Security clearance and past

rhinosaur · Post by **rhinosaur** » August 20th, 2005, 10:04 pm

I have tried to read every thread on this but I am looking for insight into my chances for passing security clearance.

I have no criminal record, but I used to smoke marijuana on a frequent basis for two years about 3 years ago while in college and high school. I stopped cold one day and never looked back. It was a huge mistake in my life and I wish I could erase it.

I am not going to hide anything and will disclose everything, but I am extremely worried that I won't get clearance. All the threads I read had "experimentation" as 1 or 2 times and hence it seemed likely they would make it through, but 3-4 times a week for 2 years goes beyond experimenation in my case.

I'm just looking for some answers on my chances. I want this bad.

Thanks for all your help Rangers.

Kilted Heathen · Post by **Kilted Heathen** » August 21st, 2005, 12:22 pm

Shut the fuck up.

Silverback · Post by **Silverback** » August 21st, 2005, 1:00 pm

Answer the question honestly....10 years from now when your conducting a "Periodic review" of your clearance you better answer the EXACT same way

Towedjmpr · Post by **Towedjmpr** » August 21st, 2005, 3:38 pm

Silverback wrote:Answer the question honestly....10 years from now when your conducting a "Periodic review" of your clearance you better answer the EXACT same way

Be honest or you will get busted.

Pot usage is minor. As long as you weren't selling to grade schoolers you'll probably be okay.

IntelToad · Post by **IntelToad** » August 21st, 2005, 3:43 pm

I stopped cold one day and never looked back. It was a huge mistake in my life and I wish I could erase it.

Huge mistake ? What, quitting ?

Just be completely honest and you'll be fine.

Then knock out 50 for repeating the same question asked every week by crackhead DEPs on these boards.

hit_it · Post by **hit_it** » August 22nd, 2005, 1:17 pm

Nice and taken care of by the Ranger S-2 section.

rhinosaur · Post by **rhinosaur** » August 28th, 2005, 7:23 pm

No Ranger Inteltoad, a huge mistake starting.

It seems I should be alright, but it is still nerve racking. At what point would they disqualify you for drug use?

SFC hit_it, what exactly is the Ranger S-2 section?

Thanks for all the responses.

IntelToad · Post by **IntelToad** » August 28th, 2005, 7:27 pm

AHHHHHHHHH

(IntelToad yanks his own head off)

It seems I should be alright, but it is still nerve racking. At what point would they disqualify you for drug use?

Smoking doobies while weighing in at MEPS.

Shouldn't you be following Phish someplace ??

Towedjmpr · Post by **Towedjmpr** » August 29th, 2005, 8:24 am

IntelToad wrote:AHHHHHHHHH

(IntelToad yanks his own head off)

It seems I should be alright, but it is still nerve racking. At what point would they disqualify you for drug use?
Smoking doobies while weighing in at MEPS.

Shouldn't you be following Phish someplace ??

MMMMM, Phish broke up last year.

SkyShark · Post by **SkyShark** » August 29th, 2005, 9:33 am

As everyone else said just be honest. I remember about 6 months after I got mine, I went home on leave and ran into my high school English teacher in a store and after the hellos were done that first thing he said was "So did you get it?" I as like"What?" he said "Your Clearance. Some guy in a suit was here months back and talked to me anda few of your other teachers, he said you had applied for a security clearanceand he was doing a background investigation." So yes be honest, if you lie about something they will find out. By the way sealed records from when you were a minor, aren't!

Good Luck.

Just Say NO!!

IntelToad · Post by **IntelToad** » August 29th, 2005, 10:37 am

MMMMM, Phish broke up last year.

Shhhh. Don't tell him.