MEPS

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U.S. Department of Defense facility United States military processing facility

MEPS is a U.S. Department of Defense facility where prospective military recruits undergo medical examinations, aptitude testing, and enlistment processing before entering active service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Department of Defense facility ⓘ
United States military processing facility ⓘ
administers oath of enlistment for new recruits ⓘ
applicantOutcome disqualification from military service ⓘ
qualification for military service ⓘ
waiver consideration for certain disqualifications ⓘ
applicantType prospective enlisted service members ⓘ
associatedWith Military Entrance Processing Station ⓘ
surface form: Armed Forces Recruiting Stations
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
fullName Military Entrance Processing Station ⓘ
function administer aptitude tests to prospective military recruits ⓘ
administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery ⓘ
conduct enlistment processing for military applicants ⓘ
conduct medical examinations of prospective military recruits ⓘ
verify eligibility of applicants for military service ⓘ
handles background screening steps for military applicants ⓘ
enlistment paperwork for new military recruits ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn various locations across the United States ⓘ
operatedBy Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense

Military Entrance Processing Station ⓘ
surface form: United States Military Entrance Processing Command
partOf Military Entrance Processing Station ⓘ
surface form: United States Military Entrance Processing Command
performs blood and urine testing for applicants ⓘ
drug screening of applicants ⓘ
fingerprinting of applicants ⓘ
hearing testing for applicants ⓘ
height and weight measurement of applicants ⓘ
physical examination of applicants ⓘ
review of medical history of applicants ⓘ
security and background data collection ⓘ
vision testing for applicants ⓘ
processStep occurs after initial meeting with a military recruiter ⓘ
occurs before shipping to basic training ⓘ
purpose to determine mental qualification for military service ⓘ
to determine moral qualification for military service ⓘ
to determine physical qualification for military service ⓘ
to process applicants for enlistment into the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
requires disclosure of medical history by applicants ⓘ
valid identification from applicants ⓘ
stageOf military enlistment process ⓘ
targetGroup civilian applicants to the U.S. Armed Forces ⓘ
underAuthorityOf Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form: United States Department of Defense
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
United States Space Force ⓘ

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