ozzy

Have you ever been convicted of or are charges pending for violations of any law other than minor traffic violations?


about 9 years ago when i was a minor i kinda *******ed Up and got a citation for a minor in possession/transporting of alcohol.. I had it annuled and since then i have a clean slate.
So my question to you all is should i put yes or no on the app.?
I called a lawyer but only talked to his Para-- She said when you have it annuled it Gone.But, I have heard that the background checks that they do can dig up anything.

Any sugestions or advise would be great!

Guys thanks in advance--

Z

Slice

Be honest tell them about it...if you don't and they do find out, you'll be fired.

Joe84

The question is whether you were a minor under 21 or minor under 18. If you were under 18 then those records are sealed. Absolutely no one can view a Juvinile record. So it depends on which you were.

sflpilot

It's not like you won't get hired, everyone is so desperate for pilots these days they are hiring everyone.

APM145

Just my opinion and only use my example if it is true, that you did learn and it was a mistake. I would be honest and tell the interviewer that " I have something that will probably not show up on my background check, however, I feel its important to be honest with you and would like to explain a mistake I made when I was younger. I ......" then wrap it up with something like: "I have learned from this and have a clean record from that point on. I have not and will never again allow myself to be that irresponsible. I am here because I am ready to be an airline pilots for XYZ"


Just a thought.

Good Luck

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rickair7777

Since it was so long ago, it will almost certainly not be an issue as far as getting hired goes.

But I would tell them about it, because they ask "have you ever been arrested or convicted"...they don't ask (or usually care) if it was annulled, sealed, etc).

Also be advised that any airline is required to perform a federal background check on pilot candidates...this involves federal records which include "snapshots" of state and local records. Do you really think that just because your local judge sealed your record that the FBI/CIA will go ahead and delete their copy? Not a chance...so there is still a possibility that your history could be made available to the airline, even though your home-town Burger King would not be able to find it by looking in your local court records.

A large percentage of airline new-hire classes have someone like you who gets removed halfway through training when the background results come in

SamFoxpilot

Always better to be up front in my opinion. Don't think your situation will matter, but the bigger issue is integrity. I like APM's suggestion. Employers respect (let's make that expect) honesty, and will start running if they suspect a candidate has any integrity issues.

Here is how an interviewer put it to me during my SWA interview. If there is any issue that may raise questions, the company would like to hear your side of the story before it gets the "other" side (background check, reference, etc.).

Lay out any issues early. If it's a big enough problem, you will know the result right away. If it's not a big deal, then you have removed a skeleton out of the closet that otherwise could potentially come back and haunt you later on.

pilot_man

I thought I would resurrect this thread and ask a question. "Have you ever been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor, or any violation of any law including any traffic violations?" How do I answer this. I have never been convicted nor committed any crime. Although I have gotten a few speeding tickets. I did pay the fine and go my own way. I have never been to court in person. So does this question include speeding tickets, since I have never been in front of a judge?

FlyerJosh

Everybody gets speeding tickets. If you paid the fine without going to court, then you were convicted of a "pre-payable offense". That's still a conviction (with essentially a "guilty" plea when you paid).

If the application says "ANY traffic violcations", then state yes and put something to the effect of:

"Traffic Ticket/Civil Fine - Speeding (7 over), December 2005"