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Dear NCCM,
I am trying to get enlisted into the Navy, but I got a DUI in 2008 which I did the classes and paid the fines. According to how the IL law was back then it was supposed to be dropped from my record as long as I did the requirements which I did. Then this last Labor Day, I got a DUI. I will be done with court in about two weeks. They are going to drop the charge to a Reckless driving with No conditions (no fines,classes,or anything else) They did this so that I could go into the Navy. Will I be able to enlist like I would like to? -
NCCM,
My son is 22 years old. He is the noncustodial parent of a 2 year old and has a son that is due to be born this month. He was told by a recruiter that having two kids disqualifies him from enlisting. Is this true?
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Hey master chief I went to meps to process for the national guard in 2007 but I was disqualified cuz the meps told me my blood pressure was high. The doctor told me to go see a regular doctor for five days and send it back to meps which I never did that. Now since we in 2011 my physical expire with the disqualification on it now im in the system as permanent disqualified. Recently I went to the recruiting station on november 24 and submitted my prescreen form I check yes on past high blood pressure and saw a psychiatrist. I didnt disclose this back in 2007 but now I decided to do it the right. Will they hold it against for not disclosing it the first I went to meps? Also my recruiter still aint heard nothing since he submitted my paperwork on the 24 of november this year. How can he submit my paperwork if im in the system as pdq. Why is it taking so long to hear back?
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Right I am aware of that how long its suppose to take but apparently its been four weeks and still no answer well thats what he told me. I apreciate you and navydoc for taking yall time answering people questions. I just keep you and navydoc posted if I do hear something. But like I said im in the system as pdq because my meps physical expire with the disqualification on it because I never submitted my blood pressure readings when I was told to do so. Now im trying to see how can I get that cleared.
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Ok thanks master chief I just wait for an answer and then I let u know
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NCCM,
I have recently found out that the father of my daughter has enlisted in the Navy. We are joint conservators(Texas)but I am the custodial parent. He has refused to give me any information regarding his leaving as required by his court order. He said his parents are going to pay the child support while he is gone and expecting them to get his current court ordered visitation. He also is saying that he will not be able to provide her insurance for sometime, also required by the court order. Is there someone with the Navy I can contact to help find out the detail. I am being told he is leaving Jan 4 and his plan appears to be leaving without telling me anything. -
Yes it is, sorry. I didn’t realize she had already posted a message.
I will give them a call but from what I can see on the website he should not have been allowed to enlist unless he has signed over physical custody correct?
Our current court ordered custody agreement gives him exteded periods of vsitation (standard Thursday and 1st,3rd,5th weekend). My concerns are more than benefits. Since he has not released custody or given me notice of his enlistment I may be forced to hand her over to his parents, anuts, uncle or whoever else he designates to pick her up while he is gone. We can go back to court but that will take some time.
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Hello my ex joined the navy and I am sure he didn’t tell them he has a child (with me) until boot camp. Child has always lived with me her mother but nothing had ever been court ordered. Now while my child was on a visit to his home where he is stationed and he enrolled her in school and kept her from me. Now we are going through a custody dispute through courts. Did he do anything wrong? Or is this completely ok. He is also married but in active duty. Is there anyone I can or should contact to help me. Any info will help thanks!
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im 18 years old i have a GED and was wondering if it was possible to join the navy?
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Good day NCCM..i will be leaving for bootcamp in june…i want to ask you whether the navy can allow me to reenlist when my contract is over so that i would not have to wait in the reserve…Also,when can i start my reenlisting process while on active duty…thanks
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My son is due to leave for bootcamp in Feb. Back in August he was arrested for possesion of synthetic cannabis “pep spice” he had less than 2 grams on him. He was unaware it was illegel because he bought it at a local gas station (which is still selling it). We have been going to court each month and recieveing a continuences, we are waiting on the lab results to come in on if it contains the illegal ingredents that were put into effect July 1, 2011. The court is willing to do a diversion but that means he pleads guilty, it will be dissmissed upon his signature but the zero tolerance rule would make him eneligiable for enlistment or he would need a waiver but he is enlisted for master at arms, my understanding is this job is not eligiable for a waiver. He has not been in any trouble before. no prior arrest no traffic offenses except for 1 seatbelt ticket. His recruiter is quite irritated with him, so he doesn’t ask him many questions right now. I just don’t know what his options are? He has always wanted to be in the Navy and then go into law enforcement!! Any advice or guidance would be great. Is postponing his leave date an option? Once the results are in his attorney feels certain the charges will be dropped because it will either not have the illigel ingredients in it or we can prove ther was NO “knowing or intentional” illegal posession since he purchased it at the gas station. Thanks for any advice in advance.
