The Enlistment Process | Basic Eligibility, Picking An MOS, MEPS, & DEP

Decided to join the Army?!?! Here is a quick rundown of what to expect when you first talk to a recruiter, all the way through shipping to Basic Training.
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[@bobbybish6046]

That dudes hair should get an article 15

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

I have been trying to write it up for years but it keeps running from me lol.

[@jnasty6669]

Lmao

[@abovemadness]

If he cut it shorter and took off that deer tail his baldness wouldn't look so bad lol

[@shemiyagammons7828]

bobbybish 😂😂😂

[@thegreatdogzilla5855]

@@sfcdimsdale6659 if you had acute bronchitis can you still join.

[@liamconrad5214]

Sorry, I’m never gonna sign my life away to Toby Flenderson

[@tonykennedy5522]

Old school Office reference. Respect. You have good taste in comedy.

[@albertomcasaca2]

Liam Conrad hahaha

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

That's his cooler brother Tony

[@oliverpierce5118]

That’s actually who I thought it was at first.

[@reyalexisjelly]

Matt Damon’s brother

[@ryanhighland584]

Business in the back, post-apocalyptic Mohawk in the front

[@Mikey-zw4cb]

Just let the HAIR GO bro lol !! Tell him Matt ..

[@BKamin14]

First thing I thought of lol

[@craigward6422]

Gotta stop combing it and shave it all off... it has ran its course!

[@iamperennial4910]

@@craigward6422 Now it's going off track

[@itzyaboyizzy]

My guy looking like vegeta

@@itzyaboyizzy lmao

[@elizabethpreza5953]

Just graduated basic 15 minutes ago! Fort Jackson hooah

[@thespartanslayer1]

Congratulation soldier. How was the whole experience in short?

[@Luckyshot90]

Elizabeth Preza best advice?

[@connormurphy1964]

I graduated from 2-13 last cycle. What company/plt?

[@elizabethpreza5953]

Connor Murphy A Co 2-13 4th platoon :)

[@elizabethpreza5953]

Malcom MAC Wallace never give up, avoid injuries as much as you can, make sure you take care of your body, always be open minded with everything and everyone and try your best everyday! Don’t let the DS knock you down , you’ll just have to pick yourself back up again as a soldier should. I hope that helped :) good luck

[@Starch-Wreck]

Glad to see Toby from The Office is fighting the good fight.

[@irommel6209]

I’m a few days from turning 17 and I’ve honestly been terrified to call my local recruiting office but these last couple of videos you’ve put out have been tons of help. much love from Louisiana

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

What part of LA are you in?

[@irommel6209]

SFC Dimsdale the Houma area

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@irommel6209 shoot me a text message. 704 728 9495. I have a good friend out that way who I will send your info to.

[@Dogmeat1950]

@@mikejones3rfs sounds like you didn't do your research before joining. I was prepared to walk right out if I didn't get the MOS I wanted or something very close to it.

[@white26golf]

@@irommel6209 DM us on IG. I personally know a great recruiter in Houma. SFC Gillespie.

[@H3llboundHero]

Hey Matt, I am in the recruiting process as we speak and I just wanted to tell you how helpful your videos have been. Any question I’ve had, you’ve had a video that talks about it. Thanks so much, dude!

[@MattWard89]

I appreciate it! Glad they’ve helped and answered questions! That’s the goal, haha

[@ethangregg702]

Yup

[@ramontorrence44]

Shout Sgt. Dimsdale he got my process finished in literally a day. Air Force was taking forever and he came through and help me out so much !

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

It was a pleasure helping you join!

[@NgJackal1990]

So another Air Force reject lol

[@demonslayer5613]

Bet you wish you waited now lol

[@minnesotafats7610]

as a former Recruiter, thank you for telling the truth! I put a lot of good Soldiers into the Army too!

[@louiee4837]

You’ve been dropping good information videos with recruiters and I’ve been getting a lot of knowledge with those two videos with the recruiters. Thank you Matt!

[@MattWard89]

Got a few more coming! The Q&A were we just answer a lot of questions you all asked will be up next week :)

[@ScarySandal]

Legend has it if you comment a year later nothing will happen

[@MattWard89]

Probably true

[@hcnhonor3239]

I guess we will find out

[@andyj4955]

Jokes on you it’s now been a year for me. 5 more years till I can finally goin the Army. I plan on joining the National Guard for 3 years and the Army for 4.

