PhantomAir

Hello everyone,
Caught my girlfriend cheating on me on President's Day. Left a bunch of nasty notes on her car and got charged with Domestic Violence Harrassment(a misdemeanor). Spent the night in jail.
Is this going to hurt my chances of getting hired?
Thanks

bustinmins

Until convicted, it shouldn't.

PhantomAir

I am convicted. Plea bargained with the prosocuting attorney. Got 12 months unsupervised probation and DV classes along with a restraining order.

bustinmins

You might want to ditch the witch and get some therapy for that.....

bustinmins

that will hurt you.....because you'll have to explain it.....but if people can get hired after a DWI, you should be able to get hired after this. HOWEVER - you'll need to show some definite improvement because issues will arise on the flight deck and your method of handling stuff isn't direct nor is it with tact. That will be a huge issue...you could be looked at as someone who might just go off the deep end one day........that is the issue.............you've got to find a way to make it look like you don't have control issues and cure any issues you may have.

Best of luck in all of it......don't worry - you can overcome.

PhantomAir

LOL, went to Vegas for 20 hours after the 24 hours I spent in Jail. Definitely got some therapy

Yes, definitely ditching the witch...

rickair7777

Ouch. I hate to have to say this, but if you want to persue a career in aviation you should have tried to beat this rap. To be brutally honest, I think this will hurt you far more than a DUI. A DUI is a known quantity. But an employer who sees this will not know what to think...it could have been anything from an honest misunderstanding, the Ex faking a situation to get revenge, to you being a full-on psycho, or anything in between. Unfortunately, society has gone way overboard with branding any sort of domestic dispute as "domestic violence".

I have never seen this in aviation, but it's common in the military..and it pretty much kills your career.

If there is any possible way to back out of the plea deal and beat this rap, I would recommend that you try to do that. Contact a really good lawyer if you haven't already.

You may need to the weigh the risk of getting convicted at trial vs. your aviation career.

olympic

All this over a girl, bad move. Good luck ...!

coyote

Depending on Jurisdiction, usually within 12 months you can seal the record. 2 years, expunge it. That is assuming first offense, non-violent etc.

Lalo37

I was charged with trespassing and had a citizens arrest placed on me! Complete misunderstanding and the judge recognized that and dropped all charges. Never convicted, never paid a fine, never had an infraction. I dont have to disclose it so I wont. Dont know if it will hurt me since I have not interviewed anywhere since this happened.
With that said, since you were convicted, you will have to talk about it when interviewing. I agree with what Rickair said and it sucks that society automatically labels you a "bad seed" without really knowing the facts. Hang in there and if there is any way you can get this off of your record, do it.