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10316 NW Prairie View Road
Kansas City, MO
64153-1350 Robert A. Young Federal Building
1222 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63103

About this Location

USO Missouri supports MEPS in Kansas City and St. Louis. What is MEPS? MEPS stands for Military Entrance Processing Station, where new recruits go for in-processing. It is a Defense Department joint-service organization staffed with military and civilian professionals who determine applicants’ physical qualifications, aptitude, and moral standards, as set by each branch of military service. What do recruits do at MEPS? They take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) test, get their physical exams, select their new job in the service, and officially swear the oath of enlistment. The entire process takes about two days, and processing starts early—some will wait for their ship-out date and others will embark to basic training immediately after their time at MEPS! There can be a long wait time too, so the USO is there with snacks and drinks to make it a little easier for our newest service members.

Amenities at this Location

Food & Beverages
  • Snacks
Multimedia & Gaming
  • TV & Cable

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Retired from the Army in 1984. You were there for me and my family since 1960 to today. I’m 76 and still travel hither and yon. But now, just a short break amongst my real brothers while we are waiting to go or return from a flight is truly relaxing St. Louis. Thank you for being there all these years and too, to those USOs in other parts of the US, Europe, Italy and the Pacific.
Orville Husted, CPT, Ret. Find out how to support USO

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