Let me clarify what happened when I enlisted in the USAF:
I had a drug paraphenalia charge when I was 17 or 18. (19 when I enlisted) I told my recruiter that I had smoked marijuana a few times. (I wasn't a pot head - alot of my friends were) The recruiter told me not to mention it; that it wasn't a big deal. I had a friend who was in USAF boot camp at the time. I was scheduled to ship out in January of 2000. I recieved news that my friend had lied about a DUI charge and he was kicked out of boot camp. I didn't want the same thing to happen to me so I came clean at MEPS. The commanding officer informed my recruiter that he didn't want me in the USAF. I started pursuing other avenues.
Two weeks later, my recruiter called and said that the commanding officer wanted to speak with me. I went in and explained what had happened while keeping the recruiter out of it. (I didn't want narc him out; besides, I should of done what is good for me in the first place..) He perm. decert'd me in PRP. I did six years honorably. Right before I seperated, I researched the USAF regulations (I don't remember the exact reg. #) and it said that I could not be commissioned in the USAF and it said, "see note 8", which read, "there are no waivers."
I hope that clarifies everything. Yes, I did lie about something that is probably pretty minor. Does this make me unfit to be an officer in any branch? I don't think it should, but I'm still working on my fitness, studying for the ASTB and hoping like hell that the door isn't completely shut. Thanks for everyone's input.
*I would also like to add that when I was 19 and the officer told me this, I had no idea what it meant. I asked him and he told me that I couldn't work around NUC's which was fine with me. They knew that I wanted to be a military pilot and they made no mention that I could never be an officer. My view point on this was that at least I came clean before I wasted my time and the governments time; but I guess this particular officer didn't see it that way.