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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That dudes hair should get an article 15
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to write it up for years but it keeps running from me lol.
@jnasty6669
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@abovemadness
5 жыл бұрын
If he cut it shorter and took off that deer tail his baldness wouldn't look so bad lol
@shemiyagammons7828
5 жыл бұрын
bobbybish 😂😂😂
@thegreatdogzilla5855
5 жыл бұрын
@@sfcdimsdale6659 if you had acute bronchitis can you still join.
Just let the HAIR GO bro lol !! Tell him Matt ..
@BKamin14
5 жыл бұрын
First thing I thought of lol
@craigward6422
5 жыл бұрын
Gotta stop combing it and shave it all off... it has ran its course!
@iamperennial4910
5 жыл бұрын
@@craigward6422 Now it's going off track
@itzyaboyizzy
5 жыл бұрын
My guy looking like vegeta
@MT-jt5uo
3 жыл бұрын
He could still save it with fin and rogaine.
Business in the back, post-apocalyptic Mohawk in the front
Sorry, I’m never gonna sign my life away to Toby Flenderson
@tonykennedy5522
5 жыл бұрын
Old school Office reference. Respect. You have good taste in comedy.
@albertomcasaca2
5 жыл бұрын
Liam Conrad hahaha
@shinobi-no-bueno
5 жыл бұрын
That's his cooler brother Tony
@oliverpierce5118
5 жыл бұрын
That’s actually who I thought it was at first.
@reyalexisjelly
4 жыл бұрын
Matt Damon’s brother
Just graduated basic 15 minutes ago! Fort Jackson hooah
@thespartanslayer1
5 жыл бұрын
Congratulation soldier. How was the whole experience in short?
@Luckyshot90
5 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Preza best advice?
@connormurphy1964
5 жыл бұрын
I graduated from 2-13 last cycle. What company/plt?
@elizabethpreza5953
5 жыл бұрын
Connor Murphy A Co 2-13 4th platoon :)
@elizabethpreza5953
5 жыл бұрын
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
Glad to see Toby from The Office is fighting the good fight.
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
4 жыл бұрын
It was a pleasure helping you join!
@NgJackal1990
4 жыл бұрын
So another Air Force reject lol
@demonslayer5613
2 жыл бұрын
Bet you wish you waited now lol
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
5 жыл бұрын
What part of LA are you in?
@irommel6209
5 жыл бұрын
SFC Dimsdale the Houma area
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
@@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
5 жыл бұрын
@@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
5 жыл бұрын
@@irommel6209 DM us on IG. I personally know a great recruiter in Houma. SFC Gillespie.
Back to back videos with very helpful information. Thanks Matt.
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
5 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it! Glad they’ve helped and answered questions! That’s the goal, haha
@ethangregg702
2 жыл бұрын
Yup
i learned more from this one video than i did in 3 hours at the recruiters station, thank you gentlemen
when they say "be honest" they mean "be almost honest"
@aidenndublerr2516
4 жыл бұрын
Wdym
@robertbernhard6017
4 жыл бұрын
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
4 жыл бұрын
AidennDublerr dont admit to things u dont have to. They arent your friends.
@Coltboy00
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
@@Coltboy00 thx
You answered my submitted prior service question. Thanks Matt!
as a former Recruiter, thank you for telling the truth! I put a lot of good Soldiers into the Army too!
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
5 жыл бұрын
Got a few more coming! The Q&A were we just answer a lot of questions you all asked will be up next week :)
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!!!
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
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
5 жыл бұрын
You took the asvab?
my name is doug dimmadome owner of the dimsdale dimmadome thanks for finding my long lost son!!
Thanks for the info. Can’t wait to enlist = )
Another great vid!!
Why does he have a Deer tail on his head?
@jhonyermo
5 жыл бұрын
A shitty kinda comb-over
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
His hair not to be rude but it makes me anxious just to cut it off.
@attiumeyami417
4 жыл бұрын
Not to be rude but ur gonna be rude anyways. Just be rude damnit. We get it his hair sucks he knows it!
SFC Dimsdale is the one that sent me to MEPS in Orlando,FL back in 2017!
Legend has it if you comment a year later nothing will happen
@MattWard89
4 жыл бұрын
Probably true
@hcnhonor3239
3 жыл бұрын
I guess we will find out
@andyj4955
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
@@andyj4955 3 more years for me
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
5 жыл бұрын
That’s sucks it’s taken so long... feel free to watch whatever else or vlogs :) gonna ramp those back up again
@kaylatharp4345
5 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
@@kaylatharp4345 wish you much bless and success, I hope everything going well with you 💪✊🇺🇸
Nice video and thanks for the info
Dimmadome... Anyone get it? lol
@ggabrielray
5 жыл бұрын
Jacob Charo Doug Dimmadome? Owner of the Dimsdale Dimmadome?
@jpac73
5 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Ray yeah just popped in my head when I heard his name
@jamescastillo282
5 жыл бұрын
Jacob Charo Doug dimmadome
@Hxxva5252
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@chicoperez6937
4 жыл бұрын
I love this comment 🤣
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. 😳🎖️
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
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
Was the asvab easy?
@mickycurry3027
5 жыл бұрын
Malachi Rutledge Awesome , was the ASVAB easy?
@DonDiNero2023
5 жыл бұрын
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
5 жыл бұрын
Wait when you swear in you get a date?
