TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Anything blackmailable would prevent a clearance. This is why they look so
hard at financial info etc. I knew someone in the early 1980s who got a
clearance. His wife was an exotic dancer (paid better than teaching
school--her previous career). But since this was not a secret at all it was
okay.
Meryl
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Janet Swisher <jmswisher -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Lippincott, Richard
> <RLippincott -at- as-e -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > Everyone who has ever held or now holds a security clearance got it in
> > the same manner: we got hired for jobs where the clearance was needed,
> > and our employers put in the application. No one is born with a
> > clearance, everyone gets one by facing that first job where you have to
> > look the hiring manager in the eye and say "No, I don't have a clearance
> > but there's nothing in my background that would disqualify me from
> > getting one."
>
> Just out of curiosity, what *would* disqualify one from getting a
> security clearance? Criminal convictions, obviously, but what else
> matters? Bankruptcies? Radicals in the woodshed?
>
> I once had a coworker who claimed that her activities in the 1960's
> would prevent her from ever getting a security clearance, but she
> never specified what those were.
>
>
> --
> Visit my blog at: http://www.janetswisher.com
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
> solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
> HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals.
>http://www.doctohelp.com
>
> Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
> authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
> once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control!
>http://www.helpandmanual.com/
>
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as merylster -at- gmail -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> or visit
>http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/merylster%40gmail.com
>
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.
>
> Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
>http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat
>
>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-
