Posted on Aug 28, 2018
Should I go over the recruiter's head if they are not trying to deal with me?
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I recieved a recode 3a for failing a PT test while getting out the guard. I just pasted a pt test with the recruiters. I went to meps and they found a astigmatism in my left eye and now the recruiters aren't trying to deal.
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Well this is new ive had astigmatism for 20 years now and never needed a waiver or got disqualified from the corps or the army when I joined. That is a new one, MEPS is always its own animal.
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PFC Elijah Rose
MAJ(P) (Join to see) All entry standards can and do get waived, but yet anything that can remotely be considered a medical problem can and does get people chaptered. I.E. during WWII you didn't have to be able to read and write, while I have personally met people who got a fraudulent enlistment chapter because they forgot to tell MEPS about childhood asthma they used to have.
Face it, the whole thing is according to slots, personal grudges, and favortism.
Face it, the whole thing is according to slots, personal grudges, and favortism.
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First not all entry standards can be waived period. Second, to think someone in the recruiting office or MEPs has or holds a grudge and shows favoritism is ludicrous. Standards change overtime but i don’t think you have the expertise to determine facts about recruiting.
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An RE code waiver is BN level and shouldn’t be an issue. The medical issue should only require an eye consult. The recruiters are probably waiting for the CMO at MEPs to clear you after the consult results come back
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I can't understand why a recruiter would not want to enlist someone. They all have goals to meet and unless the guy/girl needs a waiver that the recruiter doesn't think would be given, they should be helping the person enlist. There must be a reason and the recruiter needs to step up and explain the problem. I would go up the Chain of Command until I got an answer, good or bad.
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