Why I Failed MEPS
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2018
- Disclaimer: I am not a recruiter, and I don't know all of the details of what qualifies or disqualifies someone from joining the military. I only know what I have experienced. If you have specific questions, the best way to find out is to talk to a recruiter in person. They can help you out.
That being said, here are some things to avoid in MEPS, some things to look out for, and just some basic information. This is my experience, I'm sure it's slightly different in different locations.
Here is the chart for height/weight.
Height Male: Female:
58 Inches 91+ Pounds 91-123 Pounds
59 Inches 94+ Pounds 94-128 Pounds
60 Inches 97-141 Pounds 97-133 Pounds
61 Inches 100-146 Pounds 100-137 Pounds
62 Inches 103-150 Pounds 104-142 Pounds
63 Inches 107-155 Pounds 107-146 Pounds
64 Inches 110-160 Pounds 110-151 Pounds
65 Inches 114-165 Pounds 114-156 Pounds
66 Inches 117-170 Pounds 117-161 Pounds
67 Inches 121-176 Pounds 121-166 Pounds
68 Inches 125-181 Pounds 125-171 Pounds
69 Inches 128-186 Pounds 128-176 Pounds
70 Inches 132-192 Pounds 132-181 Pounds
71 Inches 136-197 Pounds 136-186 Pounds
72 Inches 140-203 Pounds 140-191 Pounds
73 Inches 144-208 Pounds 144-197 Pounds
74 Inches 148-214 Pounds 148-202 Pounds
75 Inches 152-220 Pounds 152-208 Pounds
76 Inches 156-226 Pounds 156-213 Pounds
77 Inches 160-232 Pounds 160-219 Pounds
78 Inches 164-238 Pounds 164-225 Pounds
79 Inches 168-244 Pounds 168-230 Pounds
80 Inches 173-250 Pounds 173-236 Pounds
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Don't give up bud, happened to me as well yesterday at MEPS. I didn't eat and drank very little, my recruiters weighed me at 224 pounds with 26% body fat which was the max for me. At MEPS they weighed me at 215 pounds but with 29% body fat (Which was weird since I lost weight). I have a month and a half until I can go back to weigh me in.
Lost all the weight in Boot Camp ;)
Hope you were able to successfully pass eventually. Keep the dream alive.
I went into a MEPS Virginia center in 2014 and drove there myself. Got to the part with the doctor to weigh me on a scale. Found out for my height I was underweight for miminum requirement of the Coast Guard. That was my branch I was disqualified from and the Navy was the only one that didn't have this which he told me about. I still was upset my time was wasted being there for 12 ish hours and I was sent home to make a decision with my recruiter. He was pretty ignorant and naive when I told him what happened he said he didn't know that weight would be a problem and never saw that before. Offered to take me out to free dinners and buy me peanut butter cakes...smh 😆 my metabolism was so high that I've always struggled to pack on the pounds. I'm 6'1, I was 138 and needed to be 144. Could have wrote a waiver but I get why weight is important especially when you have to pull people out of the ocean and save lives. Ended up going to another career choice and never looked back.
How did ur recruiter let u go over the weight limit, soon as I said my weight he said lose weight and call back, lucky u
If you have 36 inches at belly or less you are ok. That happens with me
@@briansotobassist I need to find another recruiter then, thank u
I was about 14 over my limit and he measured my waist and said I was fine just to lose a few pounds and I should be fine. But since they’re picky just lose weight to be on the same side
MEPS Dr: Do you have any suicidal thoughts?
Me: Not anymore; I got a divorce from my wife....
Enfurnus5
Dr: “... And you are DQ. Have a great day!👍🏽”
Ok boomer
Hello Jones I failed the meps because I found out I had flat feet. Good luck to you and I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
Lolita St.Clair :( that’s too bad. I’m sorry about that! Thanks for the good wishes :)
I got flat feet too that's just lame being Dq for just that
@@kennethyoung2866 easy there Seabiscuit. No need to insult. But yes, I've seen soldiers here at DLI too with flat feet on eternal profiles for knee paid and shin splints. Since we're sort of at the bottom of the PT totem pole, I imagine they'd struggle more elsewhere. As you stated, the Military has a medical standard for a reason.
