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Subject:RE: So many jobs want CURRENT security clearances From:"Gilger.John" <JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:30:44 -0700
You still have to get the job before you get the clearance.
It is NOT uncommon for someone to be enlisted for a specialty that requires a clearance and then be assigned to be a cook or something that doesn't require a clearance (especially if the investigation uncovers a problem that precludes a clearance) and you're still stuck with a multi-year enlistment contract.
Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself
John
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Gary S. Callison wrote:
bgranat -at- editors-writers -dot- info ("Bonnie Granat") wrote:
> "J. Ressler" <jressler -at- ewa-denver -dot- com>
> | Compare the clearance requirement to the requirement for a college degree.
> They are not comparable. You can GET a college degree. I cannot get a
> clearance on my own.
You can, actually, but only if you meet the criteria. The easiest way,
assuming you're under 35 or so, is to cruise on down to the local
military recruiting office and enlist for a military specialty that
requires a clearance. Of course, you'll have to spend several months in
training even for a Reserve or National Guard assignment, but this is one
way that people can walk in off the street and get a security clearance.
