I have a question. I was charged early this year with a court-martial offense while on active duty in the military. The charge was later "dismissed with prejudice." It never was referred to a court-martial so I was never arraigned and so forth. However, there was an investigation that led to the charge followed by fingerprints and a mug shot. My question is, do I have a criminal record? By the way, this all happened while overseas... not in the U.S.
Also, I recently had a background check performed for employment. The background investigator did have to call me for a question pertaining to a military document (one that shows military service) but that was it. After the investigation I was e-mailed by the investigator (per my request) and was informed "nothing was found, enjoy your new job." I am worried that this could potentially raise its ugly head in the future but having not yet worked in the civilian sector I am not too familiar with what is or isn't a criminal record. I understand that the results of the investigation (criminal) would be sent to the NCIC and only law enforcement has access to them; is my assumption correct?
Thank you in advance for your comments.
