I made a bad decision when I was 19 and have a misconduct (drug abuse) mark. That was in 2014. Am I still hirable? I have 2 YoE at startup no bg check
Usually most places wont even ask or check since an oth isn’t a criminal offense. Most jobs that do ask are defense contractors even then it may not disqualify you. Best advice: don’t volunteer that info and don’t lie if asked directly. Good luck in your next chapter.
I hope you get the job. Just for my knowledge- Does one mistake/crime haunt the person for the entire life? If somebody commits some serious crime, is that person unemployable for the life? Is there a way to clear the record?
You are fine. That won't show up in a background check. Don't mention it to anybody and let the mistake be in the past and you're fine.
The third party onboarding company required me to upload my dd214
Nobody will know unless you have an actual criminal record. Don’t even worry.
Veteran here. OTH is a characterization of your discharge. It's not a conviction or criminal record unless you got jail time or something like that.. like you murdered someone. Now how you got to OTH is another matter, and it depends on whether they tried you in a civilian court. Typically, the military handles its own. In case you didn't know, you can also attempt to upgrade your discharge. Read this for info: https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2018/01/26/dod-va-team-up-on-new-tool-to-help-with-bad-paper-upgrade-applications/
Thank you. I'm going to try this as I would consider my situation explainable.
No worries, OP. Know that there's a way back from your situation. Others have done it before. It's not fast or easy most of the time, but the way to win is to go through and with patience and perseverance.
Thank you all for the advice. It was a third party onboarding company that requested my dd214. Now because of this, my start date is pushed back by up to 90 days for them to gather all FOIA documents.
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Felony? Or misdemeanor? What is an OTH? Were you convicted? The legal language you are using makes no sense
I was discharged from the USMC classified with "other than Honorable" classification, which is a type of administrative seperation. In the details it says " misconduct (drug abuse)" I have no convictions, however, the investigators requested my permission to attain all documentation that falls under FOIA related to me. This may push my start date by up to 90 days because it is awaiting documents from the government. I have no misdemeanors or felonies, just bad discharge classification.
Were you convicted? Which state the job is in?
No - PA
I'm really worried. What do you think?