Lying (note:I take no responsibility in your actions)

• An Air Force recruit had a history of childhood asthma. He had experienced no incident of asthma since the age of 12. The recruiter advised the recruit to lie about the childhood asthma, informing the recruit that there was no way that the military could search all the medical records in the World, and discover it. The recruiter told him to make sure he answered "No" for every question at MEPs during the medical examination. The recruiter told him that "N.O." stood for "New Opportunities," and "Y.E.S." stood for "Your Enlistment Stops." The recruit entered the Air Force and graduated basic training. While doing PT at technical school, he had an asthma attack and collapsed. He was taken to the hospital, where the medical professionals diagnosed asthma. A check of his enlistment paperwork showed no reported history of asthma. Officials simply made a few phone calls to hospitals located in the areas where the recruit lived in the past (that information is on the enlistment application), and found his medical records. The recruit was discharged for fraudulent enlistment, just days before technical school graduation. He received an RE-Code of "4" which means he can never, ever enlist in any military service. The sad part is, that history of childhood asthma is often waivered today, if disclosed, and a pulmonary function test shows no evidence of current breathing problems.
• Based on his recruiter's advice, a Navy recruit did not report knee surgery he had undergone at the age of 14. The surgery was such that it would have required a waiver to join. The recruit had selected a rating (job) that only required a SECRET Security Clearance, so his recruiter assured him that there was no way that the Navy would ever check his civilian medical records, unless he possibly re-injured his knee at a later time. The recruiter was mistaken. While in A-School (job training school), the recruit was tentatively selected for an assignment that would have required a TOP SECRET Clearance. As part of the initial assignment screening process. the DSS (Defense Security Service) began a detailed background investigation. When performing interviews, an aquaintence of the recruit happened to mention the time that the recruit spent in a hospital. The investigator noticed that there was no mention of hospitalization on the recruit's initial enlistment paperwork, so he sought and located the hospital records. The recruit received a fraudulent enlistment discharge.

The above are just a few examples. In the past three years, I've been contacted by dozens and dozens of former members of the military who were discharged or court-martialed for fraudulent enlistment (court-martials for fraudulent enlistment are rare, but they do happen). Each of these individuals wanted to know if they could somehow have their discharges upgraded. The sad answer is, probably not. The law allows a military discharge to be upgraded only in extremely limited cases.

Military Officials Say...

• Persons entering the Armed Forces should be of good moral character. The underlying purpose of moral character enlistment standards is to minimize entrance of persons who are likely to become disciplinary cases or security risks or who disrupt good order, morale, and discipline. Moral standards of acceptability for service are designed to disqualify the following kinds of persons:
• Individuals under any form of judicial restraint (bond, probation, imprisonment, or parole).
• Those with significant criminal records.
• Persons convicted of felonies may request a waiver to permit their enlistment. The waiver procedure is not automatic, and approval is based on each individual case. One of the considerations in determining whether a waiver will be granted is the individual's ability to adjust successfully to civilian life for a period of time following his or her release from judicial control.
• In processing waiver requests, the Military Services shall require information about the "who, what, when, where, and why" of the offense in question; and a number of letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant's character or suitability for enlistment. Such letters must be from responsible community leaders such as school officials, ministers, and law enforcement officials.
• Those who have been previously separated from the Military Services under conditions other than honorable or for the good of the Service.
• Those who have exhibited antisocial behavior or other traits of character that would render them unfit to associate with military personnel.

Convict Enlistment History

1. United States Army accepted 239 convicted felons in 2009 with theft felonies.

2.United States Marines accepted 500+ convicted felons in 2009 with assault and burglary.

3.United States Coast Guard accepts no criminal record or run any waivers.

4.United States Navy is picky but will accept with minor felonies.

5.United States Airforce accepted 113 convicted felons in 2009, currently there are no enlistment waivers criminal/medical running.

Join by bribe or luck (note:bribing government officials is a felony itself, if you choose to lie or bribe, its all on you)

Locate a recruitment office in your area. Contact the office and make an appointment to speak with a recruiting officer.

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Inform the recruiting officer about your felony conviction. Provide a detailed explanation of when and why you committed the crime and your age at the time of the conviction. All criminal records, including those of juvenile offenses, are available to the military, so do not try to hide any information from the recruiting officer.

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Ask the officer if the military can grant you a felony waiver. If the officer believes a waiver is possible, he will attempt to obtain one for you.

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Complete the rest of the application process. The recruiting officer will contact you to let you know the status of your waiver. It may take several weeks or months to get a decision on your waiver.

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Contact a different recruiting officer if the first one believes a waiver is not possible. The recruiting process is subjective, so you may have more luck with a different officer.

JOIN WITH FELONIES!!!!

Determine the severity of your offense before applying to the US Army Reserves. According to the Army's website, the Army will forgive certain offenses but not others. Some of the felonies that will invalidate future careers in the military include rape and murder. As a rule of thumb, the Army states that the more violent or serious the crime, the "less likely the military is to overlook it." The Army's website offers a full list of offenses that require a moral waiver.

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Meet with a recruiter to apply to join the U.S. Army Reserves. Bring all required forms of identification, including birth certificate and Social Security card. Please note that you cannot be accepted into the military if you are awaiting sentencing or trial for any current offense, or currently serving parole or probation for any past offense.

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Fully disclose any criminal background when first meeting with a recruiter. Lying about any past offenses will not only violate federal law, but will show that you have not reformed your ways and will hurt your chances of receiving a moral waiver. Moreover, the military investigators can access records sealed by the court, and their inquiries will turn up expunged records as well.

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Ask for a moral waiver. After disclosing the exact nature of the past offense or conviction, you will need to schedule a "moral waiver" interview. The military will need time to investigate the offense and conviction, and before this interview takes place, you will need to fill out the moral waiver form and also obtain letters of recommendation.

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Engage in activities that will gain you positive recommendations from community leaders. According to public policy analyst Michael Boucai of the Palm Center for Sound Social Policy, the military uses a "whole person" concept when evaluating recruits who need a moral waiver. The Military Entrance Processing Station suggests that engaging in community-service projects, furthering education and obtaining employment will help a recruit get such recommendations.

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Obtain references and letters of recommendation from prominent individuals in your community. Try to solicit good references from people familiar with your efforts at rehabilitation, including your parole officer, community organizers, past employers and educators and religious officials. Submit these letters to your recruiter before the moral waiver interview to show him that others have already acknowledged the steps you've taken to redress past offenses.

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Submit DA Form 2981 (Application for Determination of Moral Eligibility for Induction). Make sure to fill out all items, and do not omit any offenses. The military will then review your application and, if you are determined eligible, will conduct the moral waiver interview.

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Attend the moral waiver interview. Express your regret at past offenses and explain how you believe a career in the military will enable you to better your situation.