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i recently got a dui 2 month go. i really want to get in the military so will this be a prob? and is there a way to have my lawyer convince judge to give smaller repercussions and work around my navy enlistment. for i am trying to better my life and be a good citizen.5 years was my 1st dui.... is that really bad for my approval in navy?
Hi Rachele,
It's going to require a waiver to enlist (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marinejoin/a/criminal.htm). However, a waiver for a single DUI is not all that uncommon.
You'll want to make sure your lawyer ensures that the judge does not make a record of ordering you to enlist, instead of prosecution. As you'll note in the article, that would make you ineligible for enlistment.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site 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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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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