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I have had 2 DUI's. The last one was 2 yrs ago. I would like to join the Navy. Would I be allowed to enlist in the Navy? I am 24 yrs old and would very much like to enlist. Would I be disqualified because of my past dui's?
THank you
Hi Tyler,
See my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marinejoin/a/criminal.htm
As you can see, under the section for "serious offenses," (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/marines/l/blcriminal6.htm), two or more such offenses would require a waiver.
What are the chances that a waiver would be considered and approved? No one can say. Each and every waiver request is evaluated individually. It depends on several factors, including the exact circumstances of the offenses, your qualifications (ASVAB score, education level, etc.), and how bad the particular Military service needs your particular warm body at that particular point in time (i.e., how are they doing on their recruiting goals).
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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