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Yes, but if you admit honestly to having had used, but promise ever so sincerely to never do it again (this time, for sure), then you don't get denied (on that
by moron4hire 5y ago
Yes, but if you admit honestly to having had used, but promise ever so sincerely to never do it again (this time, for sure), then you don't get denied (on that account). I've even seen the FBI agents in the interviews not-so-subtly guiding people towards the "right answer".
- caymanjim 5y agoYeah, I admitted it on my SF-86, and while it prompted them to interview more people, and delayed my clearance by about six weeks, it all worked out fine. They don't really care if you've smoked weed. They don't even care if you're still smoking weed (although you have to play the "it was in the past" game). They don't care about this kind of stuff. What they care about is what you're trying to hide, because if you're hiding something, you can be blackmailed. So just fess up and you'll be fine. Try to lie or cheat, and you're blacklisted for life, and rightfully so.
- moron4hire 5y agoI actually had the opposite problem when I went for one about 20 years ago. They didn't believe me when I told them I had never smoked weed. At that point in my life, I hadn't. It took interviewing all my friends to finally convince them I wasn't lying.