Posted on Feb 15, 2018
SPC Kaitlyn Adair
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I'm working with a Navy recruiter to join as an officer and he's supposed to send me information about getting started on security clearance. I'm just wondering what I should have prepared.
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PO1 Don Gulizia
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If it's for an SF-86, you'll need the following: All addresses for places you've lived. (last 10 years) You will need a personal reference for each of those address, that is not a family member or roommate. List of employers for the last 10 years (or just the ones past the age of 18)...with a point of contact for each. Same goes for schools. Have info for all family members (mom, dad, spouse, in-laws, siblings) like current address, birthdate, maiden name. Three people that know you well. You will need dates, relationship, explanation of relationship, phone numbers, email, and current address. Any foreign contacts? If so, prepare to fully explain relationship. All foreign travel. Last but not least, be prepared to answer questions truthfully. Drug use, criminal activity, etc. Sorry, there is more, but this is all I can remember.
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The form you need is the SF86. If you are getting a clearance you will have a link emailed to you to fill out digitally, but the form is a standard government form that anyone can download. It's a PDF, so work your way through it. If you have it filled out ahead of time, you can use it as a quick reference when the time comes. Best of luck.
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TSgt David L.
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You'll need your entire adult history. Dates, places traveled, tickets, drug usage, criminal background and references. Both family and friends. Depending on your level of clearance you will have to do periodic re-investigations, so you'll need to provide the same info every time. They don't like deviations in info.
Good luck.
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SN Greg Wright
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Not just adult. For my TS/SCI they asked about every school I attended as a child. I had my 2nd grade teach call me and ask me why the FBI was asking about me.
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TSgt David L.
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SN Greg Wright - I don't remember (Long ago! LOL) having to go back much before age 18 except for employers and criminal history (just traffic violations, folks! LMAO).
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SN Greg Wright
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TSgt David L. - Well actually, now that I think about it, I joined when I was 17. So that might be why. Someone like you or SPC Kaitlyn Adair might not have to go back that far.
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TSgt David L.
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SN Greg Wright - That makes sense.
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