Great story for me here. I had to go meps a second time to get a final check over and get the depth perception test. Hoping to get out of there ASAP, I jumped to the front of the line of all the other guys who were having their first taste of meps. I was second in line for depth perception testing which basically involved entering a room with a guy who administered the tesold everybody outside the room could hear the goings on in the administering room First guy goes, passes, and it's my turn. I hear the directions and start...I struggle...he is asking me to select a letter and I am like, "I don't see...anything" and I ask him if he could explain again what I am looking for. He just looks at me and says, "your wasting my time, get out of here" bear in mind I had spent time with this staff member before and we'd got along well, joking and whatnot and I was confused as I had only been very congenial. I apologize and tell him I'd like to try again so I could pass and he refuses and tells me to sit outside the room.
I am super confused at this point and honestly scared I had offended the guy and was going to fail meps and my dream would die. So a minute later as the new recruits were filing in for their informational meeting I had already been to, I sat alone outside the depth perception room distraught. The guy proceeds to call in the commanding Army Lt. and tell him I had had an attitude with him and was being a prima Donna. At this point I'm like wtf. Army Lt. Comes out with a pissed look on his face and calls me into a private room. Once there he asks me if we are going to continue to have issues. I tell him I am a bit confused and wasn't trying to start anything....he isn't having it...so I say sorry, I will relax. I go sit alone again.
Literally 10 seconds later after the Army Lt leaves so it's just me and the meps guy, he called me back in and is acting totally cool again with me, like total 180. I listen really carefully to the directions again and start the test. But I am barely seeing anything....I basically guess for each. He keeps saying, "(sigh) take your time..." and I continue guessing the entire thing. When it's done, I know I've failed. I look at him signing the sheet however and he checks pass. Then it dawned on me.
Meps bro started "fight" with me to get me out of room til other recruits couldn't hear us, then gave reason to Lt. So it was legit and then (I think) called me back in alone so he could pass me. The dude saved me a ton of grief and bs for reasons I will never understand. I gave him a big handshake and thanks and learned a huge lesson.