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    Jan 29, 2015, 10:03 PM
    Military punishment for arrest, is it on my record if not convicted?
    I was in the Army and got arrested for shop lifting. I went through processing at the MP station, wasn't convicted or anything. Only some military discipline with a field grade article 15 and ended up getting discharged under honorable conditions. Now I am going through the police academy and the applications ask for any arrest information. I would prefer to avoid bringing that up... Is there anyway the arrest wouldn't be on my record being that I didn't get convicted?
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    Jan 30, 2015, 04:25 AM
    If you got a Article 15, then there is a record, you may not call it convicted, but the Army will since there was punishment
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    Jan 30, 2015, 08:33 AM
    So is that something that would prevent me from becoming a Law Enforcement Officer in the future? If it's not a conviction and I wasn't have to go to court or do any jail time I should be good right?
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    Jan 30, 2015, 09:03 AM
    As Fr Chuck put it, "... you may not call it convicted, but the Army will ...". Police agencies will also consider it as such when you apply.
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