News Articles

May 15, 2023

Leadership Conference Connects USMEPCOM Command Teams

At a command where teamwork is imperative and members are spread across 65 locations, conferences are a great tool for unit synergy and building important partnerships. The USMEPCOM Leadership Conference, which brings together Sector, Battalion and MEPS commanders and senior enlisted advisors, returned May 8-12 to Lake Delavan, Wisconsin, after a four-year pause due to the pandemic.

May 1, 2023

Accessions Medical Leadership Come Together for Collaboration and Coordination

After a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the USMEPCOM Medical Leadership Training Symposium (MLTS) returned, bringing the top command doctors and leadership together for three days of activities and presentations.

April 17, 2023

Stepson of USMEPCOM Commander Enlists

When your father and grandfather were both Army Aviation Officers, and your stepmother is currently an Army colonel, following their legacy seems like an obvious path to pursue. That is, of course, if you aren’t a 22-year-old wanting to forge your very own path. Instead of choosing to “Be All You Can Be” with the Army, Carter Stallings decided to enlist and “Aim High” with the Air Force. Carter is the stepson of Army Col. Megan Stallings, commander, USMEPCOM, and his father is retired Army Col. Chris Stallings (current executive director of Naval Service Training Command). His father was on active duty before he was even born, so Carter grew up on various bases and military communities. From a young age, he favored Airmen wings to the Army’s five-pointed star.

March 31, 2023

Working Hard for the Mission: USMEPCOM, Recruiting Partners Working Overtime to Get the Job Done

Starting in April, USMEPCOM will reintroduce Saturday processing days at select MEPS around the country.

March 14, 2023

Portland MEPS Technician's Quick Action Disrupts Gunman

It was close to 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 and the dinner rush was in full effect at a pub in Troutdale,

Feb. 15, 2023

SMDRP Update: Streamlining and Standardizing MEPS Medical Processing

With hundreds of medical providers of various specialties working at 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) and two Remote Processing Stations across the country, standardizing the medical qualification process for military applicants is a challenge. United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) took that challenge head on with recent updates to the Supplemental Policy Guidance (SMPG) and Supporting Medical Documentation Review Program (SMDRP).

Feb. 8, 2023

User-Centered Approach Guides USMIRS Evolution

The development and launch of USMEPCOM Integrated Resource System (USMIRS) 1.1 in 2021 was one of the most critical modernization efforts in USMEPCOM’s history. Feb. 10 marks the second anniversary of the system launching, but there are no “terrible twos” here. With updates released biweekly and major innovations due later this year, USMIRS 1.1 is on track to reach high viability before it even turns three.

Feb. 2, 2023

30-Minute Thursdays

USMEPCOM’s J-3 Policy and Training branch kicked off a new weekly forum, “30 Minute Thursdays,” on

Jan. 27, 2023

Fort Lee wins MEPS of the Year

The Fort Lee Military Entrance Processing Station celebrated its own excellence Wednesday with a

Jan. 6, 2023

Immersion training: Info Tech Specialist dive deep into training

Information Technology Specialist (ITS) Immersion Training is a two-week training course held at USMEPCOM offering in-depth training on various operations of software and hardware computer support.