How long did it take for you/dh to get security clearance?

mylesmomma · August 2010

My DH has been waiting around 6 wks now - that is the last thing he needs. Just curious is that a good/bad sign and if this is normal. We are hoping he gets it soon so he can sit on the Sept board for Army OCS and hopefully start in November.

runnergirl2008 · August 2010

Probably around 6 months, and up to a year depending on what his job will be. DH was fast tracked and it took him a little over 6 months to get it. It could be a little sooner than that.

They dig into EVERYTHING and it takes them forever to put it all together. Good luck.

ETA again: Ignore what I wrote before. It depends on what kind of security clearance he's getting. DH has a top secret with some super special something so maybe that's why it took so long. I would expect at least 6 months though.

armyEODwifey · August 2010

I think it took about 6 months. I was never interviewed and neither was my DH so that's not necessarily a sign that it hasn't been started yet.

J+MS · August 2010

H got his a little short of 6 months.

iluvmytxrgr · August 2010

Mine took 4 months. H's took 6.

mylesmomma · August 2010

Thank you

Yeah this is just to get accepted into OCS for the Army - so he's not applying for a specific level. The person he worked with made it sound like she just handed the information in and got the letter right back.

MrsOjoButtons · August 2010

Mine took 11. Not sure how long H's took. I was on AD with an interim clearance while the investigation was ongoing.

Lady Leigh · August 2010

Mine only took like 2 months if that. Some can take up to a year though

CopGirlUSAF · August 2010

Mine started in February 2009, I started having interviews (two) in September 2009 and started my job (with my clearance) in early-mid December 2009. I would consider myself "simple". There wasn't anything they really needed to look into. I think a lot of it is just waiting for certain people to review things. It could be sitting on someones desk for weeks before they simply sign off on it, who knows. Wishing Luck!!!!

livinginokinawa · August 2010

I will tell you it took me a week to get mine.No interview just paper work. I turned in the paper work and get the notification I passed. I might be the exception. My dad is a Col and has a top secret, my sister, brother, and husband have clearances as well. So I think that helped. My friend took three months for hers. She got into credit card debt when she was younger but she paid it all off, but they just needed to make sure that was all cleared up. It may also depend on the type of clearance he is getting. My husbands soldier got his top secret and it was a huge deal. The interviewed EVERYONE on the list and it took weeks. Not a bad sign for him because he did get it.

livinginokinawa · August 2010

Oh and I have the lowest possible clearance. I applied for a scholarship that needed to have a clearance they run to check to make sure we have one. I got the response back that I had the lowest and would need a higher one if I got accepted. Mined you this is the DoD scholarship and I was applying for psychology.

hoping4sticky · August 2010

What clearance level are you referring too? That makes a huge difference.

DH's TS/SCI took about 6 months and that was a renewal. Mine for some reason went ridiculously fast and I got it in about 5 months. I know lots of people though that have had to wait over a year. If you are talking about a secret or something lower, I know people that have gotten an interim secret in 2 weeks.

buttrflychic05 · August 2010

for a secret clearance it took me about 6 months for it to be finalized. my husband is getting a top secret and the process can take a year.

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