Yeah, no surprise. Getting a clearance sucks. It takes forever and you're subjected to very intrusive scrutiny as well as potentially psychological tomfoolery

Yeah, no surprise. Getting a clearance sucks. It takes forever and you're subjected to very intrusive scrutiny as well as potentially psychological tomfoolery like polygraphs. Why would a qualified individual subject themselves to that unless they have no other option. There's a reason clearance jobs have a reputation as make-work for ex service members.