prettywheelchair
03-05-2007, 09:04
Any advice on this would help me out immensly...
I am 23 year old male, 4 year college degree, no prior criminal record. I recently enlisted with guaranteed corpsman rating, and was set to ship out to bootcamp in the next few months. Recently I was involved in legal trouble which resulted in a possesion of marijauna charge. Long story, but essentially as the operator of a motor vehicle (that wasn't mine) I was responsible for a small amount of marijuana inside the vehicle. I do not smoke marijuana, or take any other drugs...and have had no issues with any enlistment or DEP related drug screens, I am a clean individual. The offense occured in massachusetts, which as a matter of policy, deals out a 6 month continuance without a finding for all first time offenders. I took my 6 month continuance, paid my court fees, and went back to court and explained the circumstances surrounding my arrest to a judge...who decided to terminate my 6 month probationary period after only 2 weeks. This would have been a great outcome under any other circumstances, but unfortunately I am now being disqualified from a corpsman rating. I still have the opportunity to enlist, but I no longer have the ability to be guaranteed hospital corpsman. Is it at all possible to receive a waiver which would allow me to maintain a corpsman rating? If not, what are my chances (if at all) of entering this rating after enlisting and finishing boot camp? Does my current contractual obligation still stand, or am I no longer considered bound to it because of disqualification?
My recruiters are great guys, but I get the impression that no matter what the situation, as long as I am elidgable to sign my name to a navy contract, they will try and make it happen. I just don't want to sign up with false hopes, and end up in a career path that does not suit me. If I cannot pursue medicine in the navy, I will try my hand at the civillian world. I just feel like I have enough to offer the corpsman community, to just quit on the idea doesn't seem right. Any suggestions, or knowledge to arm myself with would help me out so much, thanks guys.
I am 23 year old male, 4 year college degree, no prior criminal record. I recently enlisted with guaranteed corpsman rating, and was set to ship out to bootcamp in the next few months. Recently I was involved in legal trouble which resulted in a possesion of marijauna charge. Long story, but essentially as the operator of a motor vehicle (that wasn't mine) I was responsible for a small amount of marijuana inside the vehicle. I do not smoke marijuana, or take any other drugs...and have had no issues with any enlistment or DEP related drug screens, I am a clean individual. The offense occured in massachusetts, which as a matter of policy, deals out a 6 month continuance without a finding for all first time offenders. I took my 6 month continuance, paid my court fees, and went back to court and explained the circumstances surrounding my arrest to a judge...who decided to terminate my 6 month probationary period after only 2 weeks. This would have been a great outcome under any other circumstances, but unfortunately I am now being disqualified from a corpsman rating. I still have the opportunity to enlist, but I no longer have the ability to be guaranteed hospital corpsman. Is it at all possible to receive a waiver which would allow me to maintain a corpsman rating? If not, what are my chances (if at all) of entering this rating after enlisting and finishing boot camp? Does my current contractual obligation still stand, or am I no longer considered bound to it because of disqualification?
My recruiters are great guys, but I get the impression that no matter what the situation, as long as I am elidgable to sign my name to a navy contract, they will try and make it happen. I just don't want to sign up with false hopes, and end up in a career path that does not suit me. If I cannot pursue medicine in the navy, I will try my hand at the civillian world. I just feel like I have enough to offer the corpsman community, to just quit on the idea doesn't seem right. Any suggestions, or knowledge to arm myself with would help me out so much, thanks guys.