what to expect with a Q clearance

[stanley]

This whole Q clearance thing seems so invasive.

Can anyone, in a nutshell, tell me what to expect as I go through this process.

[thenukeman]

Drug tests, some require lie detector tests, your life will be gone through by investigators, and also these investigators knocking on doors of friends and enemies, especially ex spouses.  Include all infractions. If you smoked a little weed say so. Just tell them you quit, hopefully you have quit for at least a year,   Check your finacial dealings,  etc. etc.  I know it is intrusive but I believe important.  I could tell you of stories of People who used to have a Q LOL.  OK Just 1. It seems a guard got mad at his ex girlfriend an HP.  He flew over and bombed Y12 with her pictures in compromising positions. She quit after a few weeks and he went to jail.  OK 2 then there was the turd bandit at K25 who hid turds in towels, shoes, desks.  They could not figure it out, so they moveds a few people and it did not happen again.  Then there was a guard  who got fired and had his own little fortress in Roane county and shot a sheriff about 40 times when he went to serve a warrant.  I think I am more scared of people with Q clearances!!!!!

[stanley]

do they just randomly chose people to talk to, or the people you list on your application?
do they come to your house?
what kinds of things do they ask your people you know?

[kaveman32]

they talk to all the references on your list and also may ask your references to give more references on yourself. also they may go to your current and previous residences and meet with neighbors and hopefully you were an upstanding citizen.

[stanley]

thank you. that is helpful.