I listened to my recruiter to lie about my experimental marijuana usage at MEPS & on my SF-86 for my OCS application. He said it was no big deal and if I admitted there is almost no chance I would get into these programs. Recently, he told me I was granted secret clearance or interim secret clearance for OCS (I can’t remember which). My MEPS paperwork has been approved and will not be further reviewed. I have not been accepted into OCS and do not have the results from the selection committee yet. The position I applied for requires a Top Secret clearance from what I was told is you don't apply for it until after OCS.
Also, I applied to a Federal Agency and will be taking a polygraph soon. I was asked to complete a questionnaire regarding past drug use and to provide a written statement about my experimentation. I have not admitted to it yet. Drug use is allowed as long as it hasn’t been within the last 3 years. Mine wasn't within the last 3 years. I will have to redo my SF-86 for this Federal Agency after the polygraph is complete.
I am a worried by admitting to drug use to the Federal Agency during the questionnaire and polygraph that I will be DQ'd from commissioning into the military (if accepted into OCS) since it does not align with my MEPS & SF-86 paperwork that I submitted.
My recruiter gave me the shovel and I dug myself into the grave. I understand what I did was wrong. I am not looking for any rude comments about what I did. I am looking for advice in moving forward.
My questions:
These are my potential options:
I am not looking to dig my grave any deeper but, I am not looking to shoot myself in the foot either.
Also, I applied to a Federal Agency and will be taking a polygraph soon. I was asked to complete a questionnaire regarding past drug use and to provide a written statement about my experimentation. I have not admitted to it yet. Drug use is allowed as long as it hasn’t been within the last 3 years. Mine wasn't within the last 3 years. I will have to redo my SF-86 for this Federal Agency after the polygraph is complete.
I am a worried by admitting to drug use to the Federal Agency during the questionnaire and polygraph that I will be DQ'd from commissioning into the military (if accepted into OCS) since it does not align with my MEPS & SF-86 paperwork that I submitted.
My recruiter gave me the shovel and I dug myself into the grave. I understand what I did was wrong. I am not looking for any rude comments about what I did. I am looking for advice in moving forward.
My questions:
- Would admitting to drug usage to a federal agency disqualify my application for OCS?
- Could the military find out about my questionnaire responses admitting to drug use from a Federal Agency?
- What path is best for me to take in this situation?
These are my potential options:
- Stick to what I said & not to admit anything on the polygraph (which could mean I fail the poly and am banned from the agency)
- Drop the Federal Agency application (which could leave me without a job with the Navy if denied for my OCS program)
- Admit to the usage during the polygraph and paperwork (if I get into OCS and choose that path then I may run into issues when they do the top secret clearance down the road OR possibly DQ entry into OCS for lying at MEPS???)
- Any other ideas?
I am not looking to dig my grave any deeper but, I am not looking to shoot myself in the foot either.
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