# Working for a Foreign Government is Tricky for Clearance Applicants

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/working-for-a-foreign-government-is-tricky-for-clearance-applicants/7104>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [May 16, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/working-for-a-foreign-government-is-tricky-for-clearance-applicants/7104 "2019-05-16T15:04:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/working-for-a-foreign-government-is-tricky-for-clearance-applicants/7104/1 "2019-05-16T15:04:49Z")

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Originally published at: [https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/working-for-a-foreign-government-is-tricky-for-clearance-applicants/](https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/working-for-a-foreign-government-is-tricky-for-clearance-applicants/)  
   
Many of our warfighters return from hostile-fire zones all over the world, elect to leave the service, and then end up returning to the same areas as a contractor or consultant making a lot more money. Nothing wrong with that, as they have a special skill set that is in high demand. However, even though…