Hey y’all. I’m in the process of getting a Secret clearance for my engineering internship and I’m a little nervous that I’ll be rejected. I am a 22 year old college student at a top 10 university, and last year, I tried marijuana (like twice) and psychedelic mushrooms (once). I was forthcoming in my clearance application and made it clear that these were experimental uses and I never plan on doing them again.
I submitted my application on 3/10, and had my interview on 5/1. In my interview, I made it extremely clear that I do not plan on doing any substance again (I don’t even drink), and I’m not like secretive about trying these substances (he asked me if I’d have any problem with people knowing), so I can’t be like blackmailed with the info or anything. I have not heard anything back yet, and I’m definitely quite nervous. Do y’all have any thoughts? I know drug use is bad, but I can’t go back and change the past unfortunately.