Standard Operating Procedures

July 27, 2012

Purpose 5

Governing Directives, Regulations and Forms 5

Applicability 6

Supported Units 6

Summary of Changes 6

Normal Operating Hours 7

Saturday Operations 7

Non-Processing Days 8

ASVAB Testing 8

Preparatory Steps 9

Applicant Attire 9

Applicant Misconduct 9

Hotel for Applicants 10

Government Photo Identification 10

e-Security Enrollment 10

Applicant Projection Requirements 11

Even Flow Processing 11

Medical Prescreening Prior to Projection 12

Projection Requirements 13

Lunch 14

Requests for MEPS Action 15

DEP Discharges 15

Service Processing For (SPF) Changes 15

Ownership Transfers (Fax and Mail) 15

Medical Records 15

Projected Active Duty Date Changes (PADD) 15

"N" Status: Administrative Hold 16

Quality Review Program (QRP) 18

Shipper Projections 20

Applicant Processing Window 22

MEPS Processing Priorities 22

Medical Processing 22

Enlistment Processing 22

Testing Processing 22

MEPS Opening Procedures 22

Commanders Welcome Brief 23

Shipper Processing 23

Applicant Testing 24

Testing Schedule 24

Special Test Schedule 24

Retest/Confirmation Test Procedures 25

Confirmation Test Procedures 25

Medical Processing 26

Applicants should be aptitudinally qualified, i.e., have a passing score on the ASVAB for their respective Service, prior to being given a medical examination. The USMEPCOM 680-3-ADP will be used to determine and verify aptitude qualification scores. Services have the option of giving a physical to anyone with a score of 10 or above and having the applicant retake ASVAB at a later date. 26

Applicants must be ready to process the morning they arrive. The applicants must have been projected 48 hours prior. Applicants must have authorized Medical Pre-Screening Form (DD Form 2807-2) and other necessary documents with them when they arrive at the control desk for check-in. Applicants arriving without Medical Pre-Screening Forms will process as a walk-in. Pre-screening forms for 17-year old applicants require parental consent. 26

Pre-Screen 26

Special Category Applicants 26

Officer Candidate Applicants 27

Consultations 27

Previously Medically Discharged Applicants 27

Over 40 Physicals 27

No Show Procedures 28

Manual Processing Procedures 28

MEPS Walk in Policy 28

Walk-in allocations are based on the percentage of accessions at this MEPS for each individually represented Recruiting Service using recent historical data. 29

The following table lists the Service allocations for walk-ins: 29

Applicant Holdover 29

Files Room and Access to Applicant Records 30

Expectations of Recruiters 31

Enlistment Ceremonies 32

MEPS Recruiter Orientation and Training 32

Senior Liaison Meeting 33

InterService Recruiting Committee Meeting (IRC) Meeting 33

MEPS Security and Emergency Management 33

Exceptions to Policy 34

Appendix 2—Typical Applicant Processing Schedule 36

Appendix 3—Applicant Conduct/Reminders 37

Items Applicants Should Not Bring 37

Appendix 4—Glossary 38

Walk-In – Any applicant requiring a full physical, inspect or who has not been properly projected. (There are NO WALK-IN SDPs). 39

Appendix 5—Forms 40

Appendix 6—Exception to Policy Form 41