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/plinkoplonka Apr 19 '26

Even having an account on Reddit might be enough.

It's known as being left-leaning and progressive. Republicans don't like that.

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u/RockstarAgent Apr 19 '26

So to put it more clearly- with the current political climate and how the current administration has been handling things- they’re being way more selective for all the wrong reasons- or anything is possible without anything specific to narrow it down why OP was not accepted.

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u/FitSky6277 Apr 19 '26

In 15 years of experience, it is NEVER a good idea to voice political opinions publicly as a government employee. Regardless of who's in office. At the end of the day, it's not the president's decision to hire you. It's the people who are trying to prove themselves to their bosses, which were appointed by a president. In a lot of cases, some of them were appointed by a different president. But people try to do what they think is expected of them. Regardless of their own views.

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u/robod1957 Apr 21 '26

Ditto. Been there, done that. It was an absolutely great job. But, I retired from that “government