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This is Sam 24. I am currently in the enlistment process for the United Sates Marine Corps. I have had to get various waivers on things. I have answered all the answers for pre-enlistment as accuratly and truthful as I could. One being "have you ever attended drug rehabilitation" in which I answered yes. I was only about seventeen and it was only for marajuana. Yet I was attending the classes with hardcore drug addicts. I was young and stupid and may have lied about my drug use in the class to "fit in" with the other kids. I have already signed the necessary documents to release the information, being a United States Marine has beens my lifelong dream, would this hinder me in any way? Would the facility have that information on file? Can they dig that deep?
Hi Sam,
Probably not. The fact that you were in drug rehabilitation is a disqualifying factor, and nobody can tell for sure, whether or not a waiver will be approved (for details on on subjective the waiver process can be, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/l/blwaivers.htm).
However, the chances that the Marine Corps will get access to your actual session records of your drug rehabilitation program are slim. At most, they will get access to your admission records, and possibly your completion records, which would give only general (not specific) information.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers
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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.
Education/Credentials
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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