The paperwork for a clearance to secret was half a fucking ream of a4 on its own.
One day out in dates for shit like places that youve lived or travelled to or forgetting you had to go to an embassy to get a visa and spoke to a foreign official would get you a free couple of days holiday to Canberra to front the ASIO for a grilling. Its kind of scary what they dig up at first but on hindsight its not all that surprising.
Yeah I've actually still got the original packet I filled out from several decades ago. I went from Secret to TSSCI for my last few years but no one ever told me they were interviewed or anything which was weird because I've heard they will go and talk to your grade school teachers and previous employers and neighbors. I also never got any new paperwork from the upgrade so who knows.
As far as I know you can request any info that pertained to any investigations or records that contain info pertaining to your name. The investigators and other people will be redacted of course but say if you were messing around with your buddies and said something stupid that someone reported I'm sure that would be in there as well as stuff that may be attributed to you that is false. Apparently they will do the first 2 hours of searching and mail the first 100 pages free but will charge a fee after that. Since it is a FOIA privacy act request and you are requesting it on your self they are mandated to comply unless the material is from a current investigation.
But I was mostly wondering why you thought you yourself had a file. But the general info you wrote was interesting anyway so thanks if you don't want to get in to it any further.
Other than my military experience and some work on the border with the JTF. I did once have my car surrounded and illegally searched for narcotics when I left a bar after celebrating my friends birthday. (apparently someone reported that we were dealing drugs) I went to file a complaint at the station the next day and I stared right at one of the officers that searched my car who looking right at me said he wasn't there and he wasn't even on duty. That one always kinda pissed me off since I've probably done more counter-drug work than any of those fatass town cops. Probably the worst I've actually done is a few racist rants on here. I had just read that you could get it and I think it would be also a good thing to have in the event that you were actually targeted one day. In the present environment were in we've lost most of our civil liberties due to the war on terror and since your record will be used against you when you are targeted by those who choose to take our liberties away. I've been actively ensuring that all my personal and professional stuff is in my hands as well I've had to dispute crap from the DOD on my 214 and get shit fixed that should have and shouldn't have been added. Its all probably overkill to have it but I've always been one to save everything that has my signature on it or my ssn and digitize everything to be stored on thumbdrives and the like to ensure I don't lose anything in the event of a natural disaster and have everything in case I need to cover my ass.
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HerbieTancock ago
Requesting a file that might not exist tells them you think one should exist
DeusVoltis ago
I know I have one based on my sec clearance background check i did way back when i was in the military.
thelma ago
Yours has many Hello Kitty stickers one it ! A great level of kittyness.
DeusVoltis ago
Well I'd be disappointed if it didn't include my Hello Kitty fetish.
i_scream_trucks ago
Yeesh im civillian and ive been through that.
The paperwork for a clearance to secret was half a fucking ream of a4 on its own.
One day out in dates for shit like places that youve lived or travelled to or forgetting you had to go to an embassy to get a visa and spoke to a foreign official would get you a free couple of days holiday to Canberra to front the ASIO for a grilling. Its kind of scary what they dig up at first but on hindsight its not all that surprising.
ARsandOutdoors ago
Well, what kind of stuff do they dig up?
DeusVoltis ago
Yeah I've actually still got the original packet I filled out from several decades ago. I went from Secret to TSSCI for my last few years but no one ever told me they were interviewed or anything which was weird because I've heard they will go and talk to your grade school teachers and previous employers and neighbors. I also never got any new paperwork from the upgrade so who knows.
Poot_McGarvey ago
What general categories of activity was it for?
You can be as general or specific as you want but I'm def curious.
DeusVoltis ago
As far as I know you can request any info that pertained to any investigations or records that contain info pertaining to your name. The investigators and other people will be redacted of course but say if you were messing around with your buddies and said something stupid that someone reported I'm sure that would be in there as well as stuff that may be attributed to you that is false. Apparently they will do the first 2 hours of searching and mail the first 100 pages free but will charge a fee after that. Since it is a FOIA privacy act request and you are requesting it on your self they are mandated to comply unless the material is from a current investigation.
Poot_McGarvey ago
But I was mostly wondering why you thought you yourself had a file. But the general info you wrote was interesting anyway so thanks if you don't want to get in to it any further.
DeusVoltis ago
Other than my military experience and some work on the border with the JTF. I did once have my car surrounded and illegally searched for narcotics when I left a bar after celebrating my friends birthday. (apparently someone reported that we were dealing drugs) I went to file a complaint at the station the next day and I stared right at one of the officers that searched my car who looking right at me said he wasn't there and he wasn't even on duty. That one always kinda pissed me off since I've probably done more counter-drug work than any of those fatass town cops. Probably the worst I've actually done is a few racist rants on here. I had just read that you could get it and I think it would be also a good thing to have in the event that you were actually targeted one day. In the present environment were in we've lost most of our civil liberties due to the war on terror and since your record will be used against you when you are targeted by those who choose to take our liberties away. I've been actively ensuring that all my personal and professional stuff is in my hands as well I've had to dispute crap from the DOD on my 214 and get shit fixed that should have and shouldn't have been added. Its all probably overkill to have it but I've always been one to save everything that has my signature on it or my ssn and digitize everything to be stored on thumbdrives and the like to ensure I don't lose anything in the event of a natural disaster and have everything in case I need to cover my ass.