Listen. SRH and I are both vets. I can't speak for him, but I'm pretty sure he's seen what I have regarding knowing many soldiers who were dishonorably discharged for trying to play the game and thinking they could get away with it until they discharged. If you try to get high, especially on research chemicals like 2-CI, Benzofury, K2, etc. you will be dishonorably discharged and you will have a worse time finding a job or getting assistance than any ex-con.
Lol. I know at Edgewood Arsenal they used to do human testing with LSD and BZ and all that, and they don't do human testing anymore, but that is basically the stuff CBRN is studying. Just all kinds of different stuff now including Radiological and Nuclear. It's all about different substances and stuff.
You understand that with his background, he will not be eligible to join, let alone get the clearance to be around nukes?
Probably, but if we're preparing for Syria, they might waive some things. They were letting people in with manslaughter charges during the surge. Kenny Eastridge, for instance.
I already said, if it seems like not doing anything is best that is what I will do. But it's not like people don't use things in the Military, there are tons of people. And people probably get caught being stupid. Like cigarettes in jail, you can smoke cigarettes with no one knowing.
You can't bar someone from anything in this country because of their Religion.
Well to be fair, that's an anecdote of one. And it didn't work out so well. He's still in prison. Are you suggesting this was a common practice during the surge?
I know someone who had an illegal weapons charge that he had already lost, and an illegal weapons charge that he was in jail for, and he was still joining and his recruiter talked to him about getting the charge dropped.
Yes you can. If your religion requires you to do drugs, you will be barred entrance to the military. If your religion requires you to kill homosexuals, you will be barred entrance to the military. Want me to go on?
There is a local beach (Moonstone) where the "sand" is really tiny pebbles of various types of igneous rocks (jade, etc). Gorgeous stuff. I use it as a top dressing for my bonsai plants. Last time I was there to get some a Park Service ranger threatened to ticket me. "if everyone took it there'd be none left".
If they could have waived it then, they could have waived many more, by contemporary regs. I knew a few guys who got waived for drug charges or petty theft when I was getting in.
This is what I've been trying to tell you, Fin. You would have to commit to following the rules and embodying the Army values.
Marijuana has already come up. Colorado made the Military rethink Marijuana, and I am not saying you can use it or that they will let you you use it in the Military, but it doesn't effect your eligibility.
You'd be wrong.
I'm from Texas.
Lol. I think you just like being against me in any topic.
Show me a link supporting your contention that prior drug use does not effect your eligibility. In particular, for anything dealing with CBRN.
But your religion also is not an automatic admissions ticket if it conflicts with the req's of the organization
Right. That.