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Hi, I am 25 and got a dui when I was 23. I want to join the sf for the army and only sf! I am not a desk jockey! Will my dui prohibit me from sf because of my dui or can it be waived?
Hi,
A DUI isn't necessarily a disqualifier for the 18x (special forces) program, but it is a disqualifying factor for enlistment in the Army (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/a/criminal.-u59.htm). Therefore, it would have to be waivered.
Whether or not waivers are considered or approved depends a lot on how bad a service needs new recruits. For the past few months, all of the services (including the Army) have exceeded their recruiting goals, so it might be rather hard to get a Moral waiver right now.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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