I got hired by a company that does Fed contracting. When I was in the Air Force (25 years ago), I was discharged for misconduct with a General - Under Honorable Conditions.
I remembered that I had used a CC for personal purchases and that was the reason for my discharge. So, that’s what I put on my eQIP.
When I had an interview, they had notes that I did not know about (I tried to get whatever documentation I could from the records department). Evidentially I was habitually missing payments and was reprimanded a few times. I told the investigator that I simply didn’t remember the details (which is true). The investigator asked if I disputed any of it and of course I didn’t. It makes a whole lot more sense on why I got discharged! However, I’m afraid they’ll think I was being dishonest, when in reality, I simply ignored that event in my life and moved on.
I have fair credit now, no criminal background, two credit issues that I took care of when they occurred, but I’m generally freaking out about the whole thing.
I realize it is a “whole life” look, and that makes me feel better, but only momentarily.
If this is the entirity of your concerns, I would not miss any sleep. Does not, with what you provided, appear to be a show stopper.
The passgae of time, without repeated behavior is the biggest mitigator.
25 years ago is a long, long time.
The Investigator asked you about it because we are required to, don’t read too much into it.
Thank you very much for the response. There is one other wrinkle, I had a TS clearance at the time. I requested records from the national archives about anything relating to a revocation or statement of reason (again, because I didn’t remember) and there were no records founds, so on my eQIP I said “No” to ever having a clearance revoked/barred.
It also did not come up in the investigation, so I think I did that right. I’m 99% sure that taking the discharge as punishment avoided that path as I’m fairly confident my clearance was administratively closed and not revoked.
If you had a clearance denied or revoked, it would have more than likely been brought up by your Investigator.