[Snappy]

So I've been working with army recruiters (yes more than one, but that is another story) for over a year now. I let them know my intentions from the beginning that I wanted an 18x contract so to have my shot at SFAS. They all have told me that I would have to go to MEPS, get my physical, take the ASVAB (scored a 75) and meet the requirements and then if 18x was available I could sign on the dotted line and be good to go... awesome!

BUT, the contradiction hasn't come until recently. I have been trying to get into the military for almost 3 years now because of criminal waivers. Don't ask as it's not relevant to this post. In the midst I was having to develop a back up plan and have started my own business since. So I requested some information from the 19th and 20th SF groups about a REP 63 to see if it was possible I could get the best of both worlds with my business and serving my country. When they contacted me back, they said that if I were to go to MEPS today and attempt to request an 18x contract or even a REP 63 that I would not be able to obtain one because of the lack of endorsement from a current SF member. He said I needed to come out and do a APFT as well as a 12 mile ruck and just some time for them to get a feel of me. I said no problem, easy day! He himself was an SF guy and said he would contact my recruiter, but I'm not sure if he ever did or not. I tried contacting him back through email, but he has not got back to me. No pressure though as I dont have my suitability review (FINALLY!) until tomorrow. in which depending on that outcome, I will again try to get back in touch with him. Wish me luck!

So now I'm stuck in a rut of what I need to do and how the process works because my recruiter did not ever mention this step of obtaining a contract. Is this due to lack of knowledge on the recruiters end, or am I unfortunately having my request for a SF contract ignored and being set up to go to MEPS in an attempt to be persuaded to sign something else? I cannot afford to waste anymore time with this recruiting process as I am 24 years old and need to know where to put my primary focus. Any help or advice would be great.

p.s I know you guys are big on us assets reading more and posting less, but I could not find an answer to my question through the exhaustion of the search bar/ and google lol