Today was the biggest emotional roller coaster of my entire life. I felt everything from nervous, sad, pride and sorrow.. only to end the day in complete and utter heartbreak. I am so blessed to say I passed the medical and physical exam. I had a few issues dealing with my colorblindness, which will be dealt with as we continue processing, but it does not disqualify me.. which is the main deal. Before I finished processing they realized I was missing a certain test (tapas) that the rest of the recruits had taken the night before, when I was not there due to projection issues. Frantic, and out of time they ran me down to the testing section so I could attempt to take this test. I wasnt briefed on the test, and the questions I was asked were god awful.. it was basically two awful descriptions of a person and you had to pick one or the other that suited you better. For instance, A) I am lazy, and unmotivated or B) I am a bad leader... needless to say, I was clueless. I had no idea how to answer these questions, considering the fact neither of them describe me, how could I even chose between those? Furthermore, I ended up failing the test by 9 points.. they require a 74 and I received a 65... every recruiter in meps said the test makes no sense and doesnt exactly even test your morale or even personality for that matter. I was told more people get sent home for this test, then the actual medical section. None the less, I was completely heartbroken. I had passed everything except for this silly test, so now I cant swear in??? I was lost. On my way home, my mom encouraged me to keep my head up and remain motivated.. she reminded me that everything happens for a reason, and there may be a better plan in store for me. Im trying to keep my head clear and continue on as this journey begins, because one thing is for sure.. its not over! I am not disqualified. At this point I have two choices, I can take the asvab again and score so high that I am not required to take the tapas test, or wait for my 30 days to be up and re-test next month. Tomorrow I am going to meet with my recruiter to take another practice asvab, if I score high, I will try the asvab again, hoping to avoid the tapas all together. My hopes are high, and Im not giving up. I will more then likely, due to the availability of my job, end up with Military Police again, and will still begin bootcamp on Jan. 9th.. however, I will need to be sworn in to secure this contract. Updates to follow.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:08:35 +0000
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