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Hellp,
First off I would like to thank you for taking the time to answer this question. I received a DUI, while in the DEP for the Army slated to do BCT and then OCS right after. My recruiter knows about the situation and said I would have to receive a DEP discharge. However, my lawyer worked out a deal to where I serve a deferred sentence and the charges will be dropped. I still want to join the army ASAP and be an officer. Can you shed any more light on my situation? Thanks, TK
Hi TK,
A deferred sentence is still what the military calls an "adverse adjudication." A DUI is a disqualifying factor for enlistment and requires a moral waiver. Right now, the Army is not granting any moral waivers for any enlistment program.
The chances of getting a moral waiver for a DUI for any officer program (at any time) are very slim.
I'm sorry. I wish I had better news for you.
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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