[@whitebenrr]

@@andyj4955 3 more years for me

[@msbrassbeast]

I'm probably one of the longest waiting future soldiers to go to basic, I swore in 8 June 2018 and i don't ship till 2 April 2019. I had some preexisting commitments this past summer which made me unable to go earlier. Watching these videos is kind of like living vicariously but also getting some info that I didn't even know i wanted or needed. I just found your videos today and I just want to say thanks for all the info you're giving, it's really been helpful!! =)

[@MattWard89]

That’s sucks it’s taken so long... feel free to watch whatever else or vlogs :) gonna ramp those back up again

[@kaylatharp4345]

I’m legit the same way it’s so annoying. Like I enlisted July 25 2018 and I’m not leaving until July 1st 2019 😭

[@MrRVJunior]

@@kaylatharp4345 wish you much bless and success, I hope everything going well with you 💪✊🇺🇸

[@jroll0410]

when they say "be honest" they mean "be almost honest"

[@aidenndublerr2516]

Wdym

[@robertbernhard6017]

AidennDublerr tell them what they wanna hear in a sense a majority of the stuff you have to be honest with are the initial questions

[@DevilDaRebel]

AidennDublerr dont admit to things u dont have to. They arent your friends.

[@Coltboy00]

Have you ever done drug? The answer is no. have you ever done Marijuana? No. The answer is no to literally everything. At MEPS, you say no a million times and you get in.

[@shoop261]

@@Coltboy00 thx

[@predator9560]

Honestly I just want to say one thing for those veterans out there thank you for your service your sacrifice our country really appreciate you very

[@Jabooty_Williams]

my name is doug dimmadome owner of the dimsdale dimmadome thanks for finding my long lost son!!

[@danteshammer]

i learned more from this one video than i did in 3 hours at the recruiters station, thank you gentlemen

[@DonDiNero2023]

I finished MEPS earlier today and it was soooo tiring but when u finally swear end u are happy and have a ship date and everything 68c is my MOS and I ship jan 2nd fort Leonard wood yessir

[@thatoneguy1741]

God bless your soul, I graduated from Leonard Wood a few weeks ago, Fox Company 1-48 is the best 💪, ita hella cold, and the rucks are tough, crazy hills out there but good luck

[@queenjoa_5793]

Was the asvab easy?

[@mickycurry3027]

Malachi Rutledge Awesome , was the ASVAB easy?

[@DonDiNero2023]

Micky Curry yea for me it was pretty easy since some of it was pretty basic things u probably learned freshman year in high school but although I didn’t study I recommend it to be safe and get a pretty high score which helps with better jobs

[@TooMuchMiracle]

Wait when you swear in you get a date?

[@coralyshernandez9759]

you posting videos like this is so helpful. i've talked to my recruiter about joining and all i need to do is get in shape a bit and i'll be good to go. 68t let's go!

[@queenjoa_5793]

You took the asvab?

[@abovemadness]

Why does he have a Deer tail on his head?

[@jhonyermo]

A shitty kinda comb-over

[@michaellamkins5768]

You answered my submitted prior service question. Thanks Matt!

[@gavinhohoho2187]

His hair not to be rude but it makes me anxious just to cut it off.

[@attiumeyami417]

Not to be rude but ur gonna be rude anyways. Just be rude damnit. We get it his hair sucks he knows it!

[@datflboi7554]

Back to back videos with very helpful information. Thanks Matt.

[@jvolstad]

Shortly after receiving a letter from my Uncle Sam, telling me to report for my preinduction physical, I got a phone call from a local Army Recruiter congratulating on passing the exam. "Such a deal I have for you," said the recruiter. I had a low draft number, so it was either enlist or be drafted. I joined the Army in 1972, retired in 1998. 😳🎖️

[@alfhoward5825]

The military should have open enlistment. Anyone, anytime, anyway. Old guys like myself (I’m 52) are in great shape and would love to go and fight the enemy. We lived our lives and have nothing to lose.

[@d33738]

53 years young

[@chriszablocki2460]

I'll pass. Good luck though, gentlemen. I recommend taking pt seriously.

