April 2, 2025

Meet an Education Services Specialist: Shaping Futures at Montgomery MEPS

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — Education Services Specialists (ESSs) play a vital role in the military processing mission across USMEPCOM, serving as the primary coordinators for the ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP). As the main advocates for the program, ESSs collaborate with school counselors, administrators and other education professionals to expand access and awareness, ensuring students have the resources they need to make informed decisions about their futures.

March 5, 2025

Meet an ITS: A Second Career with Purpose

NEW ORLEANS MEPS, La. — At the New Orleans Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), Hugh Brown found a meaningful way to connect with the next generations of military applicants in a surprising second career as an information technology specialist (ITS).

Dec. 2, 2024

Meet an HRA: One Veteran’s Mission Continues at the Houston MEPS

HOUSTON MEPS, Tx. — A career at one of the Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS), located throughout the U.S., offers opportunities to contribute to our nation’s defense, make a lasting impression on the next generations of troops and gain skills that continue to grow. For one man at the Houston MEPS, this is exactly what he gets to do.

Oct. 17, 2024

USMEPCOM Doubles Down on Strategic Hiring Team

HQ USMEPCOM, NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — It was a warm summer night in Greenville, S.C., when Andrew Wangelin and his wife, out on a date, struck up a conversation with the man at the next table. The resulting small talk meandered, touching a range of topics before landing on work. While Wangelin was actively searching for work at the time, he never seriously considered a career in government.

Sept. 6, 2024

Meet a Med Tech: Milwaukee siblings serve at MEPS more than 30 years

MILWAUKEE MEPS, Wisc. — At the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) across the country, medical technicians (med techs) are vital to determining eligibility for those seeking to join the armed forces through "Freedom's Front Door." Med techs conduct urinalysis, vision tests, height and weight assessments and enter medical data into MHS GENESIS – all of which support the USMEPCOM mission of evaluating applicants by applying Department of Defense standards in processing and determining eligibility for military service.

March 21, 2024

Meet a CMO: Retired Corporate Wellness Director Thrives at USMEPCOM

HQ USMEPCOM, North Chicago, Ill. — Dr. Gary Fagin was ignited by a profound sense of duty as he was called to serve his country following a career in internal medicine and a second one in corporate wellness.