I’m currently in the early stages of the clearance process and already completed my SF-86 and a follow-up interview. I’ve been feeling a bit anxious about a few things in my background and was hoping to hear if others have had similar experiences:
- A misdemeanor DUI 5 years ago
- Experimental drug usage (cocaine, lsd, marijuana, ecstasy, adderall) 5 years ago
- A casual foreign friend I met online and chat with occasionally (met a year ago)
- Zero debt or financial problems
The DUI and drug use happened when I was 18-20 years old.
I’m hoping that the all this time mitigates those issues but it would be nice to see other opinions.