I was put on disciplinary probation at my school due to a case about harassment and defamation. This was in May 2024 and will last one year from then. I’m trying to join the military with a position requiring a TS/SCI, so I’m filling out the SF86. My recruiter told me to leave this off the form. I fully intend to disclose this during the interview and be completely honest about it. Most people who know me know about this incident, so it’s not a secret, and no threat of blackmail or anything. I have references that can attest to me being a good person despite this but I’m not sure if that matters.
This incident took place entirely online, someone was making death threats against people I know and I got upset and sent an unacceptable message in return. I received a no-contact order, which the other person broke several times although I honored it. I chose not to appeal this decision since I just didn’t think it was worth the time to fight the case. I have since learned from the incident, being very careful about what I put online now.
My question is, would this be cause to deny me a clearance? I don’t intend to do anything like this again and know how stupid and careless I was to do what I did. Just not sure if the investigators will see it that way, especially since it was so recent.
You should ask one of the investigators on here but, I don’t think university discipline qualifies for SF86 reporting under Police Record or Education. But don’t quote me on that.
At the very end of the SF86 it has a comment section where you add any additional information that may be pertinent to the investigation, I would list it there. During the investigation we will get records from the school and the information may be found there but even if the school doesn’t tell that information it WILL be asked in your interview with the investigator. We are required to ask if you had any issues while attending school to include suspension, expulsion, probation, etc.
I don’t know, I’m an investigator and not an adjudicator. I can only answer questions that pertain to the investigation portion and not the adjudication portion.
Does it matter how long ago the school attendance was, and/or the level of the investigation?
For my Moderate Risk Public Trust clearance, my initial interviewer (Keypoint special investigator) in September 2017, and my reinvestigation interviewer (DCSA special agent) in November 2023, never asked me about any school disciplinary matters.
My high school, college, and graduate school were all in the 1980s and 1990s.