37 PM

2019-07-12T15:37:33-04:00

When you try to come back in, they look at literally everything, which is what it seems you're experiencing.