I want to thank this forum for all the support and stress...hehe! But the only reason why im sharing this because i don't think i'm going to go through the police process for awhile now. I must say i've applied to a couple agencies and received the "NO" letter with out a reason why. I'm happy for the fact that dpd has shared the info with me so that I can try an fix whatever issues that may be floating out there in my life. Also im not looking for anyones pity but i want to help those who maybe curious about applying. Alright, well I got my DQ letter on the sixth of Oct. I hope this thread keeps going because what I’m about to say may be useful to others who may want to start the process. Here is a little bit on the BG
1. At the age of 18 i had a theft of a $140 and gave out some food to some friends while working. Anyways to make a long story short i did it because i wanted to be a bad *** and not thinking about the future consequences of my actions. Got to the station and the police said you were going to spend the rest of your life in jail and i basically cried and was like, what do i have to do because i thought it would be a slap on the wrist. "signs these and we will let you go" the officer told me. Sure i thought i was in the clear two weeks later got a summons in the mail saying i took $140 a day for 3 months which is a felony. Anyhow the judge was like, what the heck, how can someone take that much when he didn't work 7 days a week when he's in highschool and reduced it down to a misdemeanor and later dismissed the case based on false information.
2. Signed up with the navy and decided to straighten out my life. Well i put my background to the test and joined the silent service (submarines)... and had the court documents proving it was dismissed. Basically the recruiter at the time interpreted the question have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony the wrong way and basically gave me false information that later messed me over. Well after being convinced that it wasn't committed i checked the little box "NO" and a year later in sub school navy investigators came back and told me that i lied about my disposition case. Anyways somewhere in the "system" it was still showing felony pending. I guess y2k hit it..hehehe.. But anyhow i ended up getting my clearance and not having anymore problems about the incident.
3. Got reduced in ranked in my last few months in the navy for having a camera phone on the sub(blackmailed). So it just added to the stack of problems. I admitted to it even though it was non judicial punishment meaning that it wouldn't be in my military records but basically like a slap on the wrist. Did 4yrs and got out with an honorable.
4. Couple of tickets 55 n 50 and a seatbelt, and smoked MJ once at the age 15
So to sum this up
I gotten this case expunged when i got out of the military. Its not found through the county,state,or federal system but the only place i forgot to send the expungment to was the naval records. So when they did my BI they ended up finding through the records and basically i need to wait a couple of years and get the expungment to the military records. And for those who don't know you can't get a conviction expunged.
My suggestion:
If you’re planning on applying for the police department make sure all your records are properly expunged and there is no paper trails. I'm not suggesting that you hide your crime but in my case a false police report that i accidentally signed was still out there and forgotten to look into it. Check your military records because if and expungment is done correctly then it can't be found. But now that I’ve been applying I left a paper trail so now i must wait and do all this explanation all over again. Thanks guys
*FORGIVE THE GRAMMER TYPING IT ON MY PHONE*
1. At the age of 18 i had a theft of a $140 and gave out some food to some friends while working. Anyways to make a long story short i did it because i wanted to be a bad *** and not thinking about the future consequences of my actions. Got to the station and the police said you were going to spend the rest of your life in jail and i basically cried and was like, what do i have to do because i thought it would be a slap on the wrist. "signs these and we will let you go" the officer told me. Sure i thought i was in the clear two weeks later got a summons in the mail saying i took $140 a day for 3 months which is a felony. Anyhow the judge was like, what the heck, how can someone take that much when he didn't work 7 days a week when he's in highschool and reduced it down to a misdemeanor and later dismissed the case based on false information.
2. Signed up with the navy and decided to straighten out my life. Well i put my background to the test and joined the silent service (submarines)... and had the court documents proving it was dismissed. Basically the recruiter at the time interpreted the question have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony the wrong way and basically gave me false information that later messed me over. Well after being convinced that it wasn't committed i checked the little box "NO" and a year later in sub school navy investigators came back and told me that i lied about my disposition case. Anyways somewhere in the "system" it was still showing felony pending. I guess y2k hit it..hehehe.. But anyhow i ended up getting my clearance and not having anymore problems about the incident.
3. Got reduced in ranked in my last few months in the navy for having a camera phone on the sub(blackmailed). So it just added to the stack of problems. I admitted to it even though it was non judicial punishment meaning that it wouldn't be in my military records but basically like a slap on the wrist. Did 4yrs and got out with an honorable.
4. Couple of tickets 55 n 50 and a seatbelt, and smoked MJ once at the age 15
So to sum this up
I gotten this case expunged when i got out of the military. Its not found through the county,state,or federal system but the only place i forgot to send the expungment to was the naval records. So when they did my BI they ended up finding through the records and basically i need to wait a couple of years and get the expungment to the military records. And for those who don't know you can't get a conviction expunged.
My suggestion:
If you’re planning on applying for the police department make sure all your records are properly expunged and there is no paper trails. I'm not suggesting that you hide your crime but in my case a false police report that i accidentally signed was still out there and forgotten to look into it. Check your military records because if and expungment is done correctly then it can't be found. But now that I’ve been applying I left a paper trail so now i must wait and do all this explanation all over again. Thanks guys
*FORGIVE THE GRAMMER TYPING IT ON MY PHONE*
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