I'm thinking of joining the military, probably Marines, and I was wondering how complete the background checks are they do on you. Not that I have anything to hide, but I'm just concerned there may be something I forget to put on my application that will come back and bite me in the ass.
I get the impression that they aren't that complete because I have had many friends go in who were complete stoners and potheads and they lied about it on their application and it never got caught. Is there just some areas the background checks focus on more than others?? If so, I would have imagined prior drug use is the one they focus on.
Sorry this post is so long, but I would really appreciate any feedback from people who are knowledgeable about this stuff.
I get the impression that they aren't that complete because I have had many friends go in who were complete stoners and potheads and they lied about it on their application and it never got caught. Is there just some areas the background checks focus on more than others?? If so, I would have imagined prior drug use is the one they focus on.
Sorry this post is so long, but I would really appreciate any feedback from people who are knowledgeable about this stuff.