I Have Broken the Law
I was so happy about joining the navy. I had called an overzealous recruiter and we'd gone over the paperwork. There was a multitude of questions that he said that everyone had to do. So I did the majority of them and answered them as truthfully as I could without feeling the need to purger myself and destroy any chances of joining. Apart from the dotted lines and the multiple initialing of names, I'd be fine. The process went very smooth. When I was younger in 7th grade, the whole zero-tolerance policy was a new standard in our school and I was a fighter in school. I had my fun and I went through the motions. It wasn't anybodies fault but my own and I take full responsibility of my actions, but who I was then, definitely isn't the person I am now. Back to the story though, So I got a call from recruiter and he asked me why I hadn't been honest with him and told him I was arrested. I told him that I was 5 years ago and that I was told the charges would never be filed so I thought I would be fine. He said that I was charged with felonious assault and disorderly conduct. He said that this could be the type of thing that stops me from going. I told him that I was unaware that this was even on my record and I apologized sincerely, and nothing else was on my record.
I thought I was fine. I'm 17 now and the only thing that I can tell you how different I am. I got rid of the in-crowd and started doing things on my own. I joined sports Cross-country, Indoor and outdoor track, and even soccer. I'm probably the least threatening person that anyone could ever meet. I even take morning runs listening to sia. My record tells them something different and the only thing I can feel is angry. I feel lied to, and more so than anything I'm disappointed in myself. I can play the sympathy card and say that I fell victim to circumstance (which may be the case), but I wont. I figure If I own up to my mistakes and move on then maybe my the skim of my teeth make it. I don't even know how much that would work because I am of mixed race and I'm too afraid that if my case is over-viewed I'd just be another statistic and a waste of time. I don't want my abhorrence of society and my ignorance to play against me, but I'm scared because this is the only option I had once I graduated.
I thought I was fine. I'm 17 now and the only thing that I can tell you how different I am. I got rid of the in-crowd and started doing things on my own. I joined sports Cross-country, Indoor and outdoor track, and even soccer. I'm probably the least threatening person that anyone could ever meet. I even take morning runs listening to sia. My record tells them something different and the only thing I can feel is angry. I feel lied to, and more so than anything I'm disappointed in myself. I can play the sympathy card and say that I fell victim to circumstance (which may be the case), but I wont. I figure If I own up to my mistakes and move on then maybe my the skim of my teeth make it. I don't even know how much that would work because I am of mixed race and I'm too afraid that if my case is over-viewed I'd just be another statistic and a waste of time. I don't want my abhorrence of society and my ignorance to play against me, but I'm scared because this is the only option I had once I graduated.
