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Detention in a YOI might not be a stopper in the long term but you would need to keep your nose clean on release and would certainly have to wait until any probation etc was served.

You have a choice really, continue to be a scrote or keep your nose clean and turn your life around. What you have done in the past isn't an issue if thats where you want to keep it.

Nothing wrong with a bit of aggression, you just need to channel it and control it. Para Regt would certainly give you the opportunity to turn your life round.

My advice, plead your case to the beak, get some info from the AFCO regarding your convictions, arrange a Look At life and stay out of further trouble.

I personally know some very good soldiers who started off their careers with a chequred past and they have done extremely well.

The ball is firmly in your court.

Accept whats coming, take your punishment like a man then follow whatever guidance you receive from your recruiting office.

Well I haven't been in any trouble for 6 months and know I can't afford to be. Knowing that I was probably going to prison has changed the way I look at things like nothing else. To be honest, I'm a bit freaked out by all of that but I know I can look after myself but that can get me into trouble to.

Convictions must be spent.

They dont look kindly on sexual, racial or violent crime mind you.

You are allowed to enlist with 2 or less unspent convictions providing non of the above conditions apply.

Even if you get sent down and do YOI look upon it as an opportunity to pay your debt to society and prove to yourself you can keep out of trouble. Sometimes the brave thing to do is walk away.

If I'd battered everyone in the army that P*ssed me off, I'd be out of a career and there would be a severe shortage of officers.

Whatever happens you will need a special enlistment authority I suspect. Behave well in YOI and the report from that can help.

Like I said, nothing wrong with aggression young un, its how you use it that matters.

Dont know about joining with a criminal record, but I certainly left the mob with one 17 years later

i've got convictions for ABH + common assault and they took me

you'll have to finish all orders and after that there's a waiting period before you can apply... I had to wait 18 months, just to prove i'm not always in and out of trouble and have learnt my lesson.

depends how many convictions you've got aswell... 1 ABH can be put down to 1 of those mistakes you make when ya young.. if you've got a few though it looks like a pattern and they'll start to look at things differently.

each case is looked at individually anyway on a points scheme or something.

I'm 18 years old with 6 convictions and have served a sixteen month sentence in a yoi. I went to my local army careers place and they say wait until everything is spent and then apply. As long as you have a period of time where there are no offences and u tell them it was when u was young and its all in the past. Y0u should be fine.they are desperate for new recruits so dont give up

And good luck