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Expert: Rod Powers - 11/15/2007


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I received a Felony charge for vandalism and/or discharging a firearm(air powered bb gun) I never served juvenile time, and was off probation when I turned 19. I wanted to know if it would be possible for me to get a waiver and enter an officer training program... I would like to fly helicopters...

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Austin

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Hi Austin,

I'm afraid that with a felony conviction (even as a juvenile), your chances of receiving a waiver as an officer or a warrant officer (Army) are small. The Army may very likely issue a felony waiver for enlistment, but probably not for a warrant officer or a commissioned officer.

Perhaps, after a few years as an Army enlisted member, with a felony conviction, after one has "proven" themselves, the Army may be willing to waive a previous felony conviction for the warrant officer flight training program (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/warrantofficerjobs/a/053a.htm).

For more information about the U.S. Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com

Hope this helps!

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.

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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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