# Public Trust, Generally Freaking Out **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [October 20, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/public-trust-generally-freaking-out/15156 "2022-10-20T17:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blueclams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@blueclams](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/blueclams)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/public-trust-generally-freaking-out/15156/1 "2022-10-20T17:44:38Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![fed-investigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fed-investigator](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/fed-investigator)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/public-trust-generally-freaking-out/15156/2 "2022-10-21T05:05:35Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![blueclams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@blueclams](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/blueclams)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/public-trust-generally-freaking-out/15156/3 "2022-10-21T13:03:44Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![fed-investigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fed-investigator](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/fed-investigator)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/public-trust-generally-freaking-out/15156/4 "2022-10-21T17:05:53Z")
If you had a clearance denied or revoked, it would have more than likely been brought up by your Investigator.