# Accepting SECRET job when i have a TS/SCI **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [April 23, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431 "2022-04-23T19:23:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rodge37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@rodge37](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/rodge37)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/1 "2022-04-23T19:23:34Z")
Hi, Im thinking of accepting a new job with Air Force that requires a SECRET clearance…but i have had a TS/SCI for almost 5 years. Will my TS/SCI then expire if im working in a job that only requires Secret ? Thanks for your help ---
**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/2 "2022-04-23T21:18:34Z")
The old answer would have been, if you are not in a position requiring access to TS/SCI you will not get a reinvestigation that would maintain your access… but now with continuous evaluation, who knows? Maybe you still have the two-year window to get a TS/SCI job or possibly get into a position with the Air Force where you can get back into access based on your current investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Amberbunny2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Amberbunny2](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Amberbunny2)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/3 "2022-04-24T20:38:17Z")
It is the position driving the clearance, not the cleared person. So moving to a Secret seat…would techically turn off the TS. But ypu could cross over to a different TS seat and it may be renewed. May. If you stay with same agency. If you leave any 3 letter agency…they use their own reporting databases on top of scattered castles. So lets say a CIA clearance…will not show up on the new DoD system. It may show up on Scattered…will definitely be in the CIA system. Every 3 letter swears they are the only one doing clearances correct and they don’t trust the other 3 letters. ---
**Author:** ![rodge37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@rodge37](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/rodge37)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/4 "2022-04-25T23:27:21Z")
Hi, Is it easy to have another contractor in Pentagon hire me in a TS position if i am working in a Secret job ? If i just take the SECRET position now for 6 months then find a TS job in Pentagon. I received my TS 12/2017, about 4.5 years ago These jobs are with DOD, i only work with DOD Thanks ---
**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/5 "2022-04-26T20:56:04Z")
To piggyback off what @Amberbunny2 said, the clearance goes with the position, not the individual… BUT your “eligibility” may still be in effect within that mythical two-year window. Actually it is a little better than mythical… let’s say “notional” As the poet said, your mileage may vary. As the modern day poet might say, YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Amberbunny2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Amberbunny2](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Amberbunny2)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/accepting-secret-job-when-i-have-a-ts-sci/14431/6 "2022-05-05T20:39:54Z")
Yes at least for the next 11 months or so. Simple cross over to the new places books. The closer you come to needing a new BI…can drive a couple different paths, but they all get you to the job. Some places ask for a fresh SF86, and what I call a “No-No-No” check. That is where they look at it all but primarily the no to drugs, drink, arrests, foreign contacts, debt, supremacy organizarion questions. This can allow a hire…and then generate immediate new BI. We did this on the regular.