I would like to join the Marines. I have wanted to all my live. It is a dream of mine. I have a problem though, I went to talk to a recruiter and took the ASVAB and passed that. Was getting ready to set up the pt test, but the gunny told me to come talk to him. he was looking through my records and found two words the disqualifies me to join any of the military branches. The words Domestic Violence. But the problem I am having is I wasnt charged with domestic violence, I was charged with assault. If you look at my record, in the dockets part all it says about DV is I was told to do a 24 week DV intervention class, and thats it. I have tried to get the words changed a few times now but they keep saying no. My probation just ended as of august 24, 09. Does anyone have any idea on if it is even possible for me to join? Like i said it is my dream and Id do pretty much anything to make it happen... THANKS
In most states, assaults (and the like) are attached to DV, with DV being the charge for the reason of assault. If you live with a partner, male or female, involved or not, and an altercation (including yelling that can be heard outside the front door) occurs, you have in fact broken the DV law.
My DV, for instance, says "fighting." I was arrested for yelling - no hitting or threats of any type. Of course, my b-ch of an ex was a cop, so she wiggled her bum and the SWAT team came-a-runnin'. But that shows you how silly the laws are now, where a man cannot even yell in his own house without becoming an instant criminal.
The problem with DV isn't the charge itself, but The Lautenberg Act - compliments of your closest liberal. That law basically states that a DV conviction forbids you to ever have a job where carrying a weapon is a part of the description. Yes, that includes the military. Yes, it is stupid.
Is there a waiver for it? I don't know for sure, but I don't think so. The liberals here have all-but assured all the sheep of the country that you are a worthless POS that can never be trusted again. Unfortunately, the military is powerless to grant exceptions to federal laws, and thus is that is this.
I'm sorry, bro. I've no doubt that you deserve at least a chance, but it is what it is. You'd have been better off being arrested for a felony, as there are waivers for those constantly given. But DV is its own little thing in its own little world in the minds of those living in their own little minds.
Keep bugging the recruiters and keep going to new ones until you get too weary to keep going or until you fing one that wants you bad enough to pull strings. Wish I had better advice than that, but it is all I can think of.