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Mr. Powers,
I am currently going through the enlistment process with the navy for special warfare/seals, but I have a dui conviction from march 2006. I just talked to an army recruiter and he said that i cannot get a security clearance with my dui for special forces/green berets right off the bat. The navy recruiter said i would be offered $25,000 signing bonus and a guaranteed shot at BUD/S after basic training. Is it true that a my 3.5 year old dui conviction will disqualify me from a security clearance? Will this affect my navy seal contract?
Hi Sam,
No, it's not true (see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/security.htm), however, the Army is doing so well on their recruiting goals right now, that they aren't approving any criminal history waivers, at all (for any job).
For more information about the US Military, feel free to visit my US Military Information website at http://usmilitary.about.com
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.
Experience
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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