Hey guys here's my story. When I was ten I got ticketed by a fish and game cop for shooting jackrabbits with my shotgun. Then when I was fifteen, I got caught shooting a deer one day out of season and got fined by another fish and game cop. It wasn't a big deal, they fined me $150.00 and told me to go on my way. I didn't go to court or anything like that either. Basically, my dad took care of it and I forgot all about it. Anyway, here's my question. Currently, there is a background investigation going on for my UPT slot and I didn't tell anyone at my unit about this. I thought that it wouldn't matter since it was 13 years ago and that I didn't do the court thing yada yada yada. So, do I let the security intel guy know at my unit about this or just let it go and see what they say? I want to be honest about it, because I'm not going to hide it. I just should have taken care of it along time ago, but seriously I forgot all about it and didn't think it was a big deal. Any thought on what to do about my situation?

You cant go wrong telling the truth. And if you were 10 and 15 years old, I think they'll understand. I'm not an expert at background checks, but I think they're more worried about other types of infractions rather than hunting out of season.

Tell them about it. It is better to do so and have them know, then to have them come looking for you asking why you didn't tell them. It is no big deal, but they will wonder why you kept it from them if you don't. Usually, it will lead them to suspect that you have kept other things from them, which is a bad thing.

Cheers! M2

Dude, you are screwed. There's no way the Air Force is going to let some crazy ass 10 year old rabbit killer in. Psycho.

REDRUM! REDRUM!!!

I love the smell of rabbit blood in the morning...

Originally posted by Beaver:

Dude, you are screwed. There's no way the Air Force is going to let some crazy ass 10 year old rabbit killer in. Psycho.

LOL. I would be forthcoming with that kind of stuff. It's not like it was a big deal. It'd be better to tell them than letting them find out on their own I'd think.

Now, who wants to go kill some jackrabbits?

Rule #1: Be totally honest.

Is this a backgound investigation for a SECRET or TS/SCI clnc? I have seen guys get tubed because something came up in their backgound investigation that they thought no one would ever know.

Be advised, they will tell your commander about it even if the investigation eventually goes through. You do not want your commander to hear about it from the security folks first. He needs to trust you and he may wonder what else you are hiding or if it will be a trend.

Bottom Line: The events you descibe are no big deal and everyone will probably laugh, like we are. Letting someone else find them out first may be a big deal.