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I've looked everywhere, and I've seen things slightly close to mine but with no answer.
I'm 23 years old, and when I was around 12-13 I had 2 misdemeanors. My recruiter told me that anything that happened over 10 years ago, and happened as a juvi I shouldn't put down. The day I went to MEPS I asked one of the Liasons there and he said I should "keep my mouth shut." I pled Nolo Contendre and was sentenced to 80 hours community service, and excelled with that with over 170 hours of service and was actually offered a job with the place(department of veteran affairs).
Long story short, do I really need to tell this information? I've waited for 2 years to get into the military fighting MEPS for a heart condiditon that I don't have. I don't want to go to training and then 5 weeks later get busted for fraudulent enlistment.
If you do not live in the town where it happened you should be ok, I say go for it. Do not mention it and if it pops up, just play dumb. Oops, I forgot about that, it was when I was a kid. If waivers were allowed right now, I would say mention it, but waivers are hard to get.
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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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