# SF86 For public trust?

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf86-for-public-trust/11795>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf86-for-public-trust/11795 "2020-09-18T23:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![royaltea28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@royaltea28](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/royaltea28)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf86-for-public-trust/11795/1 "2020-09-18T23:11:58Z")

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Hi everyone,

I was recently offered a job and told that I would be obtaining a Public Trust clearance for. However, I was also told that I will be filling out an SF86 for the public trust.

Is this correct? Or is this actually a security clearance and not a public trust?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![HARPOON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@HARPOON](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/HARPOON)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf86-for-public-trust/11795/2 "2020-09-18T23:27:47Z")

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SF86 is for national security positions, as indicated in the title on the form.  
Public trust is SF85P.

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**Author:** ![sbusquirrel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/sbusquirrel/32/34_2.png) [@sbusquirrel](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/sbusquirrel)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/sf86-for-public-trust/11795/3 "2020-09-18T23:30:02Z")

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Yes but there are “Noncritical-Sensitive” and “Critical-Sensitive” positions which require the SF-86 and a Tier 3 or Tier 5 investigation, respectively.

Got that from my handy-dandy Federal Investigative Standards Crosswalk Job Aid (dated April 2020) which I found on the internet.