Qustion about psychological and financial requirements...?

Question

Hey everyone, I was wondering if you could help me out.

I've got a buddy who is going through a pretty rough patch in his life. He's been fired from a few jobs, is depressed, and is filling for bankruptcy. I've heard a lot of people say the armed forces are a good way to get straightened out and get your life back on track. I was just wondering if they wouldn't allow him to join due to his financial or psychological situation. Do you think it could help?

Thanks!

Answer 1

the bankruptcy will limit his job choices to those that do not need a Security Clearance. Current medical treatment for the depression is a DQ. Long term treatment(more than six months) is a PDQ. he must be off any meds for a full year and function normally(steady job, etc) before a waiver will be considered.

HOWEVER: the Military IS NOT A PLACE TO GET STRAIGHTENED OUT. It is not a easy fix to your problems and it sure as heck isn't glorified Welfare. you enlist because you WANT TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, not as a last resort.

Answer 2

Financial Eligibility Determinations

Some recruits will have to show that they will be able to meet their current financial obligations upon enlistment. This includes recruits who are married (or who have ever been married), recruits who require a dependency waiver, recruits with a history of collection accounts, bankruptcy, closed uncollected accounts or bad credit. In the Air Force, it also includes any recruit who is at least 23 years of age. In general, the services are attempting to ensure that the recruit can meet current financial obligations on military active duty pay. For example, the Air Force uses the "40 percent rule." Any recruit who's monthly consumer debts (not counting debts which can be deferred, such as student loans) exceeds 40 percent of his/her anticipated military pay is ineligible for enlistment.
The Navy policy examines total indeptness, rather than monthly payments. The Navy Recruiting Regulation States:


No person may be selected who has a history of bad checks (unless through bank error), repossessions, cancelled or suspended charge accounts, or indebtedness exceeding half the annual salary of the paygrade at which the person is being recruited. If indebtedness includes a long-term mortgage, total indebtedness must not exceed 2 ½ times the annual salary.

The Marines use the same Financial Eligibility Determination forms that the Navy uses. However, the Marines only do a Financial Eligibility Determination when the individual requires a Dependency Waiver. As part of the Dependency Waiver approval process, the applicant is interviewed by the Recruiting Commander (or his/her representative), who ensures, as part of the interview/review process that the recruit would be able to meet their current financial obligations on military pay.

Like the Marines, the Army only does a Financial Eligibility Determination when a Dependency Waiver is Required.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/enlstandards_3.htm

Answer 3

Well finances are taken care of the only thing you have to do is use your checks to pay for a car. lol and little things like groceries. but psychologically Basic Training will wip, any issues he has mentally, out of him. not literally but your so constantly busy that you dont have time to feel bad or anything after the first week or so. as ong as he isnt prescribed meds or anything, hes good then.

Answer 4

He should contact a recruiter.