United States Military Entrance Processing Command
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The United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) is the division of the Department of Defense which processes applicants and entrants into the United States Armed Forces. USMEPCOM has its headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois and operates through 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) throughout the United States. These stations process entrants and applicants for military service, putting them through a battery of tests and examinations to ensure that they meet the standards required to serve in the Armed Forces. These tests include vision, hearing, blood, and blood pressure tests, a pregnancy test (for women), an examination by a doctor, a height and weight check, urinalysis, a breathalyzer test, a moral/background examination, as well as the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB).
If candidates are deemed qualified for military service, MEPS is also where they will meet with a service counselor, negotiate and sign enlistment contracts, and swear an entrance oath.
USMEPCOM's motto is "Freedom's Front Door".
The current USMEPCOM commander is Colonel Lon M. Yeary, USMC.
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[edit] List of processing stations (MEPS)
[edit] Eastern Sector
- Albany, New York (Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building)
- Atlanta, Georgia (Fort Gillem)
- Baltimore, Maryland (Fort Meade)
- Beckley, West Virginia
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Buffalo, New York (Federal Building)
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Detroit, Michigan
- Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Fort Lee, Virginia
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Lansing, Michigan
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Miami, Florida
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Montgomery, Alabama (Maxwell Air Force Base)
- Nashville, Tennessee
- New York City
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (William S. Moorehead Federal Building)
- Portland, Maine
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Springfield, Massachusetts (Westover Air Force Reserve Base)
- Syracuse, New York (James M. Hanley Federal Building)
- Tampa, Florida
[edit] Western Sector
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Amarillo, Texas
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Boise, Idaho
- Butte, Montana
- Dallas, Texas (Federal Building)
- Denver, Colorado (New Customs House)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- El Paso, Texas
- Fargo, North Dakota
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Houston, Texas
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Los Angeles, California
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building)
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Portland, Oregon
- Sacramento, California
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- San Antonio, Texas
- San Diego, California
- San Jose, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Spokane, Washington (Federal Building)
- St. Louis, Missouri (Robert A. Young Federal Building)
