Meps

[bnerish]

I have been trying to enlist since November of 2008 and I'm still no closer to MCRD San Diego. I was disqualified my first time at Los Angeles MEPS because I had a surgery to correct my Vesicoureteral Reflux as a toddler. The surgery was a success and I've had no restrictions or complications since.

I've been to Los Angeles MEPS two more times since; the second time was to apply for a medical waiver and the third was for a medical consult. The medical consult was with a civilian doctor and it wasn't even the right kind of doctor! Apparently I need a specialist and the white coats arent cheap. I've had two other recent appointments for a medical consult but both were cancelled last minute. I guess MEPS isn't willing to spend $600 for a kid they figure is a lost cause.

The part that makes me angry is that I have not had any restrictions or complications because of my surgery. I love P.T., I love marching, I love the dress blues, I love the brotherhood. The Marine Corps is only reason I get up in the morning and face another day at my crap dead-end job, just hoping to hear from my recruiter that I got an appointment.

I'll I've wanted to be is a Marine, and I'd be honored for the chance to get into Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

P.S. I know it's not really a question but I'm just venting my frustration. I'll gladly do push-ups as punishment. :evilgrin:

[Marine84]

Drop and give me 20...................Marine Corps push ups (4 count - I will count the cadence, you will count the repetition)

[NoRemorse]

Once you're done sweating for the LCpl pony up for a specialist. Tell them you have no insurance and you need an outside consult so you can apply for a waiver to enter the service.

A CBP, urine sample and ultrasound later you should have the records you need for MEPS. Confer with your recruiter first. Then report back to the LCpl and pay her again.

[bnerish]

Drop and give me 20...................Marine Corps push ups (4 count - I will count the cadence, you will count the repetition)

AYE MA'AM!

[JWDevilDog]

"GOOOOOOD MORNING THREAD! MY NAME IS LANCE CORPORAL SCHRAMM, AND YOUR NEXT EXERCISE WILL BE... MARINE CORPS PUSHUPS!"

"RAHHHHHH"

"WE WILL DO.. MANY.. OF THEM! READY, EXERCISE!"

one, two, three. - one.

[bnerish]

All right, it's been a while hasn't it? I've been to Los Angeles MEPS twice more since my last post. I finally got the appointment with a nephrologist. The third time I went up there, MEPS gave the green light for a consult and nothing more. I exchanged words with the nephrologist for maybe five minutes and had to return home. My fourth visit to MEPS had me finally get the renal ultrasound I needed for my medical waiver, along with urine and blood tests. I left thinking that I had finally won my battle to get into San Diego.

I just got word from my recruiter that the Navy doctors want me to get a renal ultrasound, urine tests, and blood tests.

:evilgrin:I'm still not quiting.:evilgrin:

[dizark]

Keep that determination and you'll be there eventually. If not, best of luck to you.

[Petz]

so what's going on with this one???

[Sergeant M]

More credits! woot!

[Petz]

that's spam... I should report you!!! hahaha... seriously, anything new with this one?

[bnerish]

I have received the final word from MEPS. They sent my recruiter a letter stating that the refuse to process me any further. I asked my recruiter if there was anything, absolutely ANYTHING I could do to change their minds. He stated that it was near impossible and that the only thing left he can think of is to send a letter to the California congressman, but even that was very slim. That would be my last stand, so to speak. Any suggestions to the format of the letter?

:evilgrin:I refuse to quit.:evilgrin:

[tangovictor87]

maybe move outta the area and try your luck with a different RS

[bnerish]

Yeah, I moved from Bakersfield, CA (which is Sacramento region at L.A. M.E.P.S.) to San Bernardino, CA. I tried another recruiter down here and he said that his gunny told him to not even touch me because I had already "popped". I'm willing to write a letter to the congressman, even the president. I'm just a little worried about the format of the letter. My disqualification is based on a problem I don't have, and being a Marine is something I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember.

:evilgrin:I'm willing to fight this disqualification tooth and nail to serve my country.:evilgrin:

[Lisa 23]

Young man, that's "Gunnery Sergeant" to you.

[bnerish]

Young man, that's "Gunnery Sergeant" to you.

Of course, forgive me for being rude. I forgot to put "Gunny" in quotation marks. That was how the Staff Sergeant I spoke to referred to his superior.

[Petz]

that doesn't mean putting it in quotations makes it better. I can call him gunz for all he cares, you still call him Gunnery Sergeant.

[Lisa 23]

that doesn't mean putting it in quotations makes it better. I can call him gunz for all he cares, you still call him Gunnery Sergeant.
Exactly! :thumbup:

[bnerish]

that doesn't mean putting it in quotations makes it better. I can call him gunz for all he cares, you still call him Gunnery Sergeant.

I did not mean to be disrespectful. By putting it into quotation marks I was trying to show that was the word the Staff Sergeant I spoke to used to refer to his Gunnery Sergeant. I would never disrespect a Gunnery Sergeant by referring to him as Gunny. I have always tried to be respectful to Marines and to this day refer to my recruiter by his rank and last name when I speak to him, along with his superior. Again, I did not mean to be disrespectful, Sir.

[bnerish]

I sent a letter to the congressman of my district, Congressman Jerry Lewis. After six months of waiting I got the same response from the Navy doctors.

It seems I won't be fighting for my country anytime soon.

I would by lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, but I am not going to take up more time ****ing and moaning.

The Corps will always have my support, and I will always welcome a Marine as a friend.