News Articles

Aug. 12, 2022

USMEPCOM Hosts Battalion Executive Director's Conference

USMEPCOM hosted the Battalion Executive Director (ED) conference Aug. 9-11. Bringing together all 12 Battalion EDs, the conference was the first of its kind since the position was established five years ago.

Aug. 10, 2022

MEPCOM Soldier Recognized by Recruiting Partner

USMEPCOM’s August Awards Ceremony began with a special presentation in recognition of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Renee Barton, policy NCOIC, J-3/5/7. U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shane Doolan and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Peterson presented Barton an engraved sword for her work in training Chicago Recruiting Battalion’s company command teams.

July 29, 2022

Western Sector welcomes new Senior Enlisted Advisor

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roger Rendon accepted responsibility as the senior enlisted advisor of Western Sector, USMEPCOM, succeeding Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Jackson during a change of responsibility ceremony at USMEPCOM headquarters July 29.

June 29, 2022

MEPCOM Hones Virtual Capabilities

USMEPCOM takes advantage of the electronic health record to create capability for remote prescreening.

June 23, 2022

United States Military Entrance Processing Command welcomes new Eastern Sector commander

Army Col. Janelle V. Kutter assumed command of Eastern Sector, USMEPCOM, succeeding Army Col. Joe Ratliff at a ceremony held June 23 at USMEPCOM headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois.

June 22, 2022

MEPCOM Employees Take Expeditionary Opportunity

Two MEPCOM join the Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (ECW) program for a temporary assignment in Kosovo.

May 9, 2022

USMEPCOM IG Surprised With Hamby Award

David Hamby, USMEPCOM command inspector general, was surprised with an honorary Hamby award during a command and staff meeting May 6. The Order of Hamby, or Hamby award, is an internal award for Soldiers at Fort Irwin.

April 29, 2022

USMEPCOM Hosts PSS Workshop

USMEPCOM hosted a Program Support Specialist (PSS) Workshop, April 26-28. The workshop covered all aspects of the PSS position to maximize utilization of both logistics and budgeting resources.

North Chicago, Ill April 26, 2022

Cross Country Chopper Adventure

Rise and Ride,” was the mindset 28 women fostered when they set off for a 48-state motorcycle adventure in memory of Bessie Stringfield, the mid-century legend known as “The Motorcycle Queen.” For the group of women, including Shannon Midgette, St. Louis MEPS test control officer, the idea to take on the cross-country ride came about in late 2019.

March 10, 2022

Military Entrance Processing Stations roll out MHS GENESIS

On March 10, the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command launched MHS GENESIS at its remaining 55 stations across the nation. Prior to this “big bang go-live” event, 12 of the command’s 67 processing stations launched MHS GENESIS as part of a “soft go-live” on Feb. 24. “The deployment of MHS GENESIS is another leap in medical modernization at USMEPCOM,” said Col. Megan Stallings, USMEPCOM commander. “It is revolutionizing our medical processing. The new electronic health record will follow applicants from the moment they walk through ‘Freedoms Front Door’ into active duty, and eventually into the VA system.”