Alright here is my background... I was a police cadet from the time I was 16 to age 20 at which time I quit to explorer other options. I dated a police officers sister and we split up when I quit. So about a month after that I turned 21 started going to the bars and two months after turning 21 my exs brother hooked me up for public intoxication. I was outside the bar on the sidewalk. I felt it was wrong but I take responsibility for putting myself in that situation. Went to court and they dismissed it if I did a study program which I completed. So a few months passed and I found myself in the sights of another police officer. He too hooked me for public intoxication. Again I take responsibility for what I did. Entered the same plea bargain except this one was shown as a no contest plea and disarmed upon completion of the class. So now is where it gets interesting, I'm not an alcoholic I just went out on holidays and drank to excessive and a couple months after that last one I got my DUI!! Stupid stupid stupid!!! My brother in law and brother are both CHP and I use to work for a police department. Anyway I took care of the DUI and have all of my dealings in order. It has been three years since I have had a drink and seen any of my old police buddies but on the wrong side of the law. I don't plan on drinking again. I can still go back and work for CHP or another law enforcement agency in a couple of years with showing maturity and good behavior. So my question is now I really want to pick up where I left off when I was 15 and started flight instruction and attempt to have a career in the airline industry. So go ahead start letting me know what you think. I'm not a bad person just made a few errors and since all of those have gotten a good job and have taken more courses for higher education. Anyway let me know what my chances are. I know I'm not DQ'd from the TSA background with the level of my crimes. They were all misdemeanors and plead no contest to the DUI. I hope I can goto an airline interview and prove to them that they were just mistakes at a young age and to look at all of the positive I have done since then. Let me know thanks!!!