I arrived at MEPS at 0630 this morning got my paperwork and then waited for the MEPS doctors to do a quick inspect. An inspect includes a height and weight check and a quick talk with one of the doctors. After that was done I was left to wait longer while the counselors started meeting sat there and waited for the counselors to start processing DEPs like myself. My counselor and I started on my contract around 1000. By 1130 I was in MEPS processing handling their portion of the contract and getting fingerprinted.

That is where I hit my snag for the day. MEPS' systems have not been updated yet to account for the fact that 35 year olds are allowed to enlist. For a short while, my contract listed me as 34, at least until the IT people could update the Software's rules for my contract. Oh to be young again.

After my contract work was done, I was briefed for my swearing in and by 1445 the swearing in ceremony was over. Major R, the MEPS OIC had signed my contract and my applicant days were over. Now I am a DEP.

I will be back at MEPS on March 7th to ship to BCT. I will have almost 10 days of Reception for handling the processing of paperwork and BCT starts on March 17th.