In 2017 it took >18 months (I don't know how much greater, because I couldn't handle being paid to do busywork for so long). I would assume it takes longer for

In 2017 it took >18 months (I don't know how much greater, because I couldn't handle being paid to do busywork for so long). I would assume it takes longer for people farther along in their career (I was fresh), but would probably be faster because you've held a confidential. Other anecdata: 60% of my cohort got a clearance in less than 8 months (I believe their sponsoring project paid for expediting?), at least one person was >3 years in queue last I checked.