I got offered a position for a 10 week internship with DoN and I was promoted to fill out an sf86 and the position stated “Students are required to maintain security clearance eligibility for the duration of the internship.” I have read previous years interns comments that they may require interim clearance for it. I am worried that my past drug use will have an effect on me. To explain, I smoked weed only when offered to me from friends in highschool only on a rare occasion from 2019 till 2021 which was the last time I ever smoked. I also was once offered a small piece of a shroom bar back in highschool. I changed jobs and hung out with them significantly less. I no longer associate with most of them and only talk to a few who stopped their drug use as well. I don’t intend to ever use those again but I am worried that this will till affect my chances of being granted interim or getting clearance at all.
Won’t affect you, but don’t hide it. Say what you did here. Kid stuff…is kid stuff. Changing jobs and people you hang with is actually a mitigation.
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For the moment low-level recreational use of drugs that occurred 5 years ago while in high school is still relevant but not material to an interim or final security clearance determination. When the new PVQ form is implement later this year or early next year, there will be a presumption that recreational drug use that completely ended more than 5 years ago will be no longer be relevant or material.
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Knew it had to happen. That helps a lot of people applying for first jobs cleared. Hiring pool shrunk.
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