MEPS Over 40
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Downtown “Funky Stuff” Malone🍆
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When I started doing this I was told that all my reserve years in service would not count towards AD years in service. So in my situation, I had 4 years active duty Navy, 4 years IRR no pay no points, 3 years drilling Navy reservist and 3 years drilling Air Force reservist totaling 14 years time in service. Going AD was supposed to put me starting at day 1 of year 5 and the only thing that would transfer from my time as a reservist was my retirement points.
Come to find that is not the case. Now mind you this is strictly my experience with the Air Force so I cannot attest to the other branches.
Here is the skinny. There is a formula used where your TOTAL accrued retirement points will be calculated to give you a new AD time in service. I am not sure of the formula and I cannot find the regulation but I will end up going back AD with 7 years, 10 months and 24 days time in service and no loss in pay grade.
A little silver lining to this shit show.
V/r,
MichaelC
Come to find that is not the case. Now mind you this is strictly my experience with the Air Force so I cannot attest to the other branches.
Here is the skinny. There is a formula used where your TOTAL accrued retirement points will be calculated to give you a new AD time in service. I am not sure of the formula and I cannot find the regulation but I will end up going back AD with 7 years, 10 months and 24 days time in service and no loss in pay grade.
A little silver lining to this shit show.
V/r,
MichaelC
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Brill
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I did something similar and I think they actually look at all days on AD or ADT (basically days you got points). I had something like 15 yrs AD but 26 yrs of total service with my IRR. I have somewhere around 5500 points (worth $2k-ish...in 13 years).
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No ship date and my recruiter went on leave! The anticipation of death...
Freaking killing me!
Freaking killing me!
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You have our permission to do the Curly nose pull on the Recruiter when he gets back. Or take you pick of face slaps, etc., etc.
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No further updates until I have good news. This has become a freaking disaster.
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I don't want to be negative and I don't know who visits this site.
I guess I will say that my current command (two O-3's and an O-5) are now involved.
I guess I will say that my current command (two O-3's and an O-5) are now involved.
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Well ladies and gents... so let it written so let it be done. After a hellish journey it's has all come to an end.
EAD: 02 MARCH 2017, RNLT 16 MARCH 2017
ASSIGNMENT: Assigned to 305 AERIAL PORT SQ JBMDL MCGUIRE AFB. PAFSC 2T271
EAD: 02 MARCH 2017, RNLT 16 MARCH 2017
ASSIGNMENT: Assigned to 305 AERIAL PORT SQ JBMDL MCGUIRE AFB. PAFSC 2T271
I’m adding to this thread on my experience with the over 39.5 (40) physical through MEPS. I’m PS, and had I known the pain in the ass to get back in, in my case the ARNG, I should have stayed put and worked with my Unit about my new civilian job schedule. So those who got out and it’s been less than 12 months and your undecided about transferring units or staying in, you need to think fast, MEPS sucks!
Long story short, I got my MEPS scheduled, and it’s a two separate day segment, I’m not sure if it’s because the rules have changed or that this particulare meps has its own SOPs. First day, show up at 0600, go through metal detector and tell them what your there for, 40 over full medical. Indoc and rules took 2 hrs! Then they checked for BP, the whole MEPS you remember is exactly the same the first day, piss test and glucose, eyes, hearing, background check, the duck walk, the walking on my knees on the hard floor about killed us all. The one on one with the Doc. A bunch of hurry up and wait.
The only difference between the regular physical and the over 40 was I was to Fast for 12 hours, (well by the time I got my blood drawn for the cholesterol and Glucose was over 20 hours!), Glacoma, and EKG. The EKG was for the second day which was scheduled for me the following week, I think that is to give them time to make sure my Labs came back OK, no sense wasting any time on an expensive EKG if you have bad results. So, everything was good except the waiting for the Lab results and and EKG. Long day.
One week later, again show up at 0600, tell them I’m in for the EKG, they give you an envelope with form for the Cardiologist, and the MEPS Shuttle chaperones take you off base to a Doctors office. Again hurry up and wait. Waited 3 hours and it took 5 minutes for the EKG, easy peasy. So I though this was going to be short day, Wrong! Hurry up and wait some more, just because your PS doesn’t mean squat,they are pushing the others through since they are shipping out. Finally got to the final inspection, The Chief Doctor went over the labs and anything we were waiting for and gave me the Congrats, Stamped and signed my forms. That’s when the real shit hit the fan, down back at the liaisons office signing forms, waiting, signing more forms, fingerprints again, etc. etc. finally by 1700 Swore Back in and done!
Pointers, Stay in shape, eat healthy, work out! I saw several new candidates get DQed for various things, dirty ears, overweight, etc. They will try and find something wrong with you. Ohh and don’t get out unless your absolutely sure your not getting back in, even for the part time weekend warriors!
Ps I’m in a hurry, and typing on an iPad is slow, and grammar mistakes, blame my cat. PM me if you have questions or need pointers.
Long story short, I got my MEPS scheduled, and it’s a two separate day segment, I’m not sure if it’s because the rules have changed or that this particulare meps has its own SOPs. First day, show up at 0600, go through metal detector and tell them what your there for, 40 over full medical. Indoc and rules took 2 hrs! Then they checked for BP, the whole MEPS you remember is exactly the same the first day, piss test and glucose, eyes, hearing, background check, the duck walk, the walking on my knees on the hard floor about killed us all. The one on one with the Doc. A bunch of hurry up and wait.
The only difference between the regular physical and the over 40 was I was to Fast for 12 hours, (well by the time I got my blood drawn for the cholesterol and Glucose was over 20 hours!), Glacoma, and EKG. The EKG was for the second day which was scheduled for me the following week, I think that is to give them time to make sure my Labs came back OK, no sense wasting any time on an expensive EKG if you have bad results. So, everything was good except the waiting for the Lab results and and EKG. Long day.
One week later, again show up at 0600, tell them I’m in for the EKG, they give you an envelope with form for the Cardiologist, and the MEPS Shuttle chaperones take you off base to a Doctors office. Again hurry up and wait. Waited 3 hours and it took 5 minutes for the EKG, easy peasy. So I though this was going to be short day, Wrong! Hurry up and wait some more, just because your PS doesn’t mean squat,they are pushing the others through since they are shipping out. Finally got to the final inspection, The Chief Doctor went over the labs and anything we were waiting for and gave me the Congrats, Stamped and signed my forms. That’s when the real shit hit the fan, down back at the liaisons office signing forms, waiting, signing more forms, fingerprints again, etc. etc. finally by 1700 Swore Back in and done!
Pointers, Stay in shape, eat healthy, work out! I saw several new candidates get DQed for various things, dirty ears, overweight, etc. They will try and find something wrong with you. Ohh and don’t get out unless your absolutely sure your not getting back in, even for the part time weekend warriors!
Ps I’m in a hurry, and typing on an iPad is slow, and grammar mistakes, blame my cat. PM me if you have questions or need pointers.
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