"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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I've been following this thread with interest and was just curious as
to exactly what constitutes a "security clearance." Can't you even
provide us with a vague, thumbnail sketch of what a top secret
security clearance is?

It is a security violation to even say you have a "top secret" clearance,
Mike. The psyche exam is someting the system has wanted ever since the
first airliner pilot suicide was confirmed. When the system was made up of
mostly ex-mil operators, such screening was not thought to be necessay, as
military pilots had already been conditioned to produce an expected
response.