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Can I enlist into any branch of the military with a first degree robbery charge, simple robbery charge and a G.E.D.? It has been almost 7 years. I have been triing to enlist for two years now but to no avail. If you know of any loop holes that may be possible for me to take advantage of, can you help me, please.
Hi,
The simple answer is "no." It's (barely) possible to enlist in the Army with a previous felony, but the only one's I've seen approved are those with exceptional qualifications, such as a very high (95 or over) ASVAB score, or a college degree. This would be if there were no other charges. You've got the felony, plus another criminal charge, plus, you have no education (no high school diploma, and/or no college credits).
As this point in time, your chances of enlistment are slim-to-none. You can improve your chances (for the Army -- I doubt, for any other branch) by getting an Associate's Degree from your local community college. Otherwise, in my opinion, your chances of joining are not good.
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.
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.
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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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