TS Suitability Questions / Concerns

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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Hi, everyone. I’m sorry to post yet another “what do you think?” type of thread, but I am still going to ask. I have a Tier 3 Pubic Trust for my current position, but I am going through the process for a TS and have an offer contingent on getting that TS. I work with more than a few people who have their Secret, TS, TS/SCI, etc and have talked with all of them about this and they seem to think I shouldn’t have an issue, but I wanted to get some outside perspective if possible.

I’m 40, I have two credit cards with <30% total usage, my previous car loans are totally paid off and were always on-time, and I have never filed for bankruptcy or anything along those lines. I have never used drugs at any point in my life.

In my teens and 20’s I received a number of speeding tickets, a couple of careless driving, and a reckless driving (no accident involved). However, those tickets were legitimately part of myself and other members of the volunteer EMS/fire department being targeted (it was actually big news in our county) by the police who were starting their own paid EMS division and they were trying to slow/hinder our response times (shitty, but it happened). In any case, the last of those tickets was in 2012. Since then I have only had two speeding tickets and a ticket for a bulb being out. Lastly, I have been arrested twice (2009 and 2010) but all of those charges were dismissed completely. One of the situations was completely fabricated by a troubled/disturbed ex, and the other was a case of me purchasing something that I didn’t know was stolen. I did receive a municipal ticket for Petty Disorderly - Using Obscene Language in Public for yelling/cursing at the previously mentioned ex who was stalking me and showing up at my workplace for months and months. I paid a $325 fine for that (also in 2010).

I have disclosed all of these things on my SF-86 and have discussed them with my investigator. Now I am just waiting.

Do I stand a chance? Thanks for your time.

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I dont think any of that is terrible, and its been a long time since all of that anyways. I would think you stand a decent chance. Best of luck to you!

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I appreciate your input, and thank you for the well-wishes. I’m really excited for this opportunity so I hope it all works out. Thanks again.

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@backgdinvestigator @investigator721 could I get your thoughts? You were both pretty helpful on a previous topic I posted on, and I appreciate your insight/expertise. Thank you.

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Given what you have reported, other that the Reckless Driving (final charge or original charge?) and the Petty disturbance, (again final or original charge?) ,nothing appears to be a serious flag at a glance.

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Thank you for taking the time to reply. The Reckless and the PDP were both the original and final charge; there was no pleading-down. The reckless involved no property damage, no injury, no accident; the police officer advised the prosecutor he wouldn’t accept allowing lesser charge. This was solely due to the animosity the police department had towards the volunteer first responders as I briefly described in the initial post. With the PDP, that’s as low as it could be reduced to begin with.