53cThe US Marine Corps has worked hard to enlsit & maintain highly qualified individuals within it's ranks. We are not the most perfect organization in the world, but our problems are less than society as a whole. If I had to pick a college graduate or a High School graduate I'm going with the one that chose a higher education & proven discipline for additional growht development. Likewise when we look at potential applicants that have serious or minor infractions with the law, the one with the none wins. Since the US marine Corps has not had problems meeting its recruiting goals & filling its ranks, it continues to chose a better quality individual that is mentally, physically, educationally, and morally sound. True that some negative faults with a person happened in their juvenile years when perhaps that person was around poor influence & lacked mature judgement, however some offenses we do not wish to waive; period! Crimes of a sexual nature are one of them. Obviously who you were then may not be who you are now but it is a rule we do not bend. We do wish you the best in your endeavours. Perhaps another service may consider you??? We have the greatest Army, Navy, & Air Force in the world you know!
