I am wondering what my chances are for a commission. I am now 28 years old, and I want to enter the media or law enforcement field. I have no prior service experience. My GPA 3.4.
My biggest problem happened one night over 8 years ago. I was pulling out of a parking lot and someone pulled out at the same time. I almost hit them... Startled, I took off, but as a pulled away they they flashed their lights and I pulled over. They claimed I hit them when I pulled out, which ended up being true. I had my stereo on so I didn't heard the ding. When I looked at there car there was a small dent about 4 inches long by 1/2 inch deep.
Anyways, I was drinking and they called the police. The police cited me with a DUI with property damage, failure to yield, and leaving the scene of an accident. And to top things off, my roomate left a pot pipe in car that I didn't know about and the police found it. The charge was dropped because my roomate came forward, but I have experimented with pot. Not for years, though. The DUI and leaving the scene are son my record.
I have taken care of all the fines and served my probation and the whole incident is long behind me. Nothing has happened since that day, mainly becuase I have not been stupid and put myself in that situation.
Will the fact that the incident happened 8 years ago help me at all? And that it all happened at one time? I am not trying to defend my actions, I know it was stupid and I really messed up. I really want to do this, but I'm not sure if it's realistic.
Any insight would be great.
My biggest problem happened one night over 8 years ago. I was pulling out of a parking lot and someone pulled out at the same time. I almost hit them... Startled, I took off, but as a pulled away they they flashed their lights and I pulled over. They claimed I hit them when I pulled out, which ended up being true. I had my stereo on so I didn't heard the ding. When I looked at there car there was a small dent about 4 inches long by 1/2 inch deep.
Anyways, I was drinking and they called the police. The police cited me with a DUI with property damage, failure to yield, and leaving the scene of an accident. And to top things off, my roomate left a pot pipe in car that I didn't know about and the police found it. The charge was dropped because my roomate came forward, but I have experimented with pot. Not for years, though. The DUI and leaving the scene are son my record.
I have taken care of all the fines and served my probation and the whole incident is long behind me. Nothing has happened since that day, mainly becuase I have not been stupid and put myself in that situation.
Will the fact that the incident happened 8 years ago help me at all? And that it all happened at one time? I am not trying to defend my actions, I know it was stupid and I really messed up. I really want to do this, but I'm not sure if it's realistic.
Any insight would be great.
