Background Information: A not-so-brief synopsis of my life.

[Andrew G.]

I know there are a LOT of questions on these forums pertaining to this specific matter, and I duly apologize for bugging you all... but I thought I would give this a shot.

To begin with, I'm 19, clean cut, & fairly articulate (or at least I try to be). I've recently been grafted into the Red Cross Disaster Response Unit, and am attending their classes; at the same time, pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice. No piercings, no tattoos, I wear normal clothing. My pants are worn at waist level, & my shirts are all of the appropriate size. Hats are worn correctly. Crew-cut & clean shaven. I am plain as the day is long.

Absolutely no speeding tickets or moving infractions. Not only is speeding illegal & irresponsible, I can't afford tickets or an insurance hike. Driving record is spotless.

Never have I tried Marijuana; although a few of my former friends use marijuana regularly. I have... distanced, myself from them in the past years. Unfortunately, I have been in the presence of people using it; & I am unsure if this would affect my standing, but I will readily accept the fact that it may be a detractor in some form.

I will freely admit, at the discretion (or lack thereof) of my mother, I have had the occasional alcoholic beverage underage. I readily can count the number of times on one hand. Other than that, absolutely nothing. No parties, no drug use, nada.

Likewise, my employment history although small, is stellar. I have never been fired, told to leave, suspended, or formally reprimanded in any way, shape, or form. I've only had three jobs in my entire life, & thankfully I didn't goof up badly enough to lose any of them.

My educational background... suffice it to say, was LESS than stellar. My grades were never terribly impressive, although attendance was remarkable. While nothing was ever put on my permanent record, I was highly prone to ending fistfights that one of the typical bullies would start (it was hard being the chubby, ugly kid...). It's been said that my former teachers note me as an "interesting" character. I do have an odd sense of humor; which sometimes shows through. "Gallows humor", if one would pardon the expression.

The women I've been involved with... were immature to say the very least (For clarification, legal age, mentally immature). The last one, comes from a particularly seedy family, of which did NOT appreciate the fact that I hoped to enroll with the CSP. This concerns me the most, as I understand that they could potentially compromise the background investigation, based upon their... innate distaste for L.E. The relationship was called off approx. 6mo. ago after almost two years together. It was not her fault, it was not my fault. Simply put, her family was prepared to do anything to keep the law as far away from them as possible. THIS concerns me the most out of any potential detractor I can imagine.

In summation, my records in every manner are clean, I've never engaged in the use of otherwise illegal substances. I HAVE broken the law in respect to alcohol consumption (however minor it may seem, it is still an infraction). I'm still working on completely enlisting in the Red Cross so I may volunteer (still taking courses), and I plan to continue my education past an Associate's degree concerning a Criminal Justice major.

The dreaded question you were all probably expecting: What are my chances?

Although I have a whopping (sarcasm off) two years until I am of legal age, I still want to utilize that time as efficiently as I am able. Whatever I can correct, whatever else I may do to sell myself as a viable candidate, I would do, given a little direction.

Thank you all in advance!
-Andrew

[marinepilot]

Andrew, from what you've written, you sound like you'll do fine and have little to no problems. The grades thing in high school won't matter if you've done well for yourself in college, although I would advise against the CJ degree and go for something that interests you more. Work history sounds fine, keep it up, and the volunteering will show you're interested in your community and mature. Don't worry about the girlfriends as much as you are. If a BI does happen to interview the last one who you are worried about, and finds that she and her family are obviously anti LE, her info will be taken with a grain of salt. As for the alcohol underage, I would say that's not that big a deal either, although now that you know you're pursuing a job in LE, I would completely stop doing that until you're of age.

Keep us posted as to how things are going!

[Andrew G.]

Thank you for the input marinepilot. Likewise, I have completely stopped any & all alcohol consumption (never much to begin with, but I do understand the implications of it's underage usage).

I do enjoy the occasional cigarette though.

Once again, thank you for the input!
-Andrew