PDQ'd? MEPS says go, recruiter says no...

[Snoopy47]

Essentially it boils down to lazy recruiters and MEPS doctors who aren't interested in working with folks that need " extra help".

Yep, they are only trained to deal with 18 year old kids with a brand spanking new high school diploma, no legal history, modestly fit, and meet the minimum ASVAB score.

Outside of that their brains get all screwy.

When it's hard to meet their numbers then of course they will try and understand the regulations to meet them outside their comfort zone.

[shanehatesyou]

Went to a reserve recruiter and they're telling me I should be good to go... so i'm almost more frustrated that the NG couldn't help me...

[Tacit Blue]

Some recruiters are lazy as ****... Nothing more than that. If you want into the Guard, I'd suggest you goto a different station. There's different tier recruits that a recruiter sees, easy to process in. High school grad, no legal trouble, no medical waivers etc. Those are the guys they chase down. Everyone else they will try and close the door on you.

[Carcassonne]

Don't want to give too much detail, but I had a minor surgery when I was 1 year old that required a waiver.
MEPS said my paperwork was cleared and out for a waiver, the recruiter told me "there's nothing I can do to help".
SO now what? Who and how can I fight this?

Why did you tell them you had a surgery?

They would have never found out. You can't possibly be expected to remember what happened to you when you were 1 year old.


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[getpro56]

Get a diff recruiter. Like others said here, some are just lazy. There isn't much of a quota to meet anymore for them so they don't rush in to get ppl to join like before.

[shanehatesyou]

Why did you tell them you had a surgery?

They would have never found out. You can't possibly be expected to remember what happened to you when you were 1 year old.


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It's something tat would 100% come up in my physical...