SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA 6234155 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-495987"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+it+possible+to+hide+service+and+early+discharge+from+the+French+Foreign+Legion+when+going+to+OCS%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs it possible to hide service and early discharge from the French Foreign Legion when going to OCS?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="efa2e4850f6ab6130d3a9d4d219f153d" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/495/987/for_gallery_v2/f6981038.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/495/987/large_v3/f6981038.jpg" alt="F6981038" /></a></div></div>I&#39;m working on a concept for a novel, and I think the main character may try to do this. How long could you get away with it? What would happen if you got caught before or after commissioning? Would service in the FFL be something you could hide at all? 2020-08-22T16:48:45-04:00 SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA 6234155

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-495987"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Is+it+possible+to+hide+service+and+early+discharge+from+the+French+Foreign+Legion+when+going+to+OCS%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fis-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIs it possible to hide service and early discharge from the French Foreign Legion when going to OCS?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/is-it-possible-to-hide-service-and-early-discharge-from-the-french-foreign-legion-when-going-to-ocs" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="87e1fb146d3f46da824cda7980b1ed27" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/495/987/for_gallery_v2/f6981038.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/495/987/large_v3/f6981038.jpg" alt="F6981038" /></a></div></div>I&#39;m working on a concept for a novel, and I think the main character may try to do this. How long could you get away with it? What would happen if you got caught before or after commissioning? Would service in the FFL be something you could hide at all?

2020-08-22T16:48:45-04:00 2020-08-22T16:48:45-04:00 SGT Christopher Hayden 6234179

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am assuming that the background check would find this out, even if you lied on the application. Since there would be a period of time in which you &quot;didn&#39;t exist&quot; and you&#39;d have to explain why. I could be wrong, however, as I&#39;ve obviously never attempted to get into OCS.

2020-08-22T17:02:22-04:00 2020-08-22T17:02:22-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 6234581

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The problem is you never know who the background investigator is going to check with. So, at best it would have to be a period of time that is outside of the investigation time line, and that just happens to never come up in all the folks he interviews. But since it is with a clearance with the Army and not one of the upper tier Agencies this is actually entirely possible.

2020-08-22T19:44:36-04:00 2020-08-22T19:44:36-04:00 SGM Bill Frazer 6234864

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NO, it shows on background checks pretty quick. I had 2 former FFL&#39;s during my career. Good people- tho they served their 8 yr hitch and came home. Caught after- discharge possible UCMJ for fraudulent enlistment.

2020-08-22T21:26:41-04:00 2020-08-22T21:26:41-04:00 SSG Brian G. 6235236

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In theory your background investigation should catch it. When you commission, you still have to go through the same enlistment paperwork to list where you lived, worked etc., You are going to have a ghost period of whatever your FFL time was that you will have to explain on paper and in person.

2020-08-23T01:14:37-04:00 2020-08-23T01:14:37-04:00 CMSgt James Nolan 6237388

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It may/may not get picked up, but the large “unaccountable “ gap in your life would be a red flag that be a showstopper.

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