Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Of course. It is part of the DOJ database. If I were you, I'd check the assumption that it applies only for ten years. That may be true in CA, but you may be lifetime barred under federal law.

First of all, any conviction is going to affect your ability to join the military. Our nation's military is an all volunteer force, and it is made up of people with more education, including high school diplomas, than in the past.

Anyone with a conviction is required to get what is known as a "secretarial waiver" for that particular branch of service. If you have a particular question about that procedure, I urge you to speak to a military recruiter for that service, who will be familiar with what you need. The days of the draft, and of judges giving someone an option of joining the military in lieu of jail are over.

Second, your conviction is on your record, and is available to law enforcement both at the federal level, and in other states.