Posted: 1/15/2009 11:15:56 AM EDT
| Well it's about to happen. After 3 yrs in the Navy, 2 yrs in the Guard as an 11B and 2 yrs off. I'm about to sign for another 6yrs in the guard as an 11B. Old unit was weapons, new one is a line unit. It's been a long time coming, but it is here and I hope the MEPS trip goes without incident. God I hate that place. |
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Man I should havea chiar next to the TV. rofl. I just can't stand the place, it has this feeling about it that drives me nuts... kind of like despair. I can't tell you how many dreams I've seen shattered at a MEP's physical, the place is not fun. Today when I went through MEP's, they fast tracked twelve of us through medical, and in the group there were two other guys who were going for 11x/Opt 40. Best friends who were going to join together. And guess what? One of the guys failed the color blindness test. His dreams=crushed. Poor bastard. |
| At the medical screening there was a kid behind me that was wearing his high school Army ROTC uni when he showed up that was CLOSE to min height and was underweight by 4 pounds or so. The kid was bawling as he put his clothes back on. They comforted him by telling him to come back when he gained the weight I hope he made it at some point since he seemed to want it so badly. I remember being happy when I went back to MEPS to ship since "shippers" got to eat first. SS |
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I almost went back in the Army when I was 30 or 31. I went back through the Mepps physical and all. That would have been in the mid 90s.
Wow. In the group physical when we were all in our shorts I couldn't believe how fat and out of shape the 18 year olds were who were coming in.... almost every one a butter ball with sugar tits. Grew up with computers I guess. Anyhow after one evening and one day at Mepps, I remembered why I only did two hitches. Before the day was over I decided to can the idea of going back in. |