Young offenders, on probation and carrying over a record.

[Jarnhamar]

A 17 year old was charged under the young offenders act with uttering threats.  He was given a couple years of probation, he's 18 now and the probation is over in a year.

He wants to join the CF but is wondering;

1. does he need to wait until his probation is over?
2. will his record incurred when he was 17 be held against him? 
3. what advice do recruiters have for someone in his position?

 

[Master Corporal Steven]

Good day Jarnhamar,

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[Jarnhamar]

Ha, Touche.  Thanks for the reminder.  I found some hits already but figured I could(should) ask a recruiter directly opposed to guest4454 answering a question.

I tried going through the official channels (as per your suggestion) but  I'm going on three weeks waiting for CF recruiting to respond to two separate emails, figured asking here might be quicker.

 

[Master Corporal Steven]

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[Jarnhamar]

Thanks I'll take that into consideration when applying.