@@AndrusJones I need to be harsh to them so they can understand, i learned it the hard way. They can blame their poor genetic all the way they want, blame their grandparents and ancient ancestor because some birth defect are hereditary anyway. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T TELL THE MILITARY IS "LAME". It's not military fault that they are DEFECTIVE.
Did they disqualify you automatically or did they ask if your feet cause you pain? I thought they only disqualify for symptomatic flat feet.
I was .2 over on the weight. So they measured me on tape, sucked in hella and I passed. Did it last weekend.
They let you suck in?
Mr. Meeseeks I guess if they don’t SEE you suck it in then they can’t really tell
This guy at MEPS had a coffee before MEPS so his heart rate is over 100, and didn't pass the blood pressure/heart rate test so he needs to come back next time*
A great way to lose weight in a pinch is to use laxatives, you'll be amazed by how much shit you can hold in your guts. I lost 4 pounds in one day. Shipping out Aug 27th!
They woulda done a tape test...
Sitting and do nothing? I got this
I didn't drink any water and i pissed the morning of but it was so cold in there that it made me have to go
haha it's just as bad later when you get drug tested in the Army. I thought it would just be a MEPS thing!
My recruiter told me that my day at MEPS is going to be a two day process.
I'm super hairy, will they think I'm half warewolf?
haha hopefully not!
Arooooooooo
Very likely 😂
They might think that but being hairy will not disqualify you
As long as you meet the weight requirements and clean ears. I wouldn’t mind having a werewolf battle buddy.
You actually look skinnier in the second part the one with the red shirt. Dancing worked for my daughter too she will do her MEPS tomorrow!!
I lost 30 pounds and now I’m hearing to have extra weight to loose at boot camp
Haha well you may lose more weight there. It all depends on how much you already exercise though. If you're fairly stagnant like I was you will lose a lot of weight as your body adjusts to the extra calories being burned. If you are already exercising regularly then you may gain weight in muscle mass and all the calories you intake as part of boot camp.
Andrus Jones I wouldn’t say I’m stagnant per say, but I don’t actually exercise to much. 150 being my normal weight.
Basically you’re going to be exercising or moving around for 8 hours a day and eating an excess of 3000 calories a day, so prepare to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. For me that meant losing 26 pounds. For you it might mean gaining 10. 🤷🏻♂️
Andrus Jones thank you! I’m really hoping that’s the case for me hahaha I need it.
You're welcome. Now go get those gains soldier!
Everyone is tell me to lie at MEPS. Including my recruiter lmao 😂
AKM5.45 SHOOTER Yes. Just make it easier on yourself and lie. They'll delay your enlistment for the littlest things like warts and shit. They don't know what you dont tell them. However, tell the truth on your background check because thats the only thing they can look at.
boston_mafia I have a clean record besides some speeding tickets. He says as long as it can’t be proven or on record somewhere, I’m good to go
Brandon Lee That was my recruiter just about every time I went and talked to him lol. According to my recruiter, if everyone told the truth at MEPS, we would barely have any soldiers for our country. I understand that they are trying to recruit the best, but people make mistakes. For example, there are guys who smoked weed before, but they never been in trouble with the law for it. If you went to MEPS and told them you have tried weed before, they will automatically DQ you. That means half of the US population wouldn’t qualify at all already. People at MEPS are not your friends is what my recruiter told me. My friend was red flagged for having too much muscle lol. Im going to MEPS very soon, and I have some mosquito bites that caused some tiny red bumps. I wouldn’t be surprised if they red flag me for that and try to claim it’s something else
Ant 3451 I didn’t say it was scary. I’m just saying that I’m scared they will try to DQ for little things. I have to get a waiver already
I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do. Just be wise about it and you should be fine! MEPS kept telling us over and over that they didn’t want to disqualify us (which I’m hesitant to believe, but okay) that they just want to make sure we will succeed in our careers, and that is fair.
Being in the Armed Services is difficult, getting through Basic Training is difficult, and your body needs to be able to handle all of it. There were plenty of trainees that stopped training and then sat around waiting to go home because their bodies couldn’t handle the various types of stress at Basic Training. Personally I’d rather get stopped at MEPS and stay home than have to ship out to Basic and wait 9 weeks on crutches to go home again.
Thank you 🇺🇸
A couple of hours before I went to meps I had a one night stand with a girl, I was scared about getting caught and being disqualified.
