A friend of mine got convicted of trespass 1, when he got drunk and wandered 3 feet into a neighbor’s.
He doesn’t remember even doing it, because he blacked out and next thing he knew, woke up in jail tentatively charged with Burg 1, Trespass 1, and Trespass 3.
They dropped the other two and gave him 18 months probation. He had a DUI 3 years before, but nothing else on his record.
He’s now 4 months into his probation. The military (which he’d been planning for a long time to join) said they couldn’t take him until his probation was over.
Can he basically tell the judge that if he allows him to join, he would be reformed much better than if he didn’t and stayed on probation?
The recruiter told him his DUI (misdemeanor), and Trespass 1 (misdemeanor) would not prevent him from joining. He was even told the military allows 1% of recruits to join with felonies on their record.
I’ve heard of judges allowing this in the past. His own court-appointed attorney told him this is sometimes allowed.
Curt, are you telling me that simply requesting a waiver will permanently disqualify him?
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TYLER
Would be best to talk to his probation officer or overseer about this. They usually have the say and the ability to do something like this, and work with you if you can show that you are actually going to join. They might ask him to at least finish 6 months of the probation or maybe nine which would be half of it before considering it though.
COY
the military is full of feckless, irresponsible piss heads so it is only right and proper that your friend should be allowed to join the other cowboys who think it’s fun to go shooting foreigners!
LOUVAIN
Your answer would, more properly have been asked in military, but here is something for your friend to consider. When his probation is over, he may be eligible for a waiver. However, if he approaches the judge and asks him to drop the probation because he is trying to enlist and the judge does so and enters it into the official court record, your friend will be PERMANENTLY disqualified from enlistment with no possibility of a waiver.
SIDNEY
They allow to go into the military instead of convicting you of a felony. Once you are convicted you have to have it expunged of your record. The military does not take convicted felons.