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I enlisted in the army reserve on july 24 2008 I failed a drug test at my unit for the future soldier program just got word yesterday that they can not ship me to basic training my original date to go to basic traning was on july 7 2009 my discharge got suspended and I was put on a year probation. Just got word yester day that they are going to have to give me a uncharcterized discharge will I be able to reenlist anytime and is a uncharcterized discharge a under honorable conditions or would it be an els
You should be able to re-enlist but there is a specified waiting time depending on what your discharge papers say. This period is anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. Just wait and see the paperwork and talk to a recruiter again. They'll point you in the right direction.
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Aaron Shifferly
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I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
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I have experience in both deployed and garrision environments as a Military Police Officer.
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Bachelor of Science in Arabic and French from United States Military Academy at West Point.
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