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  1. What is the purpose of the 'pre-screening' interview a recruiter conducts before sending an applicant to MEPS?

    Answer: To identify potential disqualifiers early and determine if the applicant is worth processing

    Pre-screening helps recruiters identify obvious disqualifiers before spending government resources on a full MEPS processing visit.

  2. Which of the following conditions would most likely require a medical waiver to be considered at MEPS?

    Answer: A prior fracture that has fully healed

    Certain prior medical conditions, such as healed fractures, may appear on the applicant's record and require a waiver for the service to grant an exception.

  3. What is the significance of the USMEPCOM Form 680-3-A in the MEPS process?

    Answer: It is a pre-screen form used to identify medical history before the official MEPS visit

    USMEPCOM Form 680-3-A is a pre-accession medical history questionnaire that applicants complete before their MEPS physical examination.

  4. What is the minimum age requirement to enlist in the U.S. military with parental consent?

    Answer: 17 years old

    Applicants as young as 17 may enlist with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian.

  5. Which statement best describes how MEPS is staffed?

    Answer: MEPS is staffed by a combination of military personnel and civilian employees

    MEPS facilities operate with a mixed workforce of active-duty military personnel and federal civilian employees working together.

  6. An applicant who is disqualified at MEPS for a correctable medical condition may do which of the following?

    Answer: Have the condition treated, then return to MEPS for re-evaluation

    Applicants with correctable disqualifying conditions can seek treatment and then return to MEPS for re-examination once the condition is resolved.

  7. Which of the following best describes the relationship between a recruiter and MEPS?

    Answer: Recruiters and MEPS are separate entities; recruiters prepare candidates but do not control MEPS decisions

    Recruiters prepare and refer candidates to MEPS but have no authority over the independent evaluations and decisions made by MEPS staff.