Chief, i'm sure you're a great guy and god knows you wish you could take it all back. The fact remains however you have a record and others do not. So, your app will go to the bottom of the stack at every reputable shop in the industry. Airlines aren't looking for pilots, your ratings speak to that, they are looking for people. Are they going to want to take a chance based on your sob story, probably not. I think your only hope IF you can get a medical and IF you can get all your ratings would be some 135 freight or bush flying.Ok, look.... I've been living in the US since I was 4 and am a Resident Alien from Germany with a minor blemish on my criminal history. What happened on the day in question is this: I was given a Saturday detention for being late to class, when in fact I was trying to get a reprieve for one I'd previous received, so that I could take my SATs that Saturday. I unintentionally uttered those words, and before I know it....., I was sent to the office and told I'd be arrested. I mean geez, I wasn't going to shoot anyone up, and I dont even have a history of being aggressive or anything. I'm actually a rather docile guy, when you get to know me. I don't have mental issues anymore, as I've learned to overcome them through hard work and persistence. God, I say one retarded thing and now my potential career as a professional aviator is ruined forever?
Where's the compassion? Yes... I realize I fu&&&& up, and I'm very remorseful for what I said. But isn't there anyway I can "redeem" myself? I'm just an honest guy trying to make it in this world.:banghead:
I unintentionally uttered those words, and before I know it....., I was sent to the office and told I'd be arrested.:
Capt. Caucasian, you former drumline fool.
You've gone and interjected with first hand experience and knowledge on a heavy-on-emotion/light-on-reality internet thread.
OMG. Do you realize what you've just done?!We'll call you "Dickey", set you up with a nice suburban hot dog stand in the desert so you can avoid any repercussions. Wait, that doesn't really work... Witness protection program foiled again!
Oh dangit, you're right! I forgot I was only supposed to post speculation, rumor, and innuendo.
Ok, look.... I've been living in the US since I was 4 and am a Resident Alien from Germany with a minor blemish on my criminal history.
What happened on the day in question is this: I was given a Saturday detention for being late to class, when in fact I was trying to get a reprieve for one I'd previous received,
... so that I could take my SATs that Saturday. I unintentionally uttered those words, and before I know it.....,
I was sent to the office and told I'd be arrested. I mean geez, I wasn't going to shoot anyone up, and I dont even have a history of being aggressive or anything.
I'm actually a rather docile guy, when you get to know me.
I don't have mental issues anymore, as I've learned to overcome them through hard work and persistence.
God, I say one retarded thing and now my potential career as a professional aviator is ruined forever?
Where's the compassion? Yes... I realize I fu&&&& up, and I'm very remorseful for what I said. But isn't there anyway I can "redeem" myself? I'm just an honest guy trying to make it in this world.:banghead:
I'm sure you're a great guy, I'm sure you're sorry, but let me give you a play-by-play of what I'm reading:
Ok...
What was the incident that caused the first detention? What did you do?
If you were trying to get a reprieve for the first detention, I probably would have concentrated on being remorseful and kept the sarcastic comments to myself because I was the one asking for reconsideration. Bad judgement.
In light of a few high profile school shootings, if I had a kid in school that made a threat of a school shooting and he wasn't restrained, I'd be asking for the heads of the principal, superintendent and the person who heard the threat and chose to do nothing about it.
People often don't have the opportunity to get to know you beyond what's on paper. If you apply for a credit card, they're going to pull your credit history to form a picture of if you're going to pay them back or not. If you apply for a job, they're going to look at your background history to see if you're going to come to work rather than sit in the foreman's office explaining why you haven't performed.
That's an issue you've got to work out between you and the AME. As long as bipolar/depression diagnosis is part of your medical record, it's a disqualifying condition. Could maybe work with an AME for a special issuance or get re-evaluated. I don't know, I'm just a pilot. But talk to an AME, we've got one on staff here!
In the post-Colombine, post-Jonesboro, post-9/11 world where the TSA, DHLS and FAA run the show, I'm afraid so.
I think the compassion is that you're not sitting in jail today. Keep your nose clean, become a model citizen and you never know what the future may bring.
Oh dangit, you're right! I forgot I was only supposed to post speculation, rumor, and innuendo.
Speaking of the Jonesboro shooting, One of the guys got busted for dope a month or so ago and is going away for a pretty long time. And not to say that this is justice for what they did, At least he will have a little while to think about what they did to all those people and their families.
Why wasn't he already behind bars? What happened with those guys?
Because Arkansas had a law that said that you can't be jailed through your adulthood, for crimes committed in your youth.
</SUP>Mitchell Johnson was arrested on January 1, 2007 while riding in a van with his roommate, Justin Trammell, who was convicted in Benton County, Arkansas, for killing his father in 1999 with a crossbow. Trammell was the first youth in Arkansas convicted under the Extended Juvenile Adjudication Act. The law allows for combined juvenile and adult sentences upon conviction of those younger than 18. It was passed in response to the Jonesboro school shootings. Johnson was arrested on misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled substance (marijuana) and carrying a prohibited weapon (a loaded 9mm pistol).
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I read that site and it said a felony involving a threat within the last 10 years. Therefore I'd still be good since my charge was only a misdemeanor.
I read that site and it said a felony involving a threat within the last 10 years. Therefore I'd still be good since my charge was only a misdemeanor.
Reminds myself of the line from Dr. Strangelove: "There's no fighting in the war room!"
I read that site and it said a felony involving a threat within the last 10 years. Therefore I'd still be good since my charge was only a misdemeanor.