[@jpac73]

Dimmadome... Anyone get it? lol

[@ggabrielray]

Jacob Charo Doug Dimmadome? Owner of the Dimsdale Dimmadome?

[@jpac73]

Gabriel Ray yeah just popped in my head when I heard his name

[@jamescastillo282]

Jacob Charo Doug dimmadome

[@Hxxva5252]

Lmao

[@chicoperez6937]

I love this comment 🤣

[@joshuaduikete]

I thought the other video was gonna be the last video to watch this week before I ship, but anyways love this information videos. EXCELLENT VIDEO SIR!!!

[@funkoaddict9959]

You see I didn’t pick my mos, the mos picked me

[@kevinselfimprovement]

Yup it’s about the military wants and not yours at the end of the day

[@SOVIEYEET]

The Guy in the thumbnail looks like toby from The Office

[@BKamin14]

Lmao

[@darryltheartistofficial_]

Love your videos man! i swore in on th 7th of this month and I leave for basic training on January 7th. MOS 56M!

[@MattWard89]

Thanks! And nice congrats bro!

[@darryltheartistofficial_]

Thanks bro!

[@hwhitley93]

How’s the army ?

[@taliqthomas6919]

Also what about the delayed entry program for Green card holders aka the I -551 card that’s been recently put in place. Including myself ,I’ve heard of people from Caribbean countries and other foreign countries Go through a Year long background check before being cleared to ship to go to basic training. Would you be willing to make a short video on that to clarify some things like why does the time variation take so long and tips to get trough it ?

[@ONDAMILITAR]

I swore in in June 2018, still waiting... it's been 5 months! (but I had the interview already).

[@gore7946]

I went to meps yesterday and they temp disqualified me for hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands and feet).waiting for a waiver. Smh

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

Hang in there. Medical waivers are taking approx a month right now

[@marquez4497]

Were you diagnosed with it or did they just grab & check your hands ?

[@doitjustblaze]

Matt it could be cool if you can do a video on Criminal waivers and Moral waivers, Past marijuana use ect” I feel like it would be very informative to new recruits trying to enter the military with these faults, dope videos man

[@Rise2TheTop]

Make a video on the future soldier program.🤟👍

[@ryanpoolecountry8864]

Hi Matt saw your videos. I'm enlisting soon and talking to a recruiter today and I'm nervous as hell meeting army recruiter Thank you for your channel

[@Fluffinho20]

SFC Dimsdale is the one that sent me to MEPS in Orlando,FL back in 2017!

[@michaelcabrera787]

DOUG DIMADOME OWNER OF THE DIMSDALE DIMADOME???

[@Soul-ug4ty]

I promise if my hair ever gets to the point where it grows like that I’m shaving it all off 😂

[@robertisham5279]

I don't think it's that's bad.

[@hidesitemg]

They aren’t gonna find everything out and when they do they ask you to lie to them

[@la_viee7460]

No lolll they will. Especially with law.! Just tell them lolll

[@SomeGoonMF]

Thanks for the info. Can’t wait to enlist = )

[@theworldslargestturtle1453]

damn I live around Huntersville... didn't even know you were in North Carolina lol

[@wdeemarwdeemar8739]

Different services have different requirements and these change year to year. So talk to a recruiter.

[@sianpi65]

The recruiter needs to smile more

[@erin19030]

My run in with the law didn't keep me out of the Army.

[@wearewarriorseaglesjaguars6342]

What kind of run-in Bro? I ask because I have a few misdemeanors and this is coming up from the recruiter and it's sounding like it's going to be a problem for me. What did you have if I may and what state? thnx

[@TetraSamurai]

As far as medical goes, your condition exists only if you tell them it exists. But with that being said, don’t join the army if you have panic disorder, severe depression, missing a leg, are schizophrenic, have heart disease, etc. Be smart about it. If you had adhd when you were 5 and were only treated for a month, don’t say anything about it. I had a guy in 30th AG reception who had panic disorder and lied about it, had a severe mental breakdown and could barely get out of bed. He was sent home a week later. Probably best he didn’t handle a gun or get sent into a war zone

[@StubyProductions]

I joined 6 years ago idk why i still watch these types of videos lol

[@OffDuty]

Oh boy, this video is going to be big.

