CW4 Private RallyPoint Member3521709<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did having a security clearance (Secret and/or TS) help you in finding a job after ETS or Retirement?2018-04-07T15:14:32-04:00CW4 Private RallyPoint Member3521709<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did having a security clearance (Secret and/or TS) help you in finding a job after ETS or Retirement?2018-04-07T15:14:32-04:002018-04-07T15:14:32-04:00SPC Margaret Higgins3521738<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never mentioned it, unfortunately.Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Apr 7 at 2018 3:20 PM2018-04-07T15:20:08-04:002018-04-07T15:20:08-04:00CW5 Jack Cardwell3521777<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It did, I became a government contractor.Response by CW5 Jack Cardwell made Apr 7 at 2018 3:33 PM2018-04-07T15:33:04-04:002018-04-07T15:33:04-04:00CAPT Kevin B.3521822<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thing about clearances is they are killed off when you retire or punch out. However, the basis of the clearance is usually still valid which makes a government contractor's security office job much easier in sponsoring a replacement clearance. Works well for folk that are very knowledgeable about the systems they use and then shift to Raytheon, Boeing, etc. to work the other end. I'd advise anyone getting out to know what the shelf life is on the clearance basis. BTW if you're out and say you have a clearance on your resume, you are giving a false statement. Make sure you say "held" and not "hold". That screams your lack of knowledge. If the firm asks, you can say how many years left on the basis.Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Apr 7 at 2018 3:50 PM2018-04-07T15:50:04-04:002018-04-07T15:50:04-04:00SFC Greg Bruorton3521872<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I can't say that my TS/SCI access paid off upon my retirement. The attributes that helped the most were the abilities to type, read, and ingest the material in a comprehensive manner. Had I stayed at Fort Bragg those clearances would have been highly beneficial should I have accepted a job with my old Special Security Officer, Major "Moon" Mullins. I opted, instead, to return to college for a while before entering the domain as an employee of the U.S.P.S. in Computer Forwarding.Response by SFC Greg Bruorton made Apr 7 at 2018 4:13 PM2018-04-07T16:13:16-04:002018-04-07T16:13:16-04:00Sgt Private RallyPoint Member3521900<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="270932" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/270932-150u-unmanned-aircraft-systems-operations-technician-1st-air-cav-hhc-1st-air-cav">CW4 Private RallyPoint Member</a> When I was discharged I worked at a chemical plant as an operator while I obtained my degree. When I started work on the Space Shuttle program, they had to run a new background check. My military background probably helped me more than my previous security clearance.Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2018 4:22 PM2018-04-07T16:22:04-04:002018-04-07T16:22:04-04:00COL Private RallyPoint Member3522315<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depending where you are looking for work. Some employers are looking for someone he had a clearance and if it’s within a certain number of years they can more easily transfer your data onto a new civilian/contractor profile than someone who hasn’t held a clearance level they are looking for.Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2018 6:31 PM2018-04-07T18:31:08-04:002018-04-07T18:31:08-04:00Maj John Bell3522345<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No I'm a dairy goat farmer and goats are notorious blabbermouths.Response by Maj John Bell made Apr 7 at 2018 6:40 PM2018-04-07T18:40:29-04:002018-04-07T18:40:29-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member3522390<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It is important to keep in mind the prevalence of clearances in the modern DoD. Seemingly as policy, all soldiers are put in for a SECRET clearance when joining. It shouldn't necessarily work this way, but that is what I have observed over the past year as a security manager. This has and will water down the market for a SECRET clearance outside of active-duty. In addition, a great deal of people possessing TOP SECRET or TSSCI clearances ETS'd when they were most valuable, which has driven down the market some. Despite this, a TOP SECRET or TSSCI clearance still holds tremendous value in the private sector.<br />Several of my former and current coworkers (as well as myself) have received generous offers even with relatively little service time. Outside of military intelligence, your experience may vary.Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2018 6:53 PM2018-04-07T18:53:17-04:002018-04-07T18:53:17-04:00SGM Bill Frazer3522522<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It doesn't hurt, especially if the hiring company does background checksResponse by SGM Bill Frazer made Apr 7 at 2018 7:55 PM2018-04-07T19:55:17-04:002018-04-07T19:55:17-04:00SSgt Dan Montague3522841<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>NOPE!!Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Apr 7 at 2018 10:28 PM2018-04-07T22:28:48-04:002018-04-07T22:28:48-04:00TSgt Private RallyPoint Member3522856<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely. My clearance was still "current" 18 months after retirement and I was hired explicitly because of it. All my employer had to do was get it re-activated, which entailed a brief interview and an updated e-qip. Took all of 30 days.Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2018 10:35 PM2018-04-07T22:35:08-04:002018-04-07T22:35:08-04:00PO1 Brian Austin3523200<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It helped me get my first contractor gig. My boss told me that's the reason he hired me.Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Apr 8 at 2018 3:39 AM2018-04-08T03:39:53-04:002018-04-08T03:39:53-04:002018-04-07T15:14:32-04:00