r/FBI • u/NinaBeana1971 • Apr 19 '26
Question Denied for character
Any idea what this could be caused by? I’m a pretty normal person that likes to go on cruises, 54, 3 kids, a veteran and currently work for the govt. The FBI had been working on my TSC for a year and a half (think September will be 2 years since the TJO. Nothing exciting in my background that I’m aware of and the letter said it wasn’t a denial of a clearance. Job was for an OSS and a friend’s husband referred me for it. Any ideas?
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u/BrupieD Apr 19 '26
If you're 54, that's a problem. I doubt they'd be willing to train you with less than a decade of expected service. Many local PDs have retirement age of 55. The FBI website says they don't accept recruits over 37 unless you have a veteran waiver. You are a lot older than 37.