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Hello I have been talking with a recruiter for a couple of months now. I am truely passionate in enlisting in the navy. I have taking the ASVAB and got a 55. The only thing i dont qualify is the weight requirement. About September 2011 i weighed in at 220 pounds at 5 foot 9 inches. Now I am at 195 pounds. I have been working out 5 times a week. It is finally end of the holidays and I just started a high protein 1500 calorie diet but I just can’t seem to get out of the 194-198 pounds range. I have been basically ignoring calls from my recruiter due to my embarrasment of still not being in the navy weight qualification. Can my recruiter deny me or “rip up my application” because i havent been in contact with him?
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Hello. I was wondering if the Navy is currently taking prior service? I was in the army national guard but was never qualified for a job. I have a re-3 uncharacterized discharge so i know i would need a waiver for that.
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Good day, I had a domestic violence charge for slapped a lady on the hand, the case is to be dismissed after one year 2 months from now how will this affect my chances of joining the service?
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My 22 year old grandson wishes to enlist in the US Navy. Last year, he was charged with shoplifting and the court downgraded the charge to a violation of a municipal ordinance. Shortly thereafter, he had a nervous breakdown and voluntarily admitted himself to an inpatient mental facility. He was released after 2 weeks and then attended an outpatient mental health program for 2 months for substance abuse. He has been rehabilitated and has been “clean” for 3 months. Would he be able to enlist in the Navy?
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My daughter is trying to join the Navy and went to MEPS and was disqualified for a knee injury and was told to see her Orthapedic doctor and has recieved a letter stating that she requires no more treatment and can perform any job or duty in the Navy. We submited this several months ago but have not heard anything we have contacted the recruiter, but his response is always just takes time.
My question is there anyone we can contact to find out if she qualifies or to just go to college. -
On february 27 2011 i was charged in NY state with a violation of unlawful possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance (adderol) on May 10th of 2011 the court dropped the charge of a controlled substance and i was offered a 1 year ACD for the possession of marijuana i turned down the ACD and just payed the fine. i then found out that you can not join any form of the navy special operations if convicted of a UPM. Tonight I appealed this charge and received an ACD for the UPM and the judge said my record would be wiped clean and sealed as of May 9th 2012. will i be eligible to join the Navy special operations? if not could i become a navy corpsman then later on try out for SARC as a navy corpsman. will the navy take my job, schooling and certifications that i hold into account?
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Do you know of anything that could be done in order to be able to enlist as an HM or would an appeal be my only option. Thank you for your time and advice I appreciate it.
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Hello,
My son is in the process of enlisting in the NAVY, his MEPS score was a 95, he has 11 minor traffic violations, he was told it would need to go for approval to the NCO, he as done all the waivers and had 3 awesome letters of recommendation. How likely is it that he will get approved, he was about to sign on with the Nuclear program as an Electrical Engineer.
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Thank you for your quick response, I guess I did not explain myself correctly. My son was about to sign his contract when they relized the tickets amounted to 11(all minor and all taken care of)), the people from the nuke program approached him and encouraged him to join , because he scored a 95 on his ASVAB A 278 in nuke 268 in EE. He had agreed to join them.
He has 67 college credits 3 great letters of recommendation from employer, and educators. The approval has to come from higher up, he was not able to sign and was told he had to wait to see if he would get approved from NRC. What are the chances that he will be able to join if at all especially nuke. As far as his math and science grades they are way above normal(more than likely perfect). -
I have a question. I had my legal name changed and I have sent off for a new birth certificate and the state said it would be a while before it can be changed. Can I use the court order in place of a birth certificate since I cannot get one and will my name change effect any sort of security clearances. Thank you.
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Hello NCCM, I am prior service e-5 army national guard with 8 years, 3 of which were deployed. I do not have an mod that transfers over to the navy. I had a recruiter tell me active duty would be no problem. He is on leave and the other recruiter is telling me reserves is my only option. I have gone through a lot of trouble to get a conditional release from my chain of command now the story is changing. Any thoughts as to how I straighten this out? Thanks.
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Thank you. Would it increase my chances if I meet the prerequisites and am trying to enlist as NSW???