That's stupid to do to yourself
Lol same exact experience from MEPS. I'm so lucky I passed on first try. My MEPS happened 2 days ago
Isn’t MEPS fun? 😆
Didn't passed cause I was overweight but everything was clear and good. Had to go back in 48days to get my weight and after that swore in😇
Just watched all you videos! I really appreciate all the information you're giving out! I'm having to lose weight and it seems to be taking so long for me:c anyone have any tips
I broke my femur when I was like 10, do you think they will disqualify me? My leg doesn’t bother me at all though.. I don’t have any pain when running or stuff like that
I don’t think it would disqualify you, but honestly I didn’t have any broken bones so I didn’t have to answer any of those questions in the interview.
Should I lie about having tube surgery on my ears? I have some scarring on my eardrums but it was also because I had some ear infections as a child
When I got my physical they checked my ears with a ear scope so they might actually see that
Don't lie about surgery... never
If they find out themselves you are getting DQ
I didn't say anything about my tubes and they didn't say anything when they checked
Could they disqualify those who've smoked week before? Lets say the last time was 2012...
Beast Titan smoking weed is a disqualifier, but I believe the rule is that it had to be within the last year or two to count. If it was in 2012 don’t sweat it 😉 but don’t do it after you take the oath either because they do random drug testing regularly. I got tested the other day out of nowhere.
Okay thanks! Your vids are great to watch. Keep it up. Thank for replying fast.
say no. srsly.
say u never smoked b4
What they don’t know won’t hurt you
so i have spots on my back and idk what it is. i don’t take any medford it and it doesn’t bother me. i hear that if you don’t take medicine for certain things you can pass. is this true?
I'm not sure on that one. I'm not a doctor, so I can't speak to whether or not taking medication will disqualify you or not. I would ask a recruiter.
Same with me. I guess it's considered like acne on the back of my shoulders but it has never bothered me nor have i ever taken any meds for it. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
@@ssimp211 I got freckles on my back. Part my ancestry is Scottish, Welsh. It does not bother me at all
During my sports physicals I’ve never had my butthole checked
I need all the help I can get
Is it true the drug test for marijuana is only 50 ng? I stopped smoking weed and can pass the 50 but I bought some more sensitive ones (20 ng) but can't pass those
Should I lie about my tonsil surgery I got when I was 7? I know they'll probably ask when they look in my throat and I go to meps this Tuesday. Great video btw
They probably wouldn't care too much about that kind of surgery anyway, but if it isn't going to affect your physical status in Basic Training than you might not need to mention it. I talked about my wisdom tooth surgery and they just told me that that wasn't a big deal, but a lot of people don't bring up the smaller kinds of surgeries to avoid problems.
Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Andrus Jones thanks for the response. And np
They can’t tell
Austin Penrod I did. One of the doctors was like so where are your tonsils and I'm like idk where they went they're just gone 🤣 and he just said alright. Landed a job as a special missions aviator and ship out in Nov
Simon Whitlock omg 😂🤣😂 they just poofed haha
If an applicant had an adjustment disorder for 11 days a year ago, would that disqualify someone for acceptance into the military?
So anything resembling depression might disqualify you, I’ve heard that the Army is touchy on that subject. I would definitely talk to your recruiter before going to MEPS. It may or not be an issue, I can’t say for sure. Boot Camp is quite a change of scenery for most people and I’ve heard that the Army is cautious about that.
@@AndrusJones Adjustment disorder is the most commonly diagnosed issue apparently. If my doctor says I'm healthy now, no mood disorders, no meds, no further problems, and that I'm a stable person from this minor life stressor that was politically handled well, I'd take it that means I'm fine.
123Iamawesome321 I’m not saying whether someone who had this issue is stable or not. I’ve heard that the Army takes depression and suicide very seriously. I would definitely talk to a recruiter, because I’m no expert in what the ARMY deems a problem or not.
@@AndrusJones I guess the ~4-8 month wait is still needed then by the military physician.
Had abdominal surgery in 2015 due to a small intestinal obstruction (unknown cause), large surgical scar right down my abdomen is still visible. No way to hide it from MEPS. Recruiter is making me get all my medical records from it and a note from my doctor stating that I am healthy and ready for military service. Should I be worried?
