Hi, I've lurked here for a while and finally found the need to post a question.
I'm about to graduate college and am looking to apply to OCS. I feel I'm a pretty strong candidate, and so I'm going to go see an OR very shortly. However, there's one small thing in my past that I think may come up and I wanted to see if I could get any realistic input into my situation other than my wild speculation.
Basically, I experimented with MJ twice when I was 15. Yes, I know I should have known better. Yes, I should have said no. Either way, I plan on telling the OR this and hopefully getting the waiver (From what I understand, it's not too hard to get). The bigger issue is that my Freshman year of college, I did NROTC for a year as a college program student, and I did not put that I had done MJ down on my CP form. I was 17 at the time, and quite honestly it was more that I didn't want my parents to know (they were there at the time I was doing the forms) that I had tried it two years prior.
That being said, after reading all the gouge I could on this site, it appears my issue may be more with a security clearance when they do the background check. If they see that I lied on the form, even though I fessed up now, I'm thinking it may DQ me. If I told the investigator straight up that there was an inconsistency, would that help my case out at all? Or am I just being completely paranoid about this whole bit?
Finally, I'd like to end this proving I used the search function and my query hasn't been answered directly already.
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2734
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=141116
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8164
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4549
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9760
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=132844
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=134848
I've looked at these seven discussions that were posted in the thread about good gouge for drug waivers.
I've also read (on this site) and heard advice to just not say anything and it will probably never be found out. I'd simply rather not start out applying to be a Naval Officer by straight lying about my past.
I'd like to thank everyone sincerely in advance for any responses.
I'm about to graduate college and am looking to apply to OCS. I feel I'm a pretty strong candidate, and so I'm going to go see an OR very shortly. However, there's one small thing in my past that I think may come up and I wanted to see if I could get any realistic input into my situation other than my wild speculation.
Basically, I experimented with MJ twice when I was 15. Yes, I know I should have known better. Yes, I should have said no. Either way, I plan on telling the OR this and hopefully getting the waiver (From what I understand, it's not too hard to get). The bigger issue is that my Freshman year of college, I did NROTC for a year as a college program student, and I did not put that I had done MJ down on my CP form. I was 17 at the time, and quite honestly it was more that I didn't want my parents to know (they were there at the time I was doing the forms) that I had tried it two years prior.
That being said, after reading all the gouge I could on this site, it appears my issue may be more with a security clearance when they do the background check. If they see that I lied on the form, even though I fessed up now, I'm thinking it may DQ me. If I told the investigator straight up that there was an inconsistency, would that help my case out at all? Or am I just being completely paranoid about this whole bit?
Finally, I'd like to end this proving I used the search function and my query hasn't been answered directly already.
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2734
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=141116
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8164
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4549
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9760
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=132844
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=134848
I've looked at these seven discussions that were posted in the thread about good gouge for drug waivers.
I've also read (on this site) and heard advice to just not say anything and it will probably never be found out. I'd simply rather not start out applying to be a Naval Officer by straight lying about my past.
I'd like to thank everyone sincerely in advance for any responses.