He was supposed to get up at 4 am in order to be ready when the Sargent got there at 4:30. But since he knew that it wouldn't take him half an hour to get dressed, he slept until 4:15. Which is the time the Sarge actually arrived. Luckily his mom was already up, and he was able to grab 5 minutes while they chatted to throw on his clothes and brush his teeth.
The drive to Miami only took a little over an hour, since Sarge drives really fast. Sarge also talks really fast, which meant that he couldn't sleep in the car as he had hoped.
They signed into MEPS at 0600 hours (being a military facility, they had to use the official time), and then waited two hours for the paperwork to be processed. When they were finally handed the slip authorizing the necessary testing (which had already been requested on his previous visit), he was sent down the hall to another office.
Where he waited another hour before someone finally called his name. The medical personnel had him jog in place for 15 minutes, then he got to breathe into a tube. This was shown to the doctor, who nodded, signed a form, and sent him on his way to another office.
Where he once again waited. This time it only took three quarters of an hour to get the necessary signature, approving his induction. Counting the ride home (in traffic this time, so it took longer), he spent a little more than 7 hours to take a 20 minute test.
Welcome to the Military, my boy!
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