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They are. An officer in charge of me in the military couldn't get his clearance renewed because after the housing bubble popped, he was forced to move to a new

by dx87 8y ago

They are. An officer in charge of me in the military couldn't get his clearance renewed because after the housing bubble popped, he was forced to move to a new duty station. He couldn't afford to pay two mortgages, and couldn't sell his first home for what he owed, so he fell behind on payments and had to do a short sale. The military now provides assisstance where they'll make up the difference in situations like his, but it effectively ended his career in the military since no support system was in place at the time.

yardie 8y ago
Wow that is truly fucked.
- HarryHirsch 8y ago
  This fellow spent 15+ years in the military, he is out of money, and the country that he served will assist the bankers but not him. He now has not only money reasons to work for a foreign government, he has ideological reasons, too. You can't entrust him with anything confidential. You'd think that the government implemented the mortgage assistance because they couldn't afford to lose too many career military personnel.
  - mikeash 8y ago
    I’m reminded of how being gay was once considered grounds for denying a clearance. Why? Because a foreign government could discover that and threaten to blackmail you with it. What if you’re already out? Doesn’t matter, they could threaten to destroy your career since it would get your clearance revoked!
yardie 8y ago
Previous reply was missing a lot of context because I was on transport and my stop was coming up. I'm reminded of a similar circumstance of a family member. They bought a home prior to the financial crisis. They were given new orders and had to leave their home. They did manage to rent it but the lease was less than the mortgage and taxes. Their duty change sent them from a cheap southeast home to expensive northwestern apartment. Since that house ended up eating up a good chunk of their housing allowance they could only afford a 1 bedroom apartment for a family of 4. They didn't have to do a short sale, but for 2 years they were just scraping by financially, and mentally. Your officers story just made me remember what he was going through and just how close he could have lost it all.

by dx87 8y ago

yardie 8y ago

Wow that is truly fucked.

HarryHirsch 8y ago
This fellow spent 15+ years in the military, he is out of money, and the country that he served will assist the bankers but not him. He now has not only money reasons to work for a foreign government, he has ideological reasons, too. You can't entrust him with anything confidential. You'd think that the government implemented the mortgage assistance because they couldn't afford to lose too many career military personnel.
- mikeash 8y ago
  I’m reminded of how being gay was once considered grounds for denying a clearance. Why? Because a foreign government could discover that and threaten to blackmail you with it. What if you’re already out? Doesn’t matter, they could threaten to destroy your career since it would get your clearance revoked!

yardie 8y ago

Previous reply was missing a lot of context because I was on transport and my stop was coming up. I'm reminded of a similar circumstance of a family member. They bought a home prior to the financial crisis. They were given new orders and had to leave their home. They did manage to rent it but the lease was less than the mortgage and taxes. Their duty change sent them from a cheap southeast home to expensive northwestern apartment. Since that house ended up eating up a good chunk of their housing allowance they could only afford a 1 bedroom apartment for a family of 4. They didn't have to do a short sale, but for 2 years they were just scraping by financially, and mentally. Your officers story just made me remember what he was going through and just how close he could have lost it all.