# SF-85P Questionnaire for public trust **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [June 22, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf-85p-questionnaire-for-public-trust/493 "2015-06-22T10:31:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![veryfrightened](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c2a13f/32.png) [@veryfrightened](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/veryfrightened)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf-85p-questionnaire-for-public-trust/493/1 "2015-06-22T10:31:19Z")
I am only working on a public trust clearance. There was a discrepancy between how I thought I left a former position and what the former employer said. I had always thought they would treat it as a resignation. That was not the case. Without going into too much detail, it was a quit or we will fire you situation. I had always thought of it as a resignation, but that is not what they reported. Now, the agency would like me to explain the discrepancy. I really don’t know what to tell them. I didn’t mean to withhold information, I really thought they would just tell investigators that I resigned. My former job was not a government security clearance job. Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated because I am unsure what to tell them. ---
**Author:** ![Marko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/marko/32/103_2.png) [@Marko](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Marko)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf-85p-questionnaire-for-public-trust/493/2 "2015-06-22T13:23:17Z")
Section 12 of the form is pretty straightforward, as is the OF-306 regarding employment terminations. Only thing you can do is plead that you misunderstood and thought since they let you resign is why you did not disclose it.