Qualification Standards for Enlistment

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A. General Eligibility Criteria

1. Entrance Considerations. Accession of qualified individuals shall be a priority when processing applicants for the Army.

2. Eligibility. Eligibility shall be determined by the applicant’s ability to meet all requirements, to include obtaining waivers. Applicants shall not be enlisted, appointed or inducted unless fully qualified.

B. BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: REGULAR ARMY/ARMY RESERVES

1. APTITUDE: To enlist in the Army, you must become mentally qualified by receiving a passing score on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (ASVAB). Passing scores are as follows:

a. if you have a High School diploma, or a GED and 15 credit hours of college, then you must achieve a score of 31 or higher on the ASVAB

b. if you are still in High School, or have your GED, then you must achieve a score of 50 or above on the ASVAB.

2. MORAL: Persons entering the United States Army should be of good moral character. The underlying purpose of moral character enlistment standards is to minimize entrance of persons who are likely to become disciplinary cases or security risks, or who would disrupt good order, morale, and discipline. It is the responsibility of the Recruiter to ensure that every applicant for enlistment or appointment does not have disqualifying law violations. You are considered to have law violations if you have ever been arrested, charged, cited, or held, or detained in any way by any law enforcement agency (to include, Juvenile Authorities, Police Officers, Sheriff, Department of Natural Resources, Fish and Game Wardens, Military Police, etc.) regardless of disposition (whether the case resulted in no charges filed, fine, probation, dismissal, or other disposition. This includes traffic tickets.

For the purpose of determining qualifications, the following is taken into account:

a. Whether or not you were convicted or placed under other adverse disposition for the charge. Other adverse disposition is defined as deferred judgement, judgement set aside, probation before judgement, etc. Basically, if you have to do, say, or pay anything to anyone by order of a judge or magistrate, then you are considered to have a conviction.

b. The number of total charges, regardless of disposition. Applicants who have a significant criminal history, but because of dismissed charges, plea bargains, negotiated settlements, or release without prosecution, and do not meet the waiver thresholds below, must have their enlistment applications reviewed before enlistment.

NOTE: This is one of the major reasons for disqualification for enlistment or appointment in the United States Army. Any specific questions should be directed to a United States Army Recruiter. The following are the basic waiver thresholds.

a. If you have a GED, have a Home School Diploma, or a graduate of the National Guard Youth Challenge program, then you will require a waiver (special permission) if you have:

1) only 1 misdemeanor offense

2) Received a civil court conviction or other adverse dispositions for six or more minor traffic offenses where the fine was $250 or more per offense. (requires a waiver for enlistment)

3) Received four or more civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for minor non-traffic offenses. (requires a waiver for enlistment)

b. If you are still in High School, are a High School Graduate, or have a GED AND 15 credit hours of college, then you will require a waiver (special permission) if you have:

1) Received a civil court conviction or other adverse dispositions for six or more minor traffic offenses where the fine was $250 or more per offense.

2) Received four or more civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for minor non-traffic offenses.

3) Received 2, 3, 4 or 5 civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for a misdemeanor offense.

4) Received a total of five civil convictions or other adverse dispositions for a combination of minor non-traffic and misdemeanor (1 misdemeanor and 4 minor non traffic).

5) Received 1 conviction or adverse disposition for one of the following listed serious offenses:

(a) Carry of weapon on school ground regardless of disposition when imposed by court or school officials (i.e. expelled, suspended, fined).

(b) Possession of marijuana on school grounds regardless of disposition when imposed by court or school officials (i.e. expelled, suspended, fined).

(c) Domestic battery/violence not covered under Lautenburg Amendment. (ie. Fights between siblings, and other than defined below).

(d) DUI/DWI. Received 1 DUI/DWI must be processed as a serious offense and requires a Bn Cdr's level waiver. Received two convictions or adverse dispositions for driving while intoxicated, under the influence, or while impaired due to substance abuse, alcohol, drugs, or any other condition that affected judgment or driving ability, the approval authority is HQ, USAREC.

(e) Simple possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia. (Waiver (BN) may be considered if charged for both on same date and time.) ( 2 charges requires USAREC waiver)

(f) Solicitation for/and/or prostitution.

c. You WILL NOT be allowed to enlist if you are of ANY educational level, and have ANY of the following charges:

1) Intoxicated or under influence of alcohol or drugs at time of application, or at any stage of processing for enlistment.