No you shouldnt be too worried. I had surgery from internal bleeding in my abdomen this February and it took about a month of bedrest to heal. Both my incisions also opened up and got a mild infection as well. That next month (march) I went in to my recruiter to start my enlistment process and it did take until this May for all my medical paperwork to get finished. The doctors at meps have fully accepted all my medical paperwork. Im sure if I had a surgery just a little over 3 months ago and if I got accepted for that then Im sure you will too, given that your surgery was a few years ago.
Question, if you have epilepsy can you join? Id love to serve but if i cant join because of epilepsy I'll most likely not get my high school diploma..
I'm not sure about epilepsy. I would definitely talk to a recruiter about that. I hope you can get your high school diploma though, it helps a lot in life in general.
@@AndrusJones Alright, I'll get in touch with the recruiter that stops by my school often or once i get my drivers stop by his office. 🇺🇸
How do they check for scars ?
Laura Carmona if you’re worried about scars don’t be. Unless it’s huge and noticeable because the doctor will question you down. If you “don’t know where they came from” not much they can do...
Amanda Cuevas what about tattoos? I have a lot and big ones, but they aren’t on my hands, face of neck
Laura Carmona if the scars aren’t big, they shouldn’t care. And tattoos that aren’t visible with the uniform on shouldn’t be a problem either.
When I was at MEPS they had us stand in front of them with our hands out in nothing but your underwear and they looked for any scars. I remember because I had a cut on my finger from fishing and they asked about it. How big is the scar?
Andrus Jones what if its a 6 inch long scar in the middle of my chest? Am i going to be able to join the military?
Would I be able to hide a finger tattoo or did they check?
Stocks Up they check
WHAT TYPE OF UNIFORM ARE YOU WEARING IN YOUR TOP PICTURE MR JONES WHAT BRANCH ARE YOU IN I CANT SEE THAT GREAT NOWADAYS
HIRAM HILL hey there! I’m in the Army.
THANKS FOR YOUR SRVICE I WAS A 11-B AT FT HOOD 2-7 GARY OWEN IN 07-11 I GOT HURT IN IRAQ AND GOT OUT I GOT A 100 PERCENT VA BUT I DO MISS THE ARMY WHAT ARE YOU
HIRAM HILL thank you for your service Sir! We’ll see where I get sent, wherever the Army needs me.
I have to get a vision consult
Hopefully that doesn’t take too long, my brother in law had to get one too but the doctor approved him and now he’s in AIT!
Do you have a Facebook
Did u say rectal?!
Best way to pass? Shut up and listen to directions.
I had raynauds. They let me in anyway.
I was at meps for 11 hours, it fucking sucked but i passed.
Dang, that is a long time :/
I failed the urine test at 1st try because I drank a lot of juice from the hotel, after my third try I passed it. Probably you won't get kicked out easily
Tell is why you failed not about the dam bus ride, whats with the windy walk?
That means you can do more Pokemon Go since its outdoors, oh wait who plays Pokemon go anymore
jediknight5891 haha I’m playing more Breath of the Wild than Pokemon these days. ;)
Andrus Jones like running out in the wild and running out of breath. Ha ha ha.
jediknight5891 dude that’s what Basic Training was everyday 😆
Lol the first thing I got done was the urine test
That’s good, it was uncomfortable to hold it so long lol
I recently went to meps and failed for the same reason. I get to go back on April 25...
Well I passed the 2nd time I went, so hopefully you’ll be fine too! They need a lot of soldiers right now, they’re gonna want to pass as many as they can.
@@AndrusJones glad to hear you passed the 2nd go around, Andrus. I'm heading up tomorrow and pretty nervous... somewhat comforted in the fact that the army seems to need a lot of soldiers right now. Hoping everything goes smoothly.
My ear itches everyday because I don’t produce wax so it’s easier for things get inside from
The pollution so I clean it everyday is that a medical problem ? Lmaoo.
Wow! I’ve never heard of that before, but if you can hear fine I don’t know why they would flag it in MEPS. Let me know how it goes if you go!
Andrus Jones I hope not I’m taking practice test in March 2 success because I score very low on practice test they want make sure I’m ready it’s been 9 years since high school that how the test felt like I forgot a lot in math I’ll keep you posted when I take the test if my recruiter see I’m doing great then process begins like meps
if you want to make it a problem then go ahead and speak up to get DQ LOL
Everyone lies at meps, and everyone advices to lie at meps