I meet with my recruiter in 2 days . Thanks guys
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
Oh boy, this video is going to be big.
Thanks Matt
You see I didn’t pick my mos, the mos picked me
@kevinselfimprovement
2 жыл бұрын
Yup it’s about the military wants and not yours at the end of the day
We were all present and accounted for all of us
The Guy in the thumbnail looks like toby from The Office
@BKamin14
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
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
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
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
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! And nice congrats bro!
@darryltheartistofficial_
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro!
@hwhitley93
5 жыл бұрын
How’s the army ?
I joined 6 years ago idk why i still watch these types of videos lol
damn I live around Huntersville... didn't even know you were in North Carolina lol
I'll pass. Good luck though, gentlemen. I recommend taking pt seriously.
I’m happy because I passed the asvab test today
Make a video on the future soldier program.🤟👍
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
5 жыл бұрын
I swore in in June 2018, still waiting... it's been 5 months! (but I had the interview already).
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.
Thanks from Egypt 🇪🇬
Different services have different requirements and these change year to year. So talk to a recruiter.
Awww, come on guys. Cut him some slack on the hair! Thanks for the video Matt!
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
Thinking to join the Army if I’m qualified that is 🤞🏽
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
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.
Ok so like I have a quick question do the recruit every day or when and like do they choose your Branch
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
9 ай бұрын
53 years young
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
5 жыл бұрын
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
2 жыл бұрын
How was it
Going to try to get in the marines as soon as I get out of high school
@___kayed
2 жыл бұрын
Same I’m thinking about marines and or army
It’s Doug Dimmadome, Owner of the the Dimmsdale Dimmadome.
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?
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
He needs to just shave his head lmao
Is 601-210 still the "Bible"? I was an Army Recruiter in SoCal, it was tough, but not as tough as it is now.
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
I promise if my hair ever gets to the point where it grows like that I’m shaving it all off 😂
@robertisham5279
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's that's bad.
How long does it usually take for your recruiter to hear back from MEPS
Hi again matt
They aren’t gonna find everything out and when they do they ask you to lie to them
@la_viee7460
4 жыл бұрын
No lolll they will. Especially with law.! Just tell them lolll
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".
The recruiter needs to smile more
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
4 жыл бұрын
Stay motivated. Medical paperwork can be tricky
How long can delayed entry program be and can the process be sped up?
I'm diagnosed with autism, I'm aware that it's stated that autism is an automatic disqualification but is there any possibility to still get enlisted? Any permit or waiver from a doctor of some sort
We were United States army JROTC Cadets when the Gulf War broke out and Desert Storm we were deployed as Cadets the city and county that we lived in refused to give us our high school diplomas even though we deployed and returned from our deployment
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.
What I said no accidentally on the phone making a appointment, do you think the recruiter would be mad if I told the truth right off the bat when I get there?
I'm flat footed I had a very high score on asfab test they didn't except me because of this is it anyway around this?
DOUG DIMADOME OWNER OF THE DIMSDALE DIMADOME???
I went to meps yesterday and they temp disqualified me for hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands and feet).waiting for a waiver. Smh
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
Hang in there. Medical waivers are taking approx a month right now
@marquez4497
4 жыл бұрын
Were you diagnosed with it or did they just grab & check your hands ?
How do I qualify for a Security Forces Air Force Job? I graduated from a EMT college. I have half of the physical exam workouts mastered and I already took and passed the C.A.T. exam.
As I type this I am going into the second day at Meps.
What happens if the job you want isn’t open, say you want an option 40 but it’s not open
He was my recruiter in Florida
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
Good to see so many that I've helped out commenting on here!
I'm trying to sign up for Army Combat Medic 68W anything I should know?
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
5 жыл бұрын
Wait for my opinion, (Tomorrow) :) but the Army Service and National Defense. You get one after basic and one after ait
@ggabrielray
5 жыл бұрын
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!
So for prior service active duty do jobs get limited for that member
Can they actually pull up your entire medical history? Or only see what you've admitted to?
What is the process like for becoming a Cyber operations specialist?
I donated a kidney 2 years ago it doesn’t effect my health would this disqualify me from being eligible or would I be able too get a waiver
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
5 жыл бұрын
All law violations have to be closed before we can process anyone
I'm an international student , can I get a loop hole or get a waiver ?
I've been waiting to go to meps for over a month my recruiter got his Sgt major involved does it usually take this long ?
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like there is something that is delaying you. I dont know why without all the details. Ask your recruiter why the CSM had to be involved
Will having a ged without college make me ineligible for a option 40 contract
Yo this dude looks like toby from the office hahaha 😂😂😂
so glad i got out lmao
the recruiter said 18-34 for age? does that apply to officers also? I'm seeing officer ages different all over the place
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
5 жыл бұрын
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
Hey Matt I watch a lot of your videos and I really appreciate the inside but I have a question for you I did a stupid mistake and smoked weed about 4 weeks ago and I was scheduled to go to MEPS in about a week should I reschedule I believe I should because I don't want a stupid decision to ruin the lifetime career what's your input? Thank you in advance and keep up the great content
@ElGwapox_O
5 жыл бұрын
*insight
@sfcdimsdale6659
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry I havent checked the comments in awhile. Hopefully you waited. You do not want to fail the drug test at meps
Imagine this dude briefing in height school