Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

Re: Enlist into Military after filing Bankruptcy

As a general rule, what you will find is that you are a far better security risk with no debt than with $150,000 in debt. Most military and law enforcement agencies will require you to discharge the debt in bankruptcy before considering you.

Besides, with that much debt, you really have no choice.

Re: Enlist into Military after filing Bankruptcy

You would need to speak with a military recruiter and/or law enforcement recruiter. Generally speaking, the bankruptcy should not prevent you from joining the military. As for law enforcement, it depends upon what branch or service you are going into. An MP is a completely different situation from someone who is a Secret Service officer who has access to, and is charged with protecting financial resources. The only way to know for sure is to contact the various entities you think you will be employed with and determine what their policy is regarding insolvency.

As an aside, given the $150,000 in debt, and inability to pay it, if they are going to bar you from a job for a bankruptcy, they would probably just as quickly bar you for your personal debt situation. At least the bankruptcy will draw a line in the sand and leave all of the debt behind you.

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