Suitability for FED LEO (Land Management LEO)

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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Hello! Thank you to anyone who responds and helps.

I am starting a T3 for land management LEO position. Just wanted to see if my past would allow me to get this role.

Red flag 1: prior dui arrest (misdemeanor) while in the army. Charges dropped and received Letter of reprimand/poor evaluation. Happened in 2019
Mitigation: completed substance counseling, had letter removed, remained alcohol free since the arrest, honorable discharge, working as a Search and Rescue member/fortune 100 consultant. Didnā€™t have clearance suspended.
Lost a soldier, was involved in a vehicle role over and was sexually harassed in the army.

Red flag 2: experimental weed usage from oct 22- Jan 23 (1-2 times a month) in the state of Washington. Note: I left the military in JUL22 so I did not have an active clearance.
Mitigation: completed CPT therapy through the VA, started working as a volunteer search and rescue member, will state I have 0 intention to ever use again, and I was co-lead for a program to help veterans transition out of the army.

Red flag 3: a few small debts have gone into collections. Nothing over 400 dollars and none of them are on my credit report.

Red flag 4: foreign friend from when I was stationed in Germany. Heā€™s just a South African dude who works at a big tech company.

I was an infantry officer in the army who has had many high rated evaluations, passed Ranger school, and have succeeded in a lot of things. Iā€™m hoping my past doesnā€™t prevent me from getting this land management role because I do love nature.

Thanks everyone!

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Federal law enforcement has more stringent ā€˜suitabilityā€™ criteria than intel agencies. You say ā€œLand Managementā€ is it for BLM? I know they have 1811 or special agent type folks. Maybe they will be more lenient than say the FBI which has a very strict policy on drug use.

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NPS law enforcement !!!

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Is that US Park Police? They have been in the middle of a lot of activity in DC over the past few years as the federal government has had to do an ā€œall hands on deckā€ approach to mobilizing enough police resources to handle various large eventsā€¦ many of which take place on park lands.

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No, this is 0025 Park Ranger for the National Park Service. Similar but different from the park police

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