I received a general discharge from the Navy with an RE-4 code. It was for misconduct. Will this prevent me from applying to government jobs, say FBI, law enforcement, foreign service officer, border patrol, etc? What about civilian jobs? If yes, then how can I convert my general discharge to an honorable discharge?
2007-01-11 11:47:21 · 7 answers · asked by solar_firefly 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes , it will cause you problems with other agency's. I m not sure there is anything that you could do to re=change that. All, I can tell you is go to your Navy appeal courts and put the revision in. And see what happens. Ask a Navy attorney for assistance in filing that petition.
2007-01-11 11:52:55 · answer #1 · answered by angelikabertrand64 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have to have a security clearance of one degree or another to hold a federal law enforcement job. It'll be up to the background investigator to recommend or not recommend you. They will want to know the details of the misconduct; you can put money on that.
Odds are that you are out of luck on the federal law enforcement jobs, but that's not a certainty. The only sure way to find out is to apply and see what happens.
Changing the status of your discharge won't have any bearing on the background investigation. They won't be concerned so much with the discharge category as the reason you were initially given that category and the circumstance surrounding the decision. Changing it just means you have to tell them the original decision, the details that caused it and then the details involved in the change of status. A background investigator will then contact Navy personnel, more than likely those involved in making the decision to give you a General Military discharge w/ an RE-4 decision code and then interview those individuals; plus pull your personnel jacket.
2007-01-13 23:47:17 · answer #2 · answered by deus ex machina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will effect you chances with jobs in any form of federal job. That is just the way it works. If you cannot enter Honorable in the section about being a veteran for discharge, it will disqualify you. I don't know if it for all federal jobs, but the vast majority. You will not be considered for any LE positions across the board(the only possible exception being in some podunk town where they need a new Barney Fife.)
And, no, it will not be possible to get your discharge elevated to an honorable discharge.
2007-01-11 14:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Contact the Navy JAG...request a Discharge review. It might be upgraded....RE4 is an enlistment code, but is also a Red flag to employers
2007-01-11 12:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
re4 code is not recommended for reenlistment. thats not ineligable just not recommended. you could probebly get into the lower government jobs and work into the higher ones. they will look into your misconduct. that might have some bearing on the situation... good luck...
2007-01-11 11:55:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
More and more government jobs are requiring security clearances. this will be your major problem.
2007-01-11 11:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by Mitchell G 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're having a general discharge, you need to see a urologist.
2007-01-11 11:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck Dhue 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