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Having some experience of this I know that background is crucial, as is current circumstance. Both need to show beyond doubt that you're trustworthy. What that

Having some experience of this I know that background is crucial, as is current circumstance. Both need to show beyond doubt that you're trustworthy. What that means is that if you've been convicted of something you should point that out. If it's serious, like assault, you're out. If it's not serious, like exceeding the speed limit, and you didn't mention it, you're out. Current circumstances are about trying to uncover anything that might be used as leverage against you. So having excessive debt means you're out. Being gay is absolutely ok, but keeping it a secret from your parents is not. All techniques, from completing the application form to polygraph and interviews are about finding the chinks.

rdtsc 14y ago
It seems financial problems is the top reason for clearance denials. The other major one as you pointed out is falsifying information (lying or hiding stuff).
adavies42 14y ago
> If it's serious, like assault, you're out. i've seen some examples that suggest it might not be as cut-and-dry as that. i don't have the url handy, but some time ago someone in one of this discussions linked to a publicly-accessible record of clearance decisions. the one that jumped out at me had a guy who'd been a drug addict and involved in dealing in the past--he was clean now and fully informed them about it during the screening, and was approved.