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Air Force Colonel with 30 years experience. Air Force Base Commander 4 times. Highly decorated.
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| Joe | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Linda | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | |
| Jorge | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Kenneth | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Michelle | 11/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much!!! |
Kenneth, By all means be up front and honest with a recruiter. I'll bet you spoke with the Army recruiter back before October didn't you. That's when their quota was met and they stopped giving waivers
Sinan, It's possible to join the U.S, military first, and then apply for a Green Card. Since your answer would be too long to post here, I recommend you consult this website written by one of our military
Joe, The military medical regulations say exactly, "The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are: Asthma, including reactive airway disease, exercise induced bronchospasm or
John, Ahh...lying is such a harsh word. Call it what you will, it works. Some people even go visit their grandparents in another state and start all over again using their relative's address. I know
John, Yes. Because of the sheer volume of people processing through a MEPS they only keep records for about 30 days. They let the recruiters do the record keeping. The MEPS database is very small.
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