Going to MEPS

[gusman]

Yup, Don't go with any extras like TP chunks or dingleberrys.  If you really want to throw them off balance, let one rip just as you spread em!  When you do just exclaim "I didn't know it was loaded!"

  Fart jokes 

Cheers,
gus

[ariansworld]

I am not sure that I will meet their standards for hearing, Would wearing earplugs until I get there help any?

[Halo46]

Oh and let's not forget "Drop your drawers, bend over and spread em."

They didn't do that for my hearing test, maybe that is only for Ranger candidates, otherwise that guy really liked you!  Thanks for your service guys.

 

[TheZohan]

They didn't do that for my hearing test, maybe that is only for Ranger candidates, otherwise that guy really liked you!  Thanks for your service guys.

 

do rangers have there head up their arse?

[USRanger]

No, just you.

[SoonerMP]

Military Police

Woohoo! Excellent choice of MOS. Good luck and be prepared to sit and do nothing for very long periods of time at MEPS.

[Dadsguns]

I am not sure that I will meet their standards for hearing, Would wearing earplugs until I get there help any?

Yes.  If you can go for a few days or more the better. 
Keep in mind, this will only help with any temporary damage and not permanent damage you may have incurred.


On another note:  Did any of you guys have to "straddle the water pipe" once you got to boot camp?

During the P-Days, they had us get naked, form a line, and walked/straddled a horizontal pipe that sprayed water through some holes upwards, I figured it may have been for de lousing and such or part of the break you down build you up phase.... ?

[allaire]

Wow just wow. Don't know if that served a purpose or if they were just sick and twisted.

[sluggish]

During the P-Days, they had us get naked, form a line, and walked/straddled a horizontal pipe that sprayed water through some holes upwards, I figured it may have been for de lousing and such or part of the break you down build you up phase.... ?

Don't remember that part but it sure sounds like fun!  Did they make you put your hands on the shoulders of the guy in front of you?  Like a conga line?

[Dadsguns]

No, I don't recall it being THAT kind of fun...    you sure not dare laugh watching the guy in front of you duck running naked in front of you.... 

This was in Feb 1990 when I attended boot camp at Great Lakes, even after the usual "walk the line of shots" in both arms, a few days later they took us to another huge room, had everyone line the walls, they had everyone face the wall and drop your draws, hands on the wall looking away from the corpman and the cart full of injection syringes that looked like they were from a time long ago, they had the loops for your two fingers and thumb and were made of stainless steel, needle was Long and LARGE, they gave us 1 HUGE stainless syringes full of Amoxicillin I believe, I would have to find my shot record to confirm that, once you got that shot in your cheek you had to roll around on the golf ball size knot in your arse for 15 minutes working it into your tissue,  and then we began a 4 hour march,,,,, the next morning guys that were on the top bunks that jumped down to the deck would collapse when they tried to put weight on that leg from being so sore.... maybe someone in the class had something that they didn't want everyone else to catch ?

[TheZohan]

No, I don't recall it being THAT kind of fun...    you sure not dare laugh watching the guy in front of you duck running naked in front of you.... 

This was in Feb 1990 when I attended boot camp at Great Lakes, even after the usual "walk the line of shots" in both arms, a few days later they took us to another huge room, had everyone line the walls, they had everyone face the wall and drop your draws, hands on the wall looking away from the corpman and the cart full of injection syringes that looked like they were from a time long ago, they had the loops for your two fingers and thumb and were made of stainless steel, needle was Long and LARGE, they gave us 1 HUGE stainless syringes full of Amoxicillin I believe, I would have to find my shot record to confirm that, once you got that shot in your cheek you had to roll around on the golf ball size knot in your arse for 15 minutes working it into your tissue,  and then we began a 4 hour march,,,,, the next morning guys that were on the top bunks that jumped down to the deck would collapse when they tried to put weight on that leg from being so sore.... maybe someone in the class had something that they didn't want everyone else to catch ?

great mistakes!! what we called it in orlando, its ashame they shut it down. 

[allaire]

Ah the penicillin butt shot.  Was bicillin at Benning, damn lying medics.  Rub it so it doesn't knot up on you.  My cheek was sore for 3 frickin' days.

[SFCHONDO]

Go to a pharmacists and get a good ear cleaning kit and use it a couple days before you go to MEPS. Also stay away from loud noises and loud music for a couple days also. Will help a lot.

[texasmom]

I wouldn't try to game the tests. The tests are in place for a good reason. If your hearing doesn't make the grade, then c'est la vie. 

Good luck!

[JunkyII]

Ah the penicillin butt shot.  Was bicillin at Benning, damn lying medics.  Rub it so it doesn't knot up on you.  My cheek was sore for 3 frickin' days.

lol penicillin aint nothing compared to the anthrax shot, that sucker hurts and you to get it 1 a year after the first year and like 4 times during the first year