I was just up at MEPS and they are unsure if I can get TS clearance because of some past credit issues. I was wondering if anyone knew of any lists that show the clearance required for certain MOS's. Specifically I am interested in 68W

I dont think you need a clearance for 68W.

https://atrrs.army.mil/atrrscc/courseInfo.aspx?fy=2008&...RE+SPECIALIST&phase=

Try this. It doesn't look like a clearance is required.

http://appd.amedd.army.mil/Enl_pg/Enlisted%20WebPages/91W_Course_Summary.htm

Security clearances are not required for medical MOSs.

I appreciate the help.

Ha-
You're stuck in my situation.
The MEPS station keeps the current list of bonuses, but you don't talk with them until AFTER you've commited with the recruiter to enlist, and done the initial medical exam and testing.

Tell the recruiter you WILL enlist IF you can get the job and bonus you want.

Check here for the bonus lists, I'm not sure how current it is. about.com is a very good site to start reading and learning about the Army.
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armybonuses/a/arbonuses.htm

REMEMBER If it's NOT IN WRITING it's absolutely NOT GUARANTEED. Don't believe anything the recruiter tells you that's not on the contract or in army regulations....

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Originally posted by AutobahnSHO:
Ha-
You're stuck in my situation.
The MEPS station keeps the current list of bonuses, but you don't talk with them until AFTER you've commited with the recruiter to enlist, and done the initial medical exam and testing.

Tell the recruiter you WILL enlist IF you can get the job and bonus you want.

REMEMBER If it's NOT IN WRITING it's absolutely NOT GUARANTEED. Don't believe anything the recruiter tells you that's not on the contract or in army regulations....

You only make a verbal non-binding commitment with the recruiter. A recruiter CAN NOT, I REPEAT CAN NOT commit you to a contract with the army. People leave from the floor at MEPS all the time because they change thier mind.
So dont make it seem like once you talk to a recruiter and go and test and physical that your in some binding contract. What are you supposed to see the counselors first then go test and phys?????????? What sense does that make?

And your recruiters have a list of all the current bonuses and you can see that list. Also you reserve your job in the recruiting station(which is still non-binding) and it shows all your job options and bonuses at that time! Its called FSR2S(of course you have to take the ASVAB first).

Most high demand jobs that people want, do not come with the bonus you would like to get either. The jobs that need filled get the higher bonuses. The only way you can determine how much your bonus will be, is by job choice, not "I want to be an MP and I want 40,000 or I am not enlisting" guess what bud your not enlisting!!!!!!.

The only thing that actually wasnt off base was your last comment. Because some recruiters are shady, but thats what the MEPS counselors are for. They review applicants contracts with them before they sign anything.

also if you do decide to enlist, make sure you double check all the paperwork the people at meps fill out. They jacked my paperwork all up, even got my birth place wrong.

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Originally posted by 2HYSPD4U:

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Originally posted by AutobahnSHO:
Ha-
You're stuck in my situation.
REMEMBER If it's NOT IN WRITING it's absolutely NOT GUARANTEED. Don't believe anything the recruiter tells you that's not on the contract or in army regulations....

You only make a verbal non-binding commitment with the recruiter.

Correct- my response doesn't make total sense re-reading it.

It might have changed (2000,) it might have been a bad recruiter, but mine wouldn't even tell me what bonuses were available w/ which MOS until AFTER medical cleared me. (Needed a waiver for asthma when I was 2yrs old.)

I asked for which MOS had high bonus and high-tech and picked which job I wanted from those.

I know recruiters and many of them are fine- but the recruits hear anything the recruiter says (ie basic training you wake up at 0430) and many young people take it as gospel truth. Too bad so many of them don't ask questions or research first...

Thanks for your responses.