Big Debts are costing troops their Security clearances

"wxfreqrs" wrote in
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hogwash
stupid stuff and other colorful adjectives I can think of
BUY A HOUSE 125K avg
add a MODEST CAR 20K
that alone is 145k and monthly salary is what MAYBE 3K will all taxes
gone in warzone
who they trying to kid
there had to be other reasons for pulling clearance
I had one for over 20 years in NAVY if they used debt against me I would
have never had a clearance
I was 30K in debt when I joined
someone is blowing some or smoking some serious stuff in that article


Well, you were probably one of those folks who shouldered their debt(s),
paid on time, and never let it become a problem. OTOH, there are those who
have gotten delinquent, and have considered or taken desparate measures to
attempt to pay them off.

My ex got us behind on a couple of loans (one of the reasons she's an ex),
and I was counselled about said delinquencies and their relation to my
clearance. This happened in the early 80s. Debt is a consideration for
keeping/pulling a clearance.

Dave in San Diego