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Yea who knows! I have been threatened with a weigh in before cot. If I am over I am out! I struggle and still am a few pounds over. Chances are I will bd dropped over a few pounds

Received orders today! Wow, it all seems to be happening now When exactly is it too late to back out. A little nervous all of the sudden.

I so don't have the money for mess dress. The darn blues jacket was $179 ouch!! The boots are pretty cool but was another $125. These expenses are really piling up.

i've been told that we should be looking forward to a january(ish) cot date depending on need and such. i would not get my hopes up for jan. unless you mean of 2012.

my recruiter said the same thing, but did mention two mental health spots in the 15. he also seems to believe the board for new grads will be cancelled next year. i guess they filled too many spots and are cutting way back to allow the dust to settle.

I think mine was about 18 months as well. Wow, it seems so much longer. The credit for years worked and graduate degrees is still a little hazy to me and I have yet to hear exactly what my numbers are. I did hear yesterday that I can commission now.

this whole process gets more and more confusing...I leave for COT in Jan and I am told I may not commission until days before I leave.. I am starting to have doubts about even joining the AF....,

What is a commander call? If you are scheduled off are you restricted on leaving the area? I guess I am not fully understanding the concept of being oncall all the time, maybe I missed the fine print somewhere..

Both mine were high too. I was so paranoid with a fasting BG of 110 that I must have checked my BG at work 20 times following that and all were perfectly normal. Also, my cholesterol was high and it never ever been high prior to MEPS I am a vegan and it just didn't make sense. I still believe there was something off with the lab work

do larger bases carry more uniform items? I am working near lackland, do carry the full range?

Well that is good to hear and one less thing to worry about.

Can the recruiter do the commissioning?

we text our docs non urgent info. It is a lot quicker and less intrusive than calling them. A few are on record and preferring to be called but the majority prefer the texts.

Maybe this is a dumb question, but do you get any type of comp time for working extra, on call or call back? I am starting to get the bad feeling that you never really have a day off to play.

COT 11-02 so I should be rolling into Keesler in Feb 11.

Hey Jen, I will be Kessler icu also! Do you like it there?

thanks for the info!

What are the rules regarding political activity while a member of the armed services? If I am a politically active individual who volunteers for the oposition to the current administration, how is this viewed? I know we follow the commander and chief as part of our sworn duty, but if we are actively engaged in electing a more qualified candidate - is this allowed? Just curious if anyone knows how this is viewed.

it can be a very long process. I had to be cleared by two specialists and submit loads of paperwork and written statements. The two specialists confirmed that the MEPS physician was an idiot and waalaa 8 months (and $2500) later I was cleared. I do think the MEPS MD should have his license revoked.

My chol was way high too! It blew me away and required a waiver. I am a vegan who has NEVER had an issue with cholesterol. My BG was a tad higher at 120 and they freaked over that too. It was fasting and I was so worried I checked my BG for the next two weeks. I think stress or maybe some questionably lab processes had something to do with it.

I have heard it can take until just a couple of weeks before you are due to arrive at maxwell. Nothing like waiting until the very last minute.

I am heading to Keesler as well.....

I wanted to go early (October) but I really want my house to sell before starting the whole process. I can't imaging being at COT and not being able to be in contact with the realtor and worrying about everything.

the young ones there are something else. My second trip I had to sit and wait for about 4-5 hours and the conversations I overheard was too much. I cannot believe I was ever that young...

so a buddy of mine told me there are many outside duties for an officer. how much of your off time is spent socializing? I am curious as I am not the most social creature i the world.