Yes. I’ve heard rumors in the past of recruiters who told recruits not to admit to some minor things but nothing major. And once in a while, a criminal court judge will grant a first offense deferment contingent on military service. Many can be straightened out in some of the tougher OSUT training for certain specialties. But often, those who play social politics with cliques cannot. ...epidemic of that sort of thing in reserve component units, because each of those units are comprised mostly of people from the same home town.
I’m not talking about a recruiter telling you not to admit to pot smoking, I’m saying NG recruiters getting wavers for a guy who, as a minor, had some sort of molestation charge, other people who had violent offenses. Nothing felony, but still not something you can look the other way to.