goodfeathers
08-24-2001, 20:57
I'm going through the first step tomorrow, the agility test, and am wondering if I'm just wasting my time. I'm 28, and have never been convicted or tried for any form of misdemeanor or felony. I was in the Air Force for three years, and received an honorable discharge. In the Air Force, I was a Law Enforcement Specialist. I am one semester away from my two year degree in General Studies, and afterwards, plan to major in Political Science with a concentration in Criminal Justice. All of this is sounds good, but I have a few things in my background that I suspect might be harmful to my chances. When I was 17, I spent one night in Juvy for being unruly. I spent just the one night there, I think, more because my parents wanted it to scare me straight, which it did. Also, I have had several warrants for my arrest, but for only one felony. But all of these were dismissed, with no court action. The first one was after I had just left the Air Force and I was working for, don't laugh, Kirby vacuums. They give you a Kirby to sell, and once you sell it, you get another one, and so forth. Now, when I quit, it took me a few weeks to return the one I had, and because of this, they had a warrant issued for my arrest. It's not that I was stealing it or anything, and it was when I returned it that I learned they had filed for the warrant. I assume this was dropped, because I never heard anything else regarding it, and it's been six years. The second one was when I was at North Dakota State University from November of 1995 through April of 1996. I was living in the dorms, and when I left to move to Connecticut, I had not paid off my room-and-board to the college, and I think the amount I owed was around $1,000.00. In North Dakota, an amount over $500.00 constitutes a felony, or so I was told. I didn't pay it off before I moved because with moving, I just didn't have the money to do so. I got a call from a prosecutor, because I gave the school my forwarding address and phone number, and told of this charge, and the other two I'll explain. I was able to contact the school, and paid the money within two weeks of moving. The other charge was for felony check fraud, which was dismissed as well once I paid the money to the individual, through the prosecutor. I'm worrisome about these incidents. I'll be the first one to say I was a complete idiot, and not very mature. But, in the six years since, I've not had a single scrape or smudge regarding anything. I realize these, especially the check fraud, are major items to consider. Do you think I'm wasting my time getting into the application process?