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Opinion | Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President
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Opinion | Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President
Posted from washingtonpost.com
Posted 6 y ago
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Posted 6 y ago
Any member of the US Government that retires, is forced out or leaves their post and is no longer in a position that requires a clearance should have it revoked. Does not matter if they are prior military, CIA, NSA, ex-President or any other member.
If they no longer have a job that requires the clearance; they no longer need the clearance so revoke it.
If they no longer have a job that requires the clearance; they no longer need the clearance so revoke it.
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CDR Dan Cunningham
6 y
SFC Chad Sowash - Not sure why you believe Brennan is entitled to keep a clearance given that he provides no value to our elected government.
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LT Charles Baird
6 y
SFC Chad Sowash - Why would you let a veteran keep a security clearance once they no longer have a job that requires it? And how do you figure a security clearance makes you more marketable? If your applying for a job with FedEx what marketability does your clearance have? Basically none, so unless your are applying for a job that requires a security clearance it is of no use to you and should be revoked; if you are applying for a job that does require one such as a GS civilian then your clearance just transfers from Military to GS Civilian.
Once a person leaves a post that does not require on then why allow them to keep it?
And what does him being a RETIRED JSOC Commander have to do with aligning with anyone; I really don't care who he is.
Once a person leaves a post that does not require on then why allow them to keep it?
And what does him being a RETIRED JSOC Commander have to do with aligning with anyone; I really don't care who he is.
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LT Charles Baird
6 y
MSgt Steve Sweeney - Well if they dug deep enough then there would be a lot of Military Brass and CIA and others that would probably lose theirs as they don't disclose all of their foreign contacts either.
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LT Charles Baird
6 y
MSgt Steve Sweeney - As I said, if you are applying for a job that does require one (the GS position was just an example of one); I agree with your examples of government contract companies. FedEx was just an example.
However as I said if your job does not require one then you should not have one; like me, I work for an oil company and have no need of my government security clearance anymore so I should not have one.
However as I said if your job does not require one then you should not have one; like me, I work for an oil company and have no need of my government security clearance anymore so I should not have one.
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Posted 6 y ago
Go for it. Heck, give him front of the line privileges.
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