Do want a security clearance, have been told you are required to get one, or just interested in National Security Topics? The application process for a security clearance can be confusing, and oftentimes the forms you receive aren't as clear as the should be, or come with supplemental instructions you're not provided.
Security Clearances aren't given because of the rank you hold, position, or title you have. You get one because you have a genuine "Needs to Know" requirement to access classified information and material in order to do your job.
No one is perfect, nor do any of us live in a perfect world. Not everything that has happened to you, of that you have done will be held against you, but will allow investigators and adjudicators to make the determination on if you should be granted a security clearance or not.
Was it a one time incident, something you do a year ago, or a heck of alot longer, and you haven't repeated the action and behavior, and you're not likely to again in the future. Then, this is great news and will reflect favorably on you.
It's important to be aware of the 15 security clearance disqualifiers shown further below that will be scrutinized in detail in order for the investigator and adjudicator to determine if you should be granted a clearance or not.
1. Alcohol consumption and drug involvement
2. Allegiance to the United States and any foreign influence or preference
3. Character
4. Conduct; personal, to including sexual behavior
5. Criminal activity; criminal convictions and security violations
6. Eligible for access to national security information
7. Emotional stability
8. Financial responsibility; financial considerations and outside activities
9. Honesty
10. Loyalty
11. Misuse of information technology systems and handling protected information
12. Psychological conditions
13. Reliability
14. Trustworthiness
15. Other similar and pertinent areas.
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I am 24 years old and going through a clearance for my job. Recently I received the interim or temporary clearance. Then yesterday, I got a call saying the investigator wanted to talk with me about anything I might not have divulged. This worried me until I spoke to another younger person who went through a security clearance and got the same kind of call and it turned out that this was a bit of a "trick" as the investigator had no new information that he had turned up and my friend got the clearance. Is this common?
If you have bipolar and have a hospitalization do you think that would be an automatic dis-qualifier?
Bipolar and hospitalization are not disqualifiers on their own.
Everyone has different circumstances and conditions which are all taken into account during the adjudication process.
Everything gets qualified for when one or more conditions occur/occurred/is on-going, and does the treating medical professional/s have any concerns, etc...
However, failing to include this information on your background investigation may delay your security clearance being adjudicated.
Where your condition and hospitalization may impact adjudication:
The individual refuses to take proscribed medication
The individual doesn't complete hospitalized medical care or treatment.
All medical professionals treating an individual will be interviewed and asked "if the individual is a danger, the extend of said danger/s, and under what circumstances; as well as would this person recommend the individual to be granted a security clearance?"
In most case; the medical professional does recommend their current or past patients to be granted a security clearance, and the adjudicator can mitigate and close out your case.
Always check with your Security Manager or Special Security Officer for your organization's policies, rules and regulations regarding such matters.
Would attending a residential treatment facility be a disqualifier? It wasn't for drugs just a place more or less to mature between hs and college. Also would they even be able to find it like through insurance records?
What about a class a misdemeanor of domestic violence that occurred 7yrs ago, and a DWI class a that occurred 5 yrs ago?
Regarding a misdemeanor of domestic violence that occurred 7 yrs ago, and a DWI class that occurred 5 years ago...
...it all comes down to which Government agency or organization you're applying to, because each one handles and treats these incidents differently; regarding Suitability versus a Security Clearance.
Some organizations won't hold these incidents above you, because enough time has passed since each incident, while with others, their policies might prohibit hiring you.
And understand, being deemed unsuitable because of past or current incidents with organization A, doesn't mean you can't obtain a security clearance through organization B.
Any Government agency or organization that works with children typically won't hire a person with a sexual offense, any criminal offense involving a child, a drug felony offense, or a violent crime against another person.
And its the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) policy not to hire anyone with a criminal drug past.
And since these incidents will be handled differently by each agency or organizations, its worth checking out their website, or speaking with their Security Manager or Special Security Officer to find out exactly how they handle and respond to each incident accordingly.
Just remember to be up front and honest about everything you went through, because the agencies and organizations that do mitigate such incidents will; and those that can't, won't.
However, if you lie, or forget to admit these incidents happened, and they come up during your background investigation; this is taken very serious, and can result in you being banned from applying for any Government position for years.
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