Normal Topic sf86 going back 7 years? (Read 5285 times)
Paste Member Name in Quick Reply Box Gerrymander
New User
*
Offline



Posts: 5
Joined: Feb 6th, 2006
sf86 going back 7 years?
Feb 8th, 2006 at 5:22am
Mark & QuoteQuote Print Post  
On the sf86 form, it asks if you were arrested in the past 7 years.  When I was a teenager, back in New York state, I had some bad fights w/ my parents and was arrested a few times, w/ no charges pressed ultimately; I talked to a lawyer, and he said that if I had been a youthful offender, it would show up in a background check.   I was never adjudicated as a youthful offender.  This was all over 7 years ago.  I have never been arrested since, never used drugs or had alcohol problems, or anything else other than 2 speeding tickets.

I spoke to some military people on another forum, and they say that DSS can find anything, and that I should report everything.  However, truthfully, I could reply in the negative to Of course, I would report everything to the recruiter.   

My question is: when they only ask for 7 years back for merely arrests?  Will they find everything.  I could honestly say I haven't been arrested in over 7 years.


  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Paste Member Name in Quick Reply Box PentaFed
Ex Member


Re: sf86 going back 7 years?
Reply #1 - Mar 29th, 2006 at 3:17am
Mark & QuoteQuote Print Post  
You answer the questions precisely the way they are worded. Up to Secret clearance the 86 requests within 7 years. Beyond Secret the 86 requests up to 10 years. If the question asks have you been arrested within 7 years and you have not, then your answer would obviously be NO. If it appears on your records, of course they will 'find' it. But their concern is for the seven year period preceding your application. If there was something particularly egregious that concerned them beyond the 7 year time frame, I'm sure they will contact you and investigate further. However, the answer is still no, and your answer would still be truthful. As far as "reporting everything" you should report everything that is asked from you. There aren't many places on the 86 to offer more information than they request.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
sf86 going back 7 years?

Please type the characters that appear in the image. The characters must be typed in the same order, and they are case-sensitive.
Open Preview Preview

You can resize the textbox by dragging the right or bottom border.
Insert Hyperlink Insert FTP Link Insert Image Insert E-mail Insert Media Insert Table Insert Table Row Insert Table Column Insert Horizontal Rule Insert Teletype Insert Code Insert Quote Edited Superscript Subscript Insert List /me - my name Insert Marquee Insert Timestamp No Parse
Bold Italicized Underline Insert Strikethrough Highlight
                       
Change Text Color
Insert Preformatted Text Left Align Centered Right Align
resize_wb
resize_hb







Max 200000 characters. Remaining characters:
Text size: pt
More Smilies
View All Smilies
Collapse additional features Collapse/Expand additional features Smiley Wink Cheesy Grin Angry Sad Shocked Cool Huh Roll Eyes Tongue Embarrassed Lips Sealed Undecided Kiss Cry
Attachments More Attachments Allowed file types: txt doc docx ics psd pdf bmp jpe jpg jpeg gif png swf zip rar tar gz 7z odt ods mp3 mp4 wav avi mov 3gp html maff pgp gpg
Maximum Attachment size: 500000 KB
Attachment 1:
X