[@fabuloso3635]

I meet with my recruiter in 2 days . Thanks guys

[@dannahawkins9410]

As a dependent in the military as though it is to popsicle sticks into tongue depressors because sometimes dependents need to disarm landmine when you get captured you got to do it ain't nobody else that can do it and when you need to disarm a landmine one like those you got to use tongue depressors and popsicle sticks and either a whittling knife or a teeny tiny miter saw box we got a template for the popsicle sticks and the tongue depressors it's got a magnet 8 tricks which you got to wear soft-close no middle no magnets next to the fence at the gate don't step on it

[@zeroofthebeat4658]

I think it would be interesting to hear from perhaps an MP or military investigator about the criminal world of the army or military in general. For instance drugs, prostitution, sexual offenses, murder, war crimes, etc.. You should ask how common those types of crimes are. Perhaps ask how often gangs pop up in the military. These are just ideas but if you could make these into a video I'd love you forever. I've always wanted to do something in military law enforcement.

[@ajgray2178]

Yo this dude looks like toby from the office hahaha 😂😂😂

[@madmillion91920110]

Another great vid!!

[@dannahawkins9410]

We were all present and accounted for all of us

[@deionsmith263]

He needs to just shave his head lmao

[@myyynamejeff7374]

Great channel! I leave for basic on January 7th i am prior service navy so my options were limited as far as job choices go so I had to choose something I didn't exactly want to do so my question for you is how difficult/easy is it too actually change jobs once you are eligible for reenlistment. Thank you and happy Thanksgiving!

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

It is easy to do but depends on the In and Out Calls. There is a list published every so often that will tell you what is available. Your current mos must be Out Yes to switch, meaning that MOS is not short handed at the time. If so, you can switch to any mos that you qualify for (asvab) that is In Yes.

[@ryanl5208]

How was it

[@니나_0481]

Awww, come on guys. Cut him some slack on the hair! Thanks for the video Matt!

[@Bu11dog_Actual]

Hey Matt, can you please address the topic of Green Card holders enlistment process, and particularly WHY THE BACKGROUND CHECK TAKES GODDAMN YEAR. Thank you ❤️

[@MattWard89]

We talk about Non-Citizen enlistment in a future video. But yeah, extensive background checks do take a long time

[@Bu11dog_Actual]

Jay Solis its my 11th month lol

[@Bu11dog_Actual]

Matt Ward much appreciated. Will be waiting forward to it 👍

[@smokeylebear1062]

Tamaz Demetrashvili hehe Stalin

[@Bu11dog_Actual]

Smokey Le Bear wtf lol 😀😀😀

[@gabrielpw.]

With my USMC recruiters, they’ve been pretty chill and understanding. My dad did 20 years in the USAF so pretty much my case was I showed up and told them my limited drug history and they just said “yeah just make sure you’re clean now and boom” from my knowledge they don’t want you to not enlist, they might waive something here and there if they have to but they want you to join if possible. EDIT: oh yeah I mentioned my dad because I showed up and the “bullshit” “here’s why you should enlist” talk was totally skipped, my mind was made up. I just had simple and more complex questions.

[@vadercolon]

He was my recruiter in Florida

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

Good to see so many that I've helped out commenting on here!

[@musashimiyamoto9035]

It’s Doug Dimmadome, Owner of the the Dimmsdale Dimmadome.

[@Josh-mj9on]

2007 Stopped smoking weed went to a recruiter. Waited about 4-5 weeks to test. He piss tests me at the office and I'm good to go. Piss at meps and fail. Recruiter tries to get a waiver. I have to go to a psych and take a test 600 yes no Questions. Fail. (Even though he told me it's a shot but not many people pass this) Permanently blacklisted from all branches. So bummed out.

[@creolekolbytv1252]

Squishybootz how you pass his test but fail the meps piss test??

[@anthonygutierrez2600]

I’m happy because I passed the asvab test today

[@alonsohcmalkp3103]

i thought this would be a crappy video but its very interesting.. wish i had watched something like this before being lost af when i joined

[@NgJackal1990]

That sergeant’s hair is unimpressed.

[@robertisham5279]

I don't see a problem

[@kimgutierrez4211]

How long are your ASVAB Test scores valid for?

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

2 years

[@davidwright5657]

It's actually 30 days now.

