Overweight on ship day
TLDR: no idea how to make weight with a quick ship. Am I going to be bullied for it 😂
Hi! I went to MEPS for the initial med clearance on 03/19, and swore in to DEP. On that day, I was 170 but made tape no issues (5’2 so max is 150. I do a lot of heavy lifting so muscle mass is a big part of that).
I wanted medical jobs, so my recruiter said go ahead and let’s get MEPS done because I would likely be waiting awhile for a med job anyway. Well, he called this week and said 4J opened and it ships 6 May.
I did accept it but was definitely up front with him about not feeling super confident about being able to drop 20 pounds in 6 weeks. I’m down 7, so I still have 14 pounds to go and 5 weeks to do it.
He said it would be fine because I made tape, and MEPS would get me out but my husband (also military) said I’m definitely going to be singled out at BMT if I don’t make weight, so I’m feeling super anxious about that.
I guess I’m looking for reassurance or what to expect if I don’t make weight as far as MTIs go 😅