Question about the peace corps....?

Question

Is it true that if you have served in the military like the Army, that you cannot join the peace corps.

Answer 1

Not exactly. The Peace Corps wants to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and they are constantly being accused of being a front for the NSA, CIA, DIA . . .

There is an old Chinese saying - "When crossing your neighbor's melon patch, don't stoop down to fix your sandal." That's the "appearance of impropriety" in a nutshell.

So - if you have served in certain specialties - intelligence is the obvious one - you can't become a PCV. You can't join the CIA right afterwards, either. In my time you had to wait 5 years, if that was your life's ambition. Again, they want to avoid . . .

A Peace Corps recruiter would have a list of military jobs that disqualify you, with their catalog numbers or whatever they use to say "spook" versus "sniper".

Answer 2

No. You can still apply to be in the PC if you have been in the military. But be aware that the PC is very competitive -- they do not take everyone who applies (unlike the military).

Visit the PC web site for more info.

Answer 3

no, that's a lie...

if you were in a military organization, you can know about the problems of the world; and it can be a good reason to join the peace corps...