NPS/GNPS/PS applicants are eligible to enlist if:

2-36 d. For the purposes of enlistment law violations are classified as either Traffic, Minor Non-Traffic, Misdemeanor or Felony level offenses.

Law violations/criminal behavior

a. applicants are eligible for enlistment if they have no record of arrest, adjudication, conviction, probation, community or public service in lieu of conviction, (includes deferred sentence), pending charges, parole, or suspended sentence.

b. Applicants with a criminal history or who demonstrate a pattern of undesirable criminal behavior will be rejected for enlistment.  A pattern is described as an applicant with frequent offenses/convictions (despite their classification) over an extended period of time.

c. Recruiting personnel must be able to identify those persons who may concealing information, or have a pattern of criminal behavior and the propensity to disregard any standard of conduct, good order and discipline.

Pending charges-civil restraint

a. Any applicant with a pending charge or under restraint from a criminal /civilian court is ineligible for enlistment.  The term "restraint" is defined as a pending charge, unpaid fine, probation (supervised or unsupervised), parole, or suspended sentence , such as community or public service in lieu of conviction, "deferred sentence" or "filing".

b. Applicants with a pending court action for divorce, civil lawsuit, or under unconditional, unsupervised probation for "Traffic" or "Minor Non-Traffic" offense (ONLY), are eligible for enlistment.  NPS/GNPS applicants with pending traffic offenses (other than DUI or reckless driving) are eligible for enlistment; however, a final disposition (satisfy all fines/confinement) must be achieved prior to shipping for IADT.  Prior service applicants must obtain final disposition within 180 days of enlistment.

c. Military recruiting procurement personnel are prohibited from taking part directly or indirectly in the release of an individual from pending charges or restraint for the purpose of enlistment into the ARNG.

Disposition of civilian/criminal charges/convictions

a. While it is impossible to list every law infraction in this criteria check with a recruiter to determine if an applicant:

>Offense (s) require a waiver or not.

>Is or is not qualified for processing a waiver for enlistment.

>Is disqualified for enlistment into the ARNG, no waiver is authorized.