A friend of mine,decided to join the Marines. When the recruiter asked him if he had ever tried Marijuana he said yes,2x about 6 years ago.
Before he signed his contract his classifier asked him the same question, so he gave them the same answer that he had done it 2x about 6 years ago, he signed his contract and everything was fine
So, yesterday I was talking to him, and he was very worried that his decision of being honest could have cost him an opportunity of ever becoming an officer or per se an E-8 or E-9. Is that correct information?
Will the fact that he actually told the truth become an issue with his military career?
My friend said that 99% of the individuals that come across lie about it, so should he have lied about it?
2007-10-04 02:17:13 · 7 answers · asked by hello 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
He will be fine. As long as he passes the drug testing! It also depends on what drugs you admit to. For example: If you told the recruiter you did LSD 4 years ago, they will not let you be in certain MOS's due to the flash back possibilities associated with that drug. 99% of all people enlisting in the military have prior drug use. Many lie about it and yes, they know they lie about it. I have never heard of pot smoking in your teens effecting the advancement of anyone. Just need to put the recreational drug use days behind you and start acting like a responsible adult and everything will be fine.
2007-10-04 02:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Tincan Navy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shouldn't be an issue. My husband disclosed prior use and is now a Naval Officer.
2 uses that long ago is not enough to classify him as an Habitual user, which WOULD disqualify him for a lot of things.
As long as he stays clean he'll be fine.
2007-10-04 05:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was probably asked to sign some sort of waiver stating that he has experimented with marijuana.
That's the way it was when I signed up for the USMC.
Spent 12 years as an active duty Marine, and it never once affected my career.
Obviously he shouldn't be smoking while on active duty......
2007-10-04 02:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by Truce 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Telling the truth is the only way to go. It won't affect his career if he keeps his record clean and has nothing to hide in his past. If they find out later that he lied about something while joining, it can lead to criminal charges.
He did the right thing.
g-day!
2007-10-04 02:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In theory, it should not affect his military career.
In practice, it probably will at one point or another. That fact (drug usage) affects certain things such as security clearance applications and will become relavent if he ever rise to becoming a senior officer.
It is tough to say if he should have "fessed up" or not. Had he not, and gotten caught, the consequences could have been severe, but, practically speaking, who would have bothered to dig deep enough to catch him? It really is a judgment call, I can't really fault a person for making either decision.
2007-10-04 02:30:10 · answer #5 · answered by dpilipis 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It wont affect his career as long as he stays away from it from now on....They only care about what happens while you are in the Service once you have passed the background checks. Unless you lied alot and they caught it. Even top secret background searches don't catch everything that happens.
2007-10-04 02:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Bob D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Such decisions are based strictly on your performance of duty and your drive to promote yourself in your military and civilian educational requirements.
2007-10-04 03:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