Expert: Aaron Shifferly - 11/18/2010

Question
I'm a permanent resident with a family here in US. I have a BS Degree and I'm 25 years old. I got recently discharged from DEP USMC with Moral DQ/ EPTS. I'm currently transfering to the US ARMY.

January 2010 I got DEP in the Marines and to about to go in bootcamp last September 2010. 2 months before that I forgot to disclose that I have been accused with ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE when I was still residing in the Philippines but later dismissed by the court. Trying to be very honest with the USMC and I know that I really have nothing to do with the ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE case, I disclosed the case to the MEPS. It took them 3 weeks before eventually the CO of RS San Francisco decided to remove me from DEP. The CO said that I was DQ'd based on the MPPM which I read and there's nothing there that states my case to be DQ'd so I guess it's the prerogative of the CO. My recruiter said that the CO can't risk sending me to be a MARINE and that I can never be a MARINE because of my past which I can never change.

With the discharge paper with Moral DQ/EPTS at hand, I went to the US ARMY office. Right now they are acquiring my MEPS docs form the MARINES.

Now here are my questions:

Is the US Army going to accept me?
Is it fraudulent enlistment?

Then later in the US army, the station commander said that to give them 6 months because it's fraudulent enlistment, I questioned the CO of Marines (who I still have contact with through email) if I got the "fraudulent enlistment". He just said to bring the paper to the US Army office.

I'm a person who is ready to give my life for my country and family. I believe that to protect your family, you should protect your family.

Thanks and those who are reading this and served our country, my life's in debt to you. Thanks.

Answer
The answer is probably not.  There are more applicants to join the Army than currently are positions so the Army is being more selective on those that it chooses.  Having such a serious charge on your record seriously impacts your chances in a negative way.  Also, the fact that you failed to disclose this up front to the marine corps and the army will know this and hold it against you.  At the very least you'll have to wait the 6 months after being kicked from Marine DEP but you'll find it hard going to try again with the army.