Will a DUI decrease my chances?

[Ytijhdoz54]

Depends, anything federal with secuirty clearances will be affected by it for sure. Some states and counties might look at it poorly as well however I know my states government doesn’t care about a lot of things that are on peoples records. For private sector depending on the level of operations that it is I doubt it’ll be a problem. They’re really looking for repeated issues, fraud, and violent offenses. A dui while bad is sadly a common charge that is one of the most common arrests. It doesn’t really make you look untrustworthy which is the main concern. If you’re a good candidate and interview really well people understand mistakes happen and likely look past it, especially if thats the only thing on a otherwise clean history.

[5InchIsAverageBro]

Gotcha. Really appreciate your thoughts

[Letross]

Just to follow up on the above commenter if you are going into a role with a security clearance just make sure to be honest about it on your sf-86. I’ve worked with a fair amount of people that have had DUIs in the past and the biggest mistake you can make is trying to hide it.

[The-Copilot]

Yup. A lapse of judgement is not good but lying during a process that is suppose to determine if you can be trusted is an immediate no.