Does driving record matter in the military?
 

I know that when your applying for an airline job the driving record is very important. Do they look at that when your trying to get into UPT? Also what constitutes a bad record? Im not sure if it means anything on there automatically disqualifies you or if its only serious things like DWI's. I've got some speeding tickets. Can these be cleared off the driving record? Thanks for any feedback!

I won't say they DON'T matter but they aren't in and of themselves disqualifying.

I had too many speeding tickets in college and actually had to get them waived by the ROTC. I was told that one more ticket and I would be kicked out.

You can go get your legal records and see what tickets show. Every airline pilot does this prior to an interview. That might help as not all of them may still be on your records.

There is some standard screening that occurs for people entering the military, plus whatever security clearance is required.

As long as it doesn't rise to the felonious level, or ridiculous numbers of tickets it should not be a problem. However...since it is competitive you might be at a disadvantage against another applicant with a cleaner record.

The military also does not care about FAA violations, unless it was criminal in nature (ie substance abuse).

Unlike the airlines, the military is not really hiring you for your skills, abilities, and judgement...they are hiring raw material which they will re-manufacture to suit their needs. They just want to make sure the raw material is adequate...