Do I have to tell my employer about my military service?

Tony...…. After my military time, I served 23 years as a patrol officer/investigator/supervisor. I strongly suggest that you tell them everything. Leave no detail out. Besides, if the police academy is as physically demanding as it was years ago, the condition will come out anyway even if they don't find your Navy service in the complete background check they run on you, and that's not going to happen. Tell them everything!

Tony, Do you honestly think that a career in law enforcement is the place for someone who suffers from depression and separation anxiety? Any kind of background check will discover your service, brief as it might have been and the reason for your separation. It might be a good idea to seek treatment for your issues then you may be able to state that you no longer suffer from those problems.

Best to be open and honest, even if you did not complete your basic training. Chances are they will find out, and if you lied about that, you just might not get hired. Best wishes and good luck my friend.

that's not a big deal unless you still get depressed from being away for short periods. you should have been evaluated.

If you fabricate, misrepresent your history, it will come up during the background check process and you will absolutely be flagged as unreliable, which will end any further efforts to pursue serving. My advice? If you genuinely want to serve, make sure you get clearance and a letter from an independent psychologist that you are currently fit to serve and present that along with all the other necessary documentation when you visit a recruiter.

There's no guarantee it will be enough to open the door for you, but if you are not 100% transparently honest during the process you could actually wind up spending time incarcerated for fraud after they strip you out of your role, and just you down.

My 2 cents? Just even considering misrepresenting the facts should be cause for you drop your pursuit of military service. We need a military that lives and dies on its integrity, or lack thereof. There would and should be no role for anyone, especially in law enforcement if they have a tendency to skew the facts.

Ride hard, shoot straight, and always speak the truth. - Teddy Roosevelt

Now as to your question, yes tell them you were separated on a medical during training. You don't have to tell them the reason for the medical that is private info covered under federal law.

Definitely! When applying for a job especially in law enforcement it's better to be honest and upfront!

Always disclose your military service, no matter how short the time was, and tell them why you were separated. As stated, the backgrou d checks will disclose the reasons anyway. Be up front, tell the truth and show them you are a person of integrity. Even if they don't accept you, you can still move forward knowing you did the right thing.

It will show in your records for your entire lifetime. That you enlisted and that you were discharged and the type discharge. Failure to tell the truth will get you dumped from employment faster than a scalded running cat.

As a former Navy Man, I would tell them about it. you never know what they might have in place for Servicemen and Servicewomen