Why dont felons get a second chance in life?

Were you convicted when you were a minor?

EDIT: Never mind, I guess it makes no difference as to what I was going to say. Look, the ‘I only made one bad decision’ line doesn’t really fly with me. The person who knocks up his girlfriend and finds his social life over at 16 only made one bad decision. The person who drove drunk and killed his friend in the passenger seat only made one bad decision. They live with the consequences of those decisions for the rest of their lives, just as you must. You knew what the consequences COULD be and you chose to make those decisions anyway, so please spare the ‘poor me’ rhetoric. Or did you not realize that living with drug dealers was a bad choice? I’m sure the rent was cheap, but Jesus, have some sense.

This is your life now. Accept it and move forward, and stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself.

So far, you have listed the military and not being able to get a job right away as the only two options you have. You neglected trade school, college, night classes, apprenticeships, internships, online degrees, guidance counselors, or talking to your parole officer. So far, all you’ve convinced me of is that your felony conviction is making it hard for you to achieve immediate gratification.