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NCCM,
I am currently 17, and will be enlisting this summer after the current seniors at my school graduate, but I have a question. I have been hospitalized 3 times for suicidal Ideation. My most recent being in April of 2010. My question is will this keep me from enlisting? Are there any appeals processes I can go through? Any information would be much appreciated. -
NCCM,
I have another question, just to cover my bases. Since I am prior service and it would be difficult to enlist active duty, would I be able to enlist in the navy reserve as fts??? -
hi so if i have an high school diploma, what is the minimum score to enlist in the navy?
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When i was 18 years old i was in a car when a kid had marijuana andthe officer charged everyone in the car with a UPM (unlawful possesion of marijuana) in new york and we all got tickets (even though i didnt possess any marijuana i was simply cited by guilty of association but anyway i plead my case to the judge with one court visit and he gave me an acd for 6 months and the now the charges have been dismissed. will this stop me from being able to enlist?!
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NCCM,
Since I am prior service and it would be difficult to enlist active duty, would I be able to enlist in the navy reserve as fts??? -
Hello.. I have 3 children, but father has full custody of 2.. Besides the two, I am married and with 1 dependent(my third child).. Am i able to enlist in the Navy?
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Good morning… My granddaughter enlisted in the Navy at the age of 19. She had a ship date and a job as a yeomen but didn’t go because of her peers and mother. Now at the age of 22 she wants to try and enlist again but she now has a misdemenor charge for mj possesion. I told her that the Navy wouldn’t accept her anymore. Is this true?
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good afternoon, my name is taylor and im trying to enlist in the navy. I was discharged from the army with a general discharge. I also got a dui two years ago. im wondering if that will mess with me joining the navy. I also have a ged but i was told that prior service with a ged was allowed to join. is this true?
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so i would not be able to get into the navy at all?
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Hello, I’m trying to enlist into the Navy with a GED and i can’t because i have to have 22 credits. Is there anyway around this or will it change soon?
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My friend is supposed to be leaving for basic training for the navy soon. however he forgot that he had cavities filled at a younger age when he enlisted at meps. He heard they xray your teeth during the medical screening before he is sent to bootcamp. Should he be worried that he forgot to put that information in his medical records? Should he tell his recruiters?
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Hi NNCM,
I was convicted of a crime but was charge with 3 charges, 2 misderminor and a felony. I went in to see a recruiter at the navy station, and I was told that I’m not qualified with a felony. So If i could possibly drop my felony charge to a misderminor, would I still be qualified?? Or do I have several misderminor already? -
Thank You NCCM.
So would i be qualified? -
Hello Master Chief.
I am prior service U.S. Navy. I did three years in the Navy but I was UA for 87 days before I came back to my command. I wasn’t deserting the navy. I was taking care of my mom and I didn’t want to leave her. But I ended up at TPU and they told me that my ship didn’t want me back. Its was the only incident I had on my ship. I never wanted to get out. But they told me that I had to sign my paper work and get out. Which I did and I received a OTH with a RE-4. I want to know is there anyway for my to get back in the Navy? I really want to be in the Navy. It’s been 7 years since I’ve been in.
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ok, could it be a Re-3 with a General?
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Ok if I get a General discharge would I get my benefits back?
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Ok thanks Master Chief
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I am in the DEP and was just informed that I had debt 16 days before I leave for RTC. I was told that I will not be able to leave with debt. I was wondering if that was true or not.
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My niece told her family that she was scheduled to leave for boot-camp tomorrow but that her recruiter said she had to go have another physical yesterday to make sure she was still qualified. Supposedly at this physical she was found to have high blood pressure and was told by her recruiter she needed to re-take the blood pressure test tomorrow and if she passed she could leave within the next month. Does this sound like something that would happen or a bunch of lies?
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I was born wi th out my pinky and ring finger it has always been my dream to jpin the navy.i understand u can get waivers for certain medical issses would this be one or automativlt disqualitying. Im a righty and its my left hand
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Hi NCCM,
I am army prior service with 4 years and 2 reserve, I’m trying to do the paperwork to enlist active in the navy, but I need a dependant waiver, my recruiter is trying to help bue told me I had to wait because they havent said much about prior service, do you think i can get in? -
Hey master chief once the cmo denieds an applicant with no waiver remmende
d is that a done deal. I was denied for history of autism hypertension obesity etc. can I resubmit or I cant. -
Well master chief I went to another doctor to get a second opinion and he said I dont have autism and probably were mis diagnose when I was young. But the cmo still label me with history of it and to me he didnt pay no mind to my second doctor opinion. Right now im in college with a 3.0 gpa with no accommodations.
MMCM,
The 1st payment was half of the SRB.