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@davidwright5657 it's still 2 years. The only test that is invalid after 30 days is the picat. The picat is the full asvab but can be taken anywhere. You then have 30 days to confirm the score at MEPS to verify that you did the test yourself and that you didnt cheat. It is then good for 2 years like every other asvab.

[@robertisham5279]

@@sfcdimsdale6659 Doesn't your asvab test score determine what job you get. Let's say you want to be a welder in the army don't you need to score high enough in order to qualify for that particular job?

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@robertisham5279 The Asvab AFQT doesnt matter for job selection and that is the score everyone talks about. "Oh I got a 48" doesnt mean anything. The line scores select jobs

[@saden2214]

Thinking to join the Army if I’m qualified that is 🤞🏽

[@Joseph-gi2hc]

“I’m Doug Dimmadome! Owner of Dimsdale Dimmadome.” sorry I had to..

[@dannahawkins9410]

I however when did something they couldn't do anything about and took the GED exam and then joined an ROTC at a local University at Austin Peay where adjacent to Fort Campbell

[@EmberRose24]

DOUG DIMSDALE?! OWNER OF THE DIMSDALE DIMADOME?! 😂

[@sailalehtonen1412]

Nice video and thanks for the info

[@russell5920]

I've had a bunch of minor traffic tickets over the past 12 years, enough to disqualify me from enlistment, BUT my state deletes any minor tickets off the record after 5 years. So at this point, all of my tickets are gone. Should I even disclose those to the recruiter? I'm thinking of just walking in with my current drivers report, and handing it to the recruiter.

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

How many tickets are we talking about and what time span did they cover?

[@russell5920]

@@sfcdimsdale6659 Looking up old driver records that I saved, I count 12 traffic tickets between 2008 and 2012, including a DUI in 2010. No violations in the past 6 years. My current record shows nothing besides the DUI. Thoughts?

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@russell5920 DUI and 12 regular tickets? If we had all the documents for the DUI I could have that approved in roughly a week if there isn't weird variables that come up

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@angelodelgado7550 you say you have never been convicted, I hear this phrase alot from people who participated in a diversion program. If you did community service...paid a fine...wrote an apology letter...anything at all, then the army treats that as an admission of guilt. I would need to know excatly what your charges were to be able to tell you if you are eligible or not

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@angelodelgado7550 text me. My number is on my picture

[@SoldierUSArmy]

I am very strong;y for having law enforcement peersonnal drag homeless crimnal suspects into the US Armed Forces recruitment offices after they were arrested and ordering them to enlistment in the US Army.

[@2528drevas]

Makes me miss my days as an Army Recruiter....no, not really. In SoCal where I was, it was tough, though not as tough as it is now. Is 601-210 still the "Bible".

[@saradesire9475]

I know that there is help to get in shape before basic, however I’m curious if there is a limit for that. I’ve already lost 50lbs so far, and have about 130lbs to go to reach the requirements for my height and age. I’m not in a major rush to lose weight and join, however I do want to know how long the pre-basic boot camp will help me. Or like how much more weight should I lose before I speak to my local recruiter? I’m already 30 so I do sorta have a time limit.

[@nenezamora4826]

I've been trying to enlist since January of this year. Only thing Iv'e done was pass my ASVAB. My process is on hold. But I am ready for when I enlist!! Medical paperwork sucks. But I am certain I will enlist in 2020.

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

Stay motivated. Medical paperwork can be tricky

[@ggabrielray]

aye matt, what do you think about the new Army Greens? When is it appropriate to wear a service uniform anyway? Also.. what ribbons do soldiers “automatically” earn straight outta AIT/BCT?

[@MattWard89]

Wait for my opinion, (Tomorrow) :) but the Army Service and National Defense. You get one after basic and one after ait

[@ggabrielray]

Matt Ward Thanks Matt! Yknow I’m only askin about those ribbons cos I wanna stick as many as I can on those sweet sweet throwback Army Greens 😄 Looking forward to the video, and thanks again for your response!

[@shawnspencer1232]

Can I join if I had asthma when I was little I am 13 wanting to join in the future

[@danah7646]

It all depends. I know for me it's as long as I can pass everything else I can work to get a waiver.

