Police Record Check Question

[Honor24/7]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the police record check. Are you required to get it filled out by all municipalities from each state you lived in? I also read somewhere that if the school you attend was in a different city, you had to get the form filled out by them as well. If this is true I am calculating this to be 6 different agencies that I will need reach out to in my situation. I have a feeling I am making this out to be more than it needs to be. Can someone please explain this process?

Thank you,

 

[THParent]

In our State, my DS filled out a form online with the Law Enforcement Agency with the farthest "reach" if you will. In that case, it was the State Police.

In our State, all LEAs share data with the State Police, so it was sort of a one-stop-shop kind of thing for him. He filled out an online request form and found out that the State Police would not release any information on him, because he wasn't 18 yet. So, he went to the local police department (since we live inside the city limits) and filled out a form, handed over $10 in cash and a stamped envelope addressed to USNA (with his candidate number on it) and they did the rest. He never saw what they sent, but the Candidate Information System changed to "received", or something like that. It may be completely different in your State, so no one here can really tell you. You will have to research it for your locality, in addition to asking some questions to your Law Enforcement folks as to what you should do about other States (if anything).

 

[justdoit19]

Best advice I got last year, was ‘don’t make it hard’. Our local city police charged a fee to do this. So I contacted state police, who was much more accommodating. A simple fax and she sent it off.

Others have simply used their school resource officer.

USNA will figure out if you are felon. Making light, but the point is that it DOESNT need to be difficult. Pick an agency, and let them do their thing is how I approached it. I have never read here of anyone getting their form rejected. Pick what makes sense and go with that. They will let you know if it’s not adequate.

And congrats!

 

[A1Janitor]

My son’s school has the best resource officer ... city cop. The nicest guy - everyone loves him. He enlisted in the navy and served for four or five years.

My son went and asked him the best path. He took the form went to the police station and had it sent out the same day.

 

[dgusafa]

I went to the local police station and then to the police station near my school and they both directed me to the Downtown Office. Paid $8 and waited for about 3 hrs. and got the Clearance Letter. They didn't fill the form USNA sent so I attached both the forms and sent it to Admissions with a delivery and receiptreceipt. It was accepted and updated on the portal.

- USNA Class of 2023

 

[brewmeist]

My neighbor is a retired Secret Service agent who actually got involved with clearance background investigations . I asked him about who to go to when my son was getting his background check done. My friend reminded me that the Police Record Check is a 'precursor to the National Agency Check', just like it states on the instructions. It is not the actual background check. He said, just as others have mentioned here, to keep it simple. If USNA needs something else, they'll let you know.

 

[Old Navy BGO]

Best advice I got last year, was ‘don’t make it hard’.

LOL -- I may have been the one to write that... been trying to preach that message since day 1 on this Forum. This rule applies to the Application, the selection process, and the PTR report package equally. USNA sends pretty clear instructions, read them and follow them. DO NOT TRY TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES, interpret and guess what USNA is asking for. If you ask for interpretations here, you are going to get as many different answers as you have people responding, and many of those responses are based upon what worked for them --a data set of 1. Keep it simple ....READ THE FULL QUESTION, ANSWER THE QUESTION.

Here's another tip -- USNA is not looking for a way to trip you up. Your offer of appointment is a sign that USNA wants you, and wants you to succeed. If you make an mistake fillling out the form, they will work with you to get it done right. (That said, don't play sea lawyer or try to be evasive in completing forms; if you have skeletons in the closet, deal with them now instead of when they do the deep dive security clearances).

 

[justdoit19]

LOL -- I may have been the one to write that... been trying to preach that message since day 1 on this Forum. This rule applies to the Application, the selection process, and the PTR report package equally. USNA sends pretty clear instructions, read them and follow them. DO NOT TRY TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES, interpret and guess what USNA is asking for. If you ask for interpretations here, you are going to get as many different answers as you have people responding, and many of those responses are based upon what worked for them --a data set of 1. Keep it simple ....READ THE FULL QUESTION, ANSWER THE QUESTION.

Here's another tip -- USNA is not looking for a way to trip you up. Your offer of appointment is a sign that USNA wants you, and wants you to succeed. If you make an mistake fillling out the form, they will work with you to get it done right. (That said, don't play sea lawyer or try to be evasive in completing forms; if you have skeletons in the closet, deal with them now instead of when they do the deep dive security clearances).

It probably was!! BC your second point, about how USNA isn’t looking to weed you out, was another “AH-HAA” realization for me. That perspective is very helpful in how one approaches things. It’s also another BIG difference between college and Not College. Our oldest (regular college) went through all his “weeding out” classes....lost lots of classmates. At USNA, they are dedicated to get you THROUGH it. Not get rid of you. It really is a different perspective!!