I got up at 0400 this morning, showered, dressed and grabbed a light breakfast. SFC R arrived at 0440 and we were on our way to MEPS. The recruits and I were lined up outside the door then ushered to our branch liason offices to get checked in and to receive badges for the day. When I arrived at the office there was a problem. I was not on the list of recruits to be processed. After checking with the control desk, I learned that I was being delayed so that the MEPS doctors could review my paperwork before allowing me to process.

Nothing new to be honest. When I went through MEPS in 2003, I was delayed twice. The first time was because of the blackout that knocked out the entire Northeastern section of the United States. The second time was because required paperwork from command was missing.