I wonder how those readers TWEs feel about this 'mistake'.
One thing I will say after seeing some of the responses to your original post is that I think for many who are on the outside looking in - in the application phase or preparing to apply, there is this naive perception that everyone at an SA follows this glorious code of conduct to a "T". When you get to your SA, be prepared to be disappointed. There will be many who don't operate even up to the level of remorse you are conveying in your original post. You will discover that many of your academy peers partied it up throughout high school and continue to do so at the academy - there will be underage drinking, drugs, cheating, breaking the rules, etc. There will be plenty of actions that don't reflect "integrity first." That doesn't make what you did right. Your remorse means you care and are looking to do the right thing.
I wonder how those readers TWEs feel about this 'mistake'.
It seems to me that the Doctor was surprised that he answered yes to alcohol use Because he didn’t consider trying a sip of beer at home as qualifing as alcohol useJust as some context: My DS marked yes to "alcohol use" on his DoDMERB paperwork. When he went for his physical, the DoD Doctor asked him what that was all about. He replied that he had indeed tried a sip of beer once or twice at home with his Mother and I, so he technically had to say "yes". The Doctor looked at him (like he had two heads) and said, "Yeah, that's not what we're looking for here, I'm going to make a note so you don't get questioned about it later". Go figure.
The moral of that story is just always answer truthfully. The truth is a lot easier to remember later.
Maybe everyone doesn't follow "this glorious code of conduct", but that doesn't mean that the OP shouldn't. Honor isn't something you can chip away and have less of. You either have it, or you don't.
....You're not on the honor code yet....
That's kinda scary.......You're not on the honor code yet....