Hey yall. First off, brand new user to this place but long term viewer, lets keep the good info rolling shall we???
I have completed every test and stage (minus the oral psych pretty much) and revieced a letter from the department last friday stating that I had failed a couple of the background standards. 3 out of six to be precise. I have spoken to my background investigator, he was surprised at the result and urged me to appeal. I have spoken to my appeals case manger looking for more specifics, and she gave them to me. She said there were a total of 5 'major' concerns. 3 of them I feel confident in explaining and removing their potent sting. But one in perticular she said was the big one.
Ultimately, just over 4 years ago at the age of 19 a neighbor of mine (while living in an apartment complex) knew I had some perscription Vicoden, knew I no longer was using it for my injury, and ask to buy my left over tablets (about 6 tabs for about $15), which I sold to him. Since then, i have done nothing of the sort, never had any personal drug usage, ect. No explaining this one away; i did it and it was a mistake on my part. But I didnt know if there is any chance of winning this appeal?
If I am denied, my case manager said i would be classified as Disqualified for life, and bottom line would be forbade to ever reapply to the dept. Any suggestions, tips for the appeal, or first hand accounts of overcoming this seemingly impossible beast? I feel it is either appeal or bust, since my case manager said that the amount of time i have between me and this incident may not matter even further down the line anyway, meaning this one incident may still come to bite me 5 years downt he road if i was to withdraw and reapply. Thanks for your info in advance!
I have completed every test and stage (minus the oral psych pretty much) and revieced a letter from the department last friday stating that I had failed a couple of the background standards. 3 out of six to be precise. I have spoken to my background investigator, he was surprised at the result and urged me to appeal. I have spoken to my appeals case manger looking for more specifics, and she gave them to me. She said there were a total of 5 'major' concerns. 3 of them I feel confident in explaining and removing their potent sting. But one in perticular she said was the big one.
Ultimately, just over 4 years ago at the age of 19 a neighbor of mine (while living in an apartment complex) knew I had some perscription Vicoden, knew I no longer was using it for my injury, and ask to buy my left over tablets (about 6 tabs for about $15), which I sold to him. Since then, i have done nothing of the sort, never had any personal drug usage, ect. No explaining this one away; i did it and it was a mistake on my part. But I didnt know if there is any chance of winning this appeal?
If I am denied, my case manager said i would be classified as Disqualified for life, and bottom line would be forbade to ever reapply to the dept. Any suggestions, tips for the appeal, or first hand accounts of overcoming this seemingly impossible beast? I feel it is either appeal or bust, since my case manager said that the amount of time i have between me and this incident may not matter even further down the line anyway, meaning this one incident may still come to bite me 5 years downt he road if i was to withdraw and reapply. Thanks for your info in advance!
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