There was once a time (about five years ago), when Humpty-Dumpty sat atop a great big wall. Upon his lofty perch, he could gaze far and wide on all which was good on this earth (mainly in Latin America). Boy - did he enjoy the fruits of his labor from way up high!
But alas, on a fair September morn' Mr. Dumpty had a great fall. At first, the fall didn't seem so hard. "Feh - I can get my-self right back up on that big wall. That egg is all on their faces; not mine" said Mr. Dumpty to himself.
But as he struggled to climb back up, the hairline fractures on his shell, gave way to catastrophic failure. And about three years ago, with a great mighty crack, he falls back down again; this time braking into a million pieces. "Today, I may be broken; but some day I shall conquer that wall once more", said Mr. Dumpty with defiance. Under the shadow of the wall, Egg-Head toiled. Piece-by-piece he methodically glued his shell together again. Periodically, he would attempt another climb only to crash down again in a scrambled disappointment.
The latest attempt just concluded. You see, MEPS prides itself of being "Freedom's Front Door". What they don't tell you, is that they have Larry, Moe and Curly as their doormen... and yes, Cousin Shemp was the Proctologist. They expertly managed to screw-up Mr. Humpty's blood-work. Followed by filling away the Egg-Head's records in archives unknown. And with the sound of the Cuckoo, all hope to climb that wall was gone.
Mabey Mr. Dumpty should stop climbing walls, and just invite everyone in for omelettes.
BOQ
I truly hoped your dream would come true. HF6 is right- the Army missed out on one hella Soldier.
MEPS will backdate paperwork, but only to cover their own screwups.
They avoid the onus of being exposed as having screwed up by sending anything that could be construed as a screwup to the National Archives, where it is immediately placed in the Lost Ark.
Don't get me started on MEPS...