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.....I'm only 16, my xbf has always wanted to be a P.O.He has had a few run in's with the law,the last one was for possession of an ounce and a half of weed in his car.Now he says that if he goes into the Army for 4 years, that the judge will drop the charges and he'll have a clean record. Gee, he doesn't even have a HS diploma or a GED yet. He's almost 19.Can this really happen? Thanks so much!
Hi Charley,
I'm afraid your xbf is either blowing smoke (lying), or someone is lying to him.
First of all, in order to qualify for enlistment in the Army, he would have to have a GED or HS diploma, or he would have to have at least 15 college credits.
Second, it is against military regulations to accept a candidate for enlistment if they have pending charges, or if any judge, prosecuter, etc., has indicated that charges would be dropped, reduced, or in anyway modified if the person joined the military. For details, see my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/joinprison.htm
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my 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.
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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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