Well, they may have done 6 background checks, but the chances are extremely good that they only went back to his second year in college. Why do I say that? Because investigations only go back 10 years from the date you apply for the job.
Not true.. For higher clearances like WH access or Intel work -- they want to verify the gyne that delivered you.
They have no set limit for those type of clearances.
Wrong. They only go back 10 years from the date you apply. How do I know this? I had a Top Secret clearance. And, I was also a Personnelman, which means it was my job to know about stuff like that.
How much military experience do you have again?
Wrong. Military clearances are generally not the same as trusted SCI clearances for working at the top levels of the government. The military is not worried that you're a deep implanted Russian mole. Or where your parents or grandparents came from or how they got there. Unless you're DIA, ONI, or another military branch of intelligence -- you are not likely to be asked to be "read-into" MULTIPLE above Top Secret access programs. The FBI does deeper dives into your history and life story..
Top level WH staff fall into this group. So do a FEW members of Congress that have VERY WIDE ACCESS to many of the most classified programs. The FBI DOES interview family, aquaintances, teachers, and even familial relationships going back a couple generations.
So -- I'm VERY confident that they got his Georgetown Prep records, and possibly interviews with Staff and teachers, MAYBE even a couple classmates.
You're not gonna get me to step over the line about how or where "I served".. I'll just say that any "field trips" I took with military escort, there were NO conversations with the crews that ALL held high clearances and our gear and compartments were locked down from access..
And AFTER i left, I had an SO watching over me for another 5 years. And had to respect the same restrictions on travel, conduct, and associations that I had while I was "in".. I screwed up ONCE, and they had a foreign Intel service warn me to check in with my SO..
BTW -- that's exactly WHY the FBI (and others) were "following Carter Page", because he WAS ex Naval Intel and working extensively in Russia as a civilian.. NOT because they suspected him of hanky panky. It's a courtesy to REMIND people who left "the biz" to AVOID "the bad guys"..
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