# Tier 3 secret/confidential
**URL:** https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
**Created:** [August 21, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472 "2018-08-21T21:19:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Helpclearance2018](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Helpclearance2018)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472/1 "2018-08-21T21:19:40Z")
Is there anything different between secret/confidential clearances anymore since they are both tier 3?
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### Author:  [@Helpclearance2018](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Helpclearance2018)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472/2 "2018-08-23T00:26:35Z")
Anyone know? I guess a little suprised that someone with a confidential security clearance thats due for a reinvestigation would need to be evaulated more thoroughly at secret level as opposed to confidential.
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### Author:  [@northstar](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/northstar)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472/3 "2018-08-23T04:41:59Z")
Why would you believe that a confidential clearance is a T3? Secret and confidential clearances are two different investigations.
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### Author:  [@Helpclearance2018](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/Helpclearance2018)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472/4 "2018-08-23T09:27:21Z")
Thanks for the reply… I was looking around with Google searches… This link has a nice chart on page 2 saying confidential/secret are both tier 3s. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.dss.mil/documents/psmo-i/Tier\_Investigation\_News\_Update\_10052015.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwik9ZW6y4LdAhUIiIMKHS2MADEQFjAOegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw16-bt0Gf2YdyGJ9Qerw5sX&cshid=1535007249476](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.dss.mil/documents/psmo-i/Tier_Investigation_News_Update_10052015.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwik9ZW6y4LdAhUIiIMKHS2MADEQFjAOegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw16-bt0Gf2YdyGJ9Qerw5sX&cshid=1535007249476)
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### Author:  [@northstar](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/northstar)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/tier-3-secret-confidential/4472/5 "2018-08-23T13:36:44Z")
OK. Got it. I was thinking confidential in terms of Public Trust. I think there is some flexibility in the term, but I see in this case it is used as a classification.