MESSAGE 1:
I'll admit, I have a drug waiver. But the difference is, I didn't "smoke up" right before my application because I was "about to join the Navy, and I want to experiment before I can't". I did it years before and all it did was put a mark on my application in a bad way. I got accepted, I'm an officer now, and I could care less about it.
If you are considering DOING DRUGS in the same timeframe that you are considering joining the Navy/Marine Corps, then you obviously have no idea what this entails. This isn't some "cool 9-5 job" where you fly planes and go home and drink beer (please, jokes aside). You are expected to be a leader of sailors and marines. It's posts like this from officer applicants that only weaken the credibility of the officer corps. "If LT Schmukatelli smoked weed, then why can't I?"
A drug waiver is forgiveness for childhood stupidity and bad choices. It ISN'T a get-out-of-jail-free card for some schmuck who toked up 1 month before his app got sent in.
MESSAGE 2
Look man: If you have to ask about if/when they're going to test you, it's obviously been too soon. I will tell you right now: DO NOT LIE. Not only could they kick you out no questions asked even after you're an officer, but it is also grounds for a court-martial. Admit the truth, and if you've done it , so be it. I did and got in. Now will you be accepted having done it a couple months before you apply? That's debatable but you will likely have to wait to apply until it's been at least 6 months, probably a year + preferably.
Most newbies on this site don't realize who they are talking to. This site is NOT anonymous. There are MANY officers and aviators on here (many know each other) and there's even an admiral on here (CNATRA). So don't run your mouth thinking you're anonymous. You're probably talking to an officer. There are a handful of officer recruiters here as well, and they can DIRECTLY influence your package. I am not trying to come down on you: Just warning you as I was warned when I opened my mouth here as a newbie. Ask questions, THINK before you ask, and ALWAYS show respect on here.
Bogey