hey guys and gals, i have been working on my WOFT packet I have all the tests done the physicals etc. I was working on my security clearance because i had alittle to much debt. over 5k and 5k i was told is the limit. Anyway i recently got it under the limit. Now i am trying to move forward with it and my recruiter is no longer recruiting! and the guys in the office i went through are looking for my packet. Im pretty stressed out about the whole thing am i going to have to do all the stuff over again?? I need comfort please hahaha thanks abunch

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Originally posted by hrntpilot:
I was working on my security clearance because i had alittle to much debt. over 5k and 5k i was told is the limit.

Who said 5k was the limit for getting a security clearance, your recruiter? That is total bunk. If that was even close to true, most cars nowadays cost 15-25k. So, by that logic, if you owed money on a car, you couldn't get a clearance. Further, have whomever told you that to check the median prices on houses. I think the U.S. average is in the mid 200k range. Again, if you owed money on a house, then you couldn't get a clearance. See where I am going with this?

I love how these things get blown out of proportion. I do clearances and special accesses for a living and have seen drug users, and the occasional bankruptcy get cleared. Granted, it was at the Secret level at the max, and it took some extra time, but they still got cleared.

Where most people run into trouble is unsecured debt like credit cards. But, as long as you aren't delinquent or in default on any loans, you are fine.

Now, armed with this knowledge, go forth and kick a$$!

hey thanks for the reply! That info. i recieved directly from our lady who grants the security clearances, I have 4000 plus in student loans but they are all open and im still in school. I think that was what she was talking about when she said 5k was unsecured stuff which mine were medical bills Im sure i look way better than i did my concern is that my packet thus far what are the chances of them loosing it?

This was the lady at MEPS who process the work for you clearance? She doesn't "grant" a clearance only the local Defense Security Service Office of Adjudications does that. She merely gets it to them. Take what MEPS says about clearances with a big grain of salt. They like to scare you. I have heard them tell some whoppers to me and I came back quoting paragraph and verse of the DSS manual about how F**&ed up they were.

I highly doubt they're going to lose it. You SHOULD have copies of everything in case that does happen. If not, get the packet back and head to Kinko's!!

thanks again trafficmp for the reply. I dont thinkshe is a lady at meps the lady i talked to i was told is the one who actually can grant these clearances. And as soon as my packet is found i will take your advice and get my a$$ down to kinkos and make ten copies of everything!!! thanks again!

Isn't the secret clearance taken care of once you sign your contract? That's what my recruiter is telling me.

contract? i think i know what contract but which one are you talking about? Its a top secret clearance right? not a secret?

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Originally posted by hrntpilot:
Its a top secret clearance right? not a secret?

Only if you fly the AH-90Z, then you need a Super Secret//Grandma//ID-TEN-T//SCI-FI

No but in all seriousness, all you need is a secret. I don't know what your recruiter has been telling you but sounds like he's been feeding your a spoonful of BS. You need to change recruiters or just do some fact checking against what he/she's been telling you.

Are you serious!!!!? Its so crazy how much different the info from one recruiter to the next is. Jeez! Nunezflyer thankyou for shedding light on that for me! And all the rest of you guys willing to help me! I hope I get to fly and serve with you all one day very soon!

hrntpilot, I am a detailed recruiter and I also just got picked up on this last board. I don't know too much about the security process but I can and will tell you about anything else you may want to know. There are a lot of recruiters out there who don't care about anything but their numbers, so if you think something may be fishy you can ask me and I'll give you the lowdown.

AirborneMO thanks alot! That makes me feel better! I will definately remember that! thanks again. Oh and my recruiter is a civilian recruiter retired from the army so i thought it would be a good idea to go with him as it seems if the army put any pressure on him he could just tell them to shove it. anyway thanks again!

He can't tell anyone to shove it, DoD still writes his paycheck and unlike active duty recruiters he gets money for every person he puts in boots. I'm not saying he is going to be a bad recuiter, just do your research and take everything with a grain of salt.

ok sweet! well like trafficmp said that people with bankruptcys and drug use get a secret clearance! I have got not one thing anywhere criminally ive never even sat in the back of a cop car! anyway im headed into the recruiters office tomorrow to figure all this out. thanks again for all your help!!