[@arisrap2951]

I think it’s only disqualifying if you had it after the age of 13. You need a waiver

[@ElChivoJ]

I repeat, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ADMIT YOUR PAST MEDICAL ISSUES. Just stick to your answer. I have not been to the hospital or had medical issues. (Unless you have scares from a surgery, then you might have to admit)

[@heinymoto]

If you want to join must you go to college first, because I heard he said something about college credits.

[@macburger5026]

Heini Botha LOL. that's if you have a GED instead of a regular high school diploma. believe me, just about most people you see in the Army didn't have any college before they joined and many soldiers who stay past a few years still don't have any, either because a) they are dumb or just don't care or b) they do care but don't find the time to do so since the military is hard as it is but the Army in particular is rough as hell because we have to show up early in the morning to waste around a hour and a half's worth of time doing worthless group PT called "PRT" plus an hour or so later we have to come back to duty for what we have to do that day, which given that this is the Army, very often involves slave labor in the motor pool instead of actually doing our jobs plus those of us not doing that are out in the field for weeks at a time. If you want to see people with college, then obviously you need to look at the airforce rather than the army.

[@heinymoto]

@@macburger5026 ahh ok I see what you mean. I understand that Army is bit hard and that you will not have time because you will be busy all the time. Thank you for the advice i appreciate it.🙌🏻

[@macburger5026]

@@heinymoto You're welcome. And there are definitely plenty of folks who joined the Army who would have joined Air Force instead had these facts been emphasized to them beforehand.

[@heinymoto]

@@macburger5026 if I can ask you, what do you really do in the Air force?? Is it almost the same as army but just in the air?😅

[@macburger5026]

@@heinymoto The AF has some jobs that do maintenance and support on planes but they also do a variety of stuff and quite a bit has to do with technology (and a lot more of their jobs translate better to the civilian world than our grunt combat jobs) which is why they get treated a lot better than we and the marines do. Definitely they have some jobs where they sit in chairs in air conditioning and do work on computers which is why we derisively call them the "chair force" And apparently, since they don't have to train to go out to the field like we (regardless of our MOS) do, a lot more of their people actually *DO* their jobs instead of serving as slave labor out in the motor pool like so many of us do. Even jobs that are in both branches (like say cook), things are generally better for them than it is for us because not only are we less likely to actually do our jobs while they are more likely to do theirs, but they also don't have to worry about the extra grief of having to do the field. There are going to be people out there that might see this as "boring" or "not real military" (I've actually heard of a few people in the AF themselves say they'd rather be out in the heat and mud like us than sitting down in a chair) but *you really need to stop and think for a second* before just scoffing at the "chair force" and just jumping into the Army instead. When you're out in the hot motorpool all day cleaning out the same storage sheds over and over and over again instead of actually doing your MOS and you're about to have heat stroke or heat exhaustion (and sometimes even in infantry gear, like heavy body armor, which the AF doesn't issue), yeah the AF with sitting down in an air conditioned office doing electronics or computers or air traffic control, etc. is going to sound really good. Or when you're out in the field (and you have to bring your infantry gear too and you better not have anything happen to any of it) and you're dealing with the heat/cold/ pouring rain and mosquitoes for several weeks and you can't bathe and wash your rear end for all that time, the chair force is going to sound really good then too. And there are *MANY* other silly things we have to do, for no extra benefits or pay, that they don't have to do. They are not completely perfect, because they are still the military, but *ARGUABLY* they have a whole lot more pros than we do, and we have a whole lot more cons than they do. And again, I'm not the only one in the Army who will tell you this.

[@chivosicko645]

Who else 17 class of 2021 thinking bout enlisting ?😩

[@amw8606]

My son has a GED, a 68 asvab score, nothing with the law ever, he is adhd but stopped taking the medication when he was 15. Never married no kids and is about to turn 20. He is getting the run around like crazy and we can’t figure out why. And he has been to MEPS already.

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

ADHD is not a hard waiver if you have the appropriate paperwork and meet certain prerequisites. Send me an email at the address listed on my card and I will see if i can help.

[@wyatthaugen8384]

"We are gonna find out everything anyways" my ass🤣

[@anonmouse7900]

LMAO

[@dogsareme100]

What happens if you get to basic training and it is found you have a condition that you did not know about ( Thus it is neither in the records nor could you have told the recruiter about it Will you get discharged and if so what kind of discharge will it be?

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

It depends on the condition. If it is something that the Army deems will not be potentially harmful or fatal to you during service, they may let you stay in. If not, you will probably be discharged with a medical discharge which is not a negative discharge. Bottom line, its up to the Doctors to determine your eligibility to stay and JAG on what type of discharge you get.

[@simonbuffalobulltail1152]

Are there any welding job type for military? and what kind of desk jobs are there? Thank you and Love your Chanel. Me and my family are debating if it would be a good Career for me or not...hmmmm

[@Embition93]

Check out the offical website of the branch you want to join; they show every MOS (JOB).

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

The MOS that aligns best with that would be 91E, Allied Trade Specialist. They mostly work as welders and fabricators. Another option if you are a good swimmer is 12D, Diver. A lot of their work deals with underwater salvage and underwater welding.

[@mannygee.6267]

What if you have unpaid tickets such as a seatbelt ticket and a driving without license? These tickets were issued to me back in 2014 but never paid them .Do I have to Clear out those tickets before Entering the Army ?

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

All law violations have to be closed before we can process anyone

[@Awegener69]

so glad i got out lmao

[@gage3180]

So just about everyone in my family has a criminal record and current or previous addiction, would that effect my eligibility to join the army at all? I personally have never gotten in trouble with the law or had problems with addiction but would my family history affect me?

[@adam1220]

Hey I joined the army reserves a week ago , I don’t get shipped to basic till June 24,2019 because I’m senior in highschool , I was wondering when or how can I get my military ID card

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

As a Reserve Soldier you can get your ID card now. Google RAPIDS locations and call them to make an appointment. Make sure you take your contract with you

[@benalexender3046]

Thanks from Egypt 🇪🇬

[@fpixel7190]

I really want option 40 in my contract (Rasp after basic) but I've been told by a few people it's rather difficult to get in Colorado.

[@bobcobb158]

I live in Colorado as well and have been thinking about enlisting. Do you live in the springs or denver area? I don't know why it would be harder to get that contract just based on the state.. that doesn't make a lot of sense

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@bobcobb158 for active duty contracts, the state you enlist from is irrelevant

[@bobcobb158]

@@sfcdimsdale6659 Gotcha. Thanks for the reply.

[@Drew.coggs_ig]

My brother went thru basic as an 11B and then a few weeks after basic they tell him he’s gonna he switched to a tanker unit lol. I can’t wait to join though!

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

Just because he is in a tank unit doesnt mean he is a tanker. Each unit has a mixture of infantry, armor, support, etc to make it more lethal and be able to sustain itself during operations

[@Drew.coggs_ig]

SFC Dimsdale yeah I didn’t know fully what he’s doing lol all I know is he’s driving the tank

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@Drew.coggs_ig he is probably driving the Bradley. Not a tank

[@Drew.coggs_ig]

SFC Dimsdale he’s driving the A1 abrams

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

@@Drew.coggs_ig that's strange

[@orlandocalhoun9752]

Thanks Matt

[@sammysam2615]

Matt, since we can't ask the recruiter in this video, if you have a job say (nursing assistant) in a hospital, at what time should your two weeks be submitted after given all clear and waiting while on DEP

[@bluedevil6594]

I'm 36 and looking at getting a waiver, so this isn't completely accurate when talking on age.

[@apollocrawford5557]

What if I had 1 nut then had the surgery to fix it the scar is hidden under my hair so should I tell them

[@XeroxPeriod]

As I type this I am going into the second day at Meps.

[@Trbled]

Going to try to get in the marines as soon as I get out of high school

[@___kayed]

Same I’m thinking about marines and or army

[@janelmcmihelk5347]

Hi Matt, I enlist tomorrow just wanted to know if you can make a video on what different things you can do while you wait to ship as far as PT training for woman and is there anything different compare to before COVID

[@Wileye86]

I'll have to ask my recruiter about quick ship and how that works. Want to ship within 30 days of my contract.

[@sfcdimsdale6659]

Quick ship will show up in the system when you are reserving your job with the Recruiter. It automatically generates as an option for any MOS that has training seats that start soon and have not been filled.

[@Wileye86]

@@sfcdimsdale6659 thank you was always wondering how that worked.