what is a security clearance? Is there a way to find out if I would pass one?
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If you are after a job in Government department they sometimes seek to establish your character and politics as well as if you have any crime record. This may include interviewing your collegues as well as you.Depends on the role of the department you are seeking to join. Of particular concerns to defence depts include how much debt you may be in or if you gamble. Basically anything that may pose a risk to security
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Contact your nearest employment security office, they should be able to give you an answer.
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I'm sure there are many different ways to get your foot in the door, but I will give you one path that I think is reasonably solid.\n\nFirst, it's really important that you can be trusted and that your loyalty is unquestionable.  Previous military service helps with this.  If you were/are in the military have combat and weapons experience this is a big plus.  With this you are automatically given a higher security clearance.\n\nThe other thing that would help you a great deal is knowing multiple languages fluently or have a demonstrated capacity to learn languages quickly.  This is also a big plus.\n\nFinally, apply for a job at the CIA, NSA, State Department or Military intelligence.  Being intelligent and demonstrating good reasoning and creative problem solving is a big part of this.  If they're going to put you out in the field in the lion's den they want to know that you can handle yourself so if you are a timid, weak, and generally stupid you're not going to get the sensitive jobs.\n\nPersonally I would love to work for the State Department Foreign Service and plan to take the exam in a  year or so.  However, I would not want to be involved in any espionage as I think it is extremely dangerous.\n\nMy opinion on the CIA, FSB (formerly KGB), MI6 and similar organizations is that they are necessary to maintain national security for their respective countries.  The CIA of today seems to be relatively weak and incompetent compared to its days in the Cold War.  However, it may just be the public front for an ultra-secret agency operating in the background similar to the GRU in Soviet era.  The GRU was so secretive that even KGB agents didn't know it existed.\n\nAnyways it's exciting and interesting to think about, but it's not for me.\n\nIf you like this kind of thing read the following book:\n\nSpy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer : The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames\nby Victor Cherkashin
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Unless it's high profile, they won't hunt you down, but there will be warrant out on you. If you ever get pulled over for a burned out tail light, they will arrest you. Also, more and more jobs are doing background checks, so it wll be difficult to get a job (they even checked my background when I was hired at Wal-Mart). I believe they do background checks also whenever you get a loan, or if you sign a lease for an apartment.\n\nSo, you could get away with it if you never want to work or buy/rent a place a live, or do anything that the majority of Americans enjoy doing. Does that make it worth it? It's up to you to decide that. \n\nFor me, it wasn't worth it. I was in the Navy, and after a couple months on board the ship, I realized I didn't like this life. I made a checkoff list of the number of days I had left, and marked on off every day. I did this for 4 years until I finally was discharged (honorably, with a RE-R1).
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Well, your question was probably not answered because it was very vague.  Asking about a specific " US-Navy security a guy," is a little crazy.  I mean, there are a lot of Navy guys.\nMaybe ask it again with a little more information, although I doubt it will be able to be answered here anyway.
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If you're in some sort of law enforcement position, isn't this a question better addressed by your supervisors or your training?\n\nIf you're not in law enforcement, why do you need to know?  What do you expect to do about it?
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Starbucks, Border's, Seattle's Best.  No, seriously their are jobs out there, with the CIA and with other organizations that analyze world and political events, but they are very competitive and you need to have stellar grades to get them.  If you want to work for the CIA or some sort of government organization I would reccomend getting a security clearance now.  You can do this by joining the army and getting certain jobs for which you need a security clearance.
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I wouldn't AUTOMATICALLY assume yourself disqualified.  I would contact a recruiter and discuss your situation, because military entrace requirements vary depending upon the needs of the force.
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That depends largely on what type of drugs you have used and how often.  I know people who have gotten security clearance with light past drug use.  I would say nothing harder than marijuana, years ago, only a few times.  Anything more than that and you're probably out of luck.\n\nOf course, the DUI's are a concern as well but I don't know anything about how they relate to security clearances because none of my friends have had one.
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You will have todefine what you mean by "government employee."  Are you talking about a member of the civil service?  Many non-GS employees are required to have security clearances from the federal government in order to engage in many forms of work as contractors, agents, etc, of the government.\n\nOther non-GS type employees are: Foreign Service Officers (diplomatic personnel), members of the military, etc.  People not directly employed or paid by the USG include contractors, professional services firms, etc.  Employees of Boeing or Lockheed working on airframes or systems or information services contracts are required to have federal security clearances.  The same might be true for any person asked to come into a government process including attorneys, consultants, etc.  I'm not sure in which capacity Mr. Berger currently serves...it may be none.  He was an informal national security policy advisor to the Kerry campaign, which, while unpaid, would have required a clearance.  However, he certainly had a clearance that is valuable to maintain for a possible return to politics in 2008.
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The U.S., tho you won't be able to get a security clearance.  You can only do certain approved jobs.
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Look into the PASS program. You can get information on that at your local SSA office, or http://www.SSA.gov
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I'm not sure I understand your question.  It sounds like you discovered that someone you know is hiding from a government agency and you want to know which agency and why?\n\nIf that's the case, you can never really know unless the person in question tells you. There's probably dozens of reasons and just as many agencies they may be hiding from.\n\nIf your question is something different, try re-phrasing it.
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The NSA probably monitors this site as well, legally, even without warrants.  Yahoo has made this stuff freely available to them, so what you write can be considered public.\n\nI'd say if you keep company with Iranians you might be watched, and good luck finding out about it.   Better not apply for any security clearances.
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The NCIC may be used for law enforcement purposes only. I have clearance as well, being a police dispatcher access is limited to necessity as well as security.
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Go to yahoo profiles, and then if they have a public profile you will find out what they want you to know (not necessarily the truth) If it is not public, I know of no way.
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The FBI will do an investigation on various aspects of your life from the forms you fill out. They will check finance, friends, family, drug use, recreational activity, political affiliations,etc... They will conduct interviews of family, friends, and acquaintances. They'll check you addresses, criminal record, etc..\n\nThey are looking for anything that may indicate a possible compromise of the info you will encounter/create that could lead a breach of "national security.\n\nThe investigation could take as little as 6 months or as much as 2-3 years(or more) depending on the info you furnish, the access you'll be granted, and the amount in your past. \n\nUntil the investigation is complete you will probably receive an interim clearance that will allow your schooling and "work" with limited access to sensitive compartmented information.