2) Having history of psychotic disorders or state of insanity at time of application for enlistment.

3) Questionable moral character.

4) Alcoholism.

5) Drug dependence.

6) Sexual perversion.

7) Homosexual Conduct.

8 ) History of antisocial behavior.

9) History of frequent or chronic venereal disease.

10) Criminal or juvenile court charges filed or pending against them by civil authorities.

11) Persons under civil restraint, such as confinement, parole, or probation, with some LIMITED exceptions
12) Subject of initial civil court conviction or adverse disposition for more than one felony offense.

13) Civil conviction or other adverse disposition of a felony with three or more offenses (convictions or other adverse dispositions) other than traffic.

14) Subject of initial civil court conviction or other adverse dispositions for sale, distribution, or trafficking (including "Intent To") of cannabis (marijuana), or any other controlled substance.

15) Applicants having history of chronic cannabis (marijuana) use or psychological cannabis dependence.

16) Persons with prior service last discharged from any Component of the Armed Forces for drug or alcohol abuse, or as rehab failure during their last period of service.

17) Three or more convictions or other adverse dispositions for driving while intoxicated, drugged, or impaired in the 5 years preceding application for enlistment.

18 ) Persons with convictions or other adverse dispositions for 5 or more misdemeanors preceding application for enlistment.


3. PHYSICAL: Applicant is eligible for enlistment if he or she meets procure¬ment physical fitness standards, which include, but are not limited to, any hospitalization, childhood illnesses, injuries (whether or not surgery was required) or medical defects.

a. Waivers may be requested for medical defects, provided appli¬cant is not under care or taking medication for the defect.

b. Waivers are not authorized for confirmed positive results for the presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or antibody (AR 40-501)

c. Applicant will be tested for the presence of alcohol and drugs. Applicants who refuse to submit to drug or alcohol testing will be denied further processing and enlistment (no waiver authorized).
1) Applicant is eligible if drug and alcohol test is negative.
2) Applicant is authorized enlistment pending results (DEP or USAR only). This does not include applicants who previously have tested positive for marijuana and have been granted a conditional waiver for enlistment pending retest results.

d. Applicants will be advised that they will be discharged if found positive (laboratory confirmed) for drugs.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE

a. CITIZENSHIP: Applicant is eligible for enlistment if any of the following apply:

(1) Citizen of the United States.
(2) Alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
(3) National of the United States.
(4) Citizens (to include naturalized citizens) of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).

b. AGE: Applicant is eligible for enlistment if not less¬
1) Than 18 years of age and has not reached the 35th birthday.
2) Than 17 years of age, has not reached the 18th birthday, and parental consent has been obtained from both parents or legal guardian

c. DEPENDENTS:
1) An applicant meets dependency requirements of this rule if he or she is¬
(a) Without a spouse and with no dependents.
(b) Married and, in addition to the spouse, has two or less dependents.
(c) Without a spouse and does not have custody of dependents.
(d) Married and, in addition to the spouse, has three or more dependents under the age of 18 and a waiver is granted .
2) An applicant does not meet dependency requirements of this rule if¬
(a) Applicant is married and, in addition to the spouse, has three or more dependents under the age of 18.
(b) Applicant is part of a husband and wife team and has one or more dependents under the age of 18. (Waivers will not be considered.)
(c) Applicant has a spouse currently on active duty or a member of a Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces and has a dependent under the age 18. (Waivers may be considered.)
(d) Applicant is without a spouse and has custody of at least one dependent under 18 years of age. (Waivers will not be considered.)
(e) Applicant is without a spouse and is required to pay child support for more than two dependents by court order. (Waivers may be considered.)
(f) Applicant is married and is court ordered to pay child support for one or more dependents from previous marriage or relationship and, when added to total of dependents from current marriage or relationship, the number of dependents, in addition to the spouse, is more than two under the age of 18. (Waivers may be considered.)
(g) Applicant’s spouse has custody of one or more dependents previous to current marriage, and, when added to total dependents from current marriage, the number of dependents, in addition to the spouse, is more than two under the age of 18. (Waivers may be considered.)

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I got my hands on a copy of this AR so here it is for those that may need/want it.

AR 601-210

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Standards of Medical Fitness

www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/r40_501.pdf

for those of you wondering, this book contains why you were disqualified by the MEPS medical section...