After a bit of discussion with my recruiter about technicalities on my SF86 (Questionnaire for National Security Clearance), I finally took the ASVAB. It was quite an arduous journey, it involved us having to wait for five other people taking the test, a trip up to Los Angeles MEPS, and a couple of clerical errors at MEPS.

Stepping into MEPS, I knew that the military was strict and this was no exception. Everything had to be correct to the T, and when they gave you directions, you should follow them. Basically, it’s this; a guy I met at MEPS said that if you make it easy on them (the workers there), they will make it easy for you. Fortunately, I already knew how military discipline is. I think because there were lots of kids there (kids meaning, recently out of high school), I heard a lot of it because they were undisciplined.

Anyway, I finished the test in about an hour, maybe 80 minutes. I was handed a stapled envelope with my results. Another recruiter from the recruiting station I was with opened my results, gave it a glance and laughed. I asked, “Did I do bad?” His reply: “You got a 99 man,” while laughing more.

Had a serious discussion with my recruiter. We talked about everything from what to do as a new 2LT, to how recruiting and unit transfers work, to coins that are useless.

Overall, I’m satisfied with my score; I think the day could have went better by not having to deal with the multiple clerical errors with the other personnel from my recruiting station. We left the station at 12:30PM, and didn’t get back until 8:00PM. Even so, I feel more committed to achieving this goal than I’ve ever been.