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New policy to increase efficiency in military accessions
May 11, 2026 — In collaboration with Service recruiting partners, U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command implemented a policy, “Conditions Unlikely to be Waived” (CUW), effective May 4, that stops processing for applicants with one or more of 28 medical conditions designated as unlikely to be waived by Service partners... MORE

Military applicants wait to be sent to their next evaluation at Chicago MEPS. USMEPCOM's new Conditions Unlikely to be Waived (CUW) policy will focus evaluations on applicants more likely to qualify for service.

CMSAF David Wolfe visits MEPS Fort Sam Houston
April 15, 2026 — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe visited the Military Entrance Processing Station at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on April 1, 2026... MORE

Streamlining and standardizing Military Entrance Processing Stations medical qualification process
February 23, 2023 — With hundreds of medical providers of various specialties working at 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations, or MEPS, and two Remote Processing Stations across the country, standardizing the medical qualification process for military applicants is a challenge... MORE

CHICAGO (November 4, 2021) Dr. Liza Pilch, a medical provider at Chicago MEPS, conducts a medical evaluation with an applicant in Chicago MEPS medical department.

Agile recruiting methods required to get future Airmen to basic training
April 10, 2020 — Travel restrictions, cancelled flights and social distancing guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic aren’t getting in the way of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s mission. As the world is telling people to stay at home, the Air Force is finding new and diverse ways to ship applicants to Basic Military Training... MORE

Recruiters use agile methods to ship recruits to Air Force Basic Military Training during the COVID-19 pandemic.