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I am a 30 year old man, when I was about 24 years old, I received a malicious wounding charge. I served my time and just got off of probation about a month ago. I am seriously thinking about enlisting. Will I be able to with these charges on my record, although I have served my time and have not been in any trouble with the law since then??
If it is a felony, you are unable to join any branch at the moment, but if it is a misdameanor, yo uhave a chnace depending on other charges you may have recieved. But you may have to wait 6 months from last day of probabtion.
Just check with a recruiter to be sure.
Good luck
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Answers by Expert:
John L
Expertise
I am a National Guard recruiter , been doing it for seven years and am a subject matter expert on qualifications for National Guard and I keep up to date on Regular Army regs and programs. I was in the Navy for 4 years and have 13 years in the Guard. I will not sugar coat my answers to you. They are usually short and to the point. If you need more in depth, ask me. Because each situation is different, alot of times you need to actually talk to a recruiter and let them evaluate your situation in person, by looking at your documents, issues etc. If I suggest this, it would be in your best interest to do so. Finally...thank you for your interest in serving this great nation of ours. Very few people can actually make the cut to serve let alone choose to do so. So thank you for wanting to and hopefully you will get a chance. Whatever branch you choose, thank you and good luck.
Experience
13 years Guard experince, combat missions and homeland missions. 7 years recruiting. I have been a platoon sergeant and squad leader. Mentor to new recruiters and recruits.
Education/Credentials
Recruiters course and advanced courses in recruiting
Awards and Honors
Top recruiter in district for FY 2008. Nominated for recruiter of the year for 2010.
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