Butte MEPS

The USO sponsors a snack bar, drinks, coffee, and limited games and video games inside the Butte Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). The Butte MEPS has an area of responsibility that includes the entire state of Montana and one third of Wyoming. Butte has been the host for what was known then as the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station (AFEES) since shortly after the outbreak of WWII. The station’s first permanent home was located in the Silver Bow Block, located on Granite Street in uptown Butte.

On October 21, 1978, a fire swept through the building, forcing its occupants to relocate. The AFEES moved to a temporary location in the Naval Reserve Center. This temporary occupation lasted 2 ½ years, until April 1981, when the station moved to the historic Finlen Hotel complex. On June 19, 2000, the MEPS moved to the F&W Grand Silver Building, a renovated historic building in uptown Butte. The Butte MEPS began processing applicants for enlistment in its present location, the Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, on June 10, 2019.