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I would like to join the coast guard or air force but during my teen years I was involved in a drive-by shooting, someone had shot out of the car I was driving. I was charged with 4 attempts of murder, shooting in an inhabited dwelling, and assault with a deadly weapon/ firearm. Do I even qualify for a waiver? I was sixteen when it happened, I am now 20 with an A.S degree.
Hi Jennefer,
To be truthful, probably not.
In addition to being a military service, the Coast Guard is also a law enforcement agency, and -- as such -- have *very* high standards when it comes to criminal history.
For the past several years, the Air Force has *easily* exceeded its recruiting goals, and is not very lenient when it comes to criminal history waivers. This is especially true of felonies (even juvenile felonies) that involve violence.
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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