I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at US Army in Jan 2008
Interview
The process was a thorough physical exam as well as a mental examination. The process on a whole took about four weeks, and I was fast tracked through the process. They provide you with drug test, and you could be entered into the delayed entry program (dep) if so desired. This program will possibly provide you with additional rank before shipment to basic training.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at US Army in Dec 2008
Interview
You go into your recruiters office knowing what kind of job that you wanna do and then you sit down with him and figure out if its a good fit for you. You'll then go to a thing called meps and get your contract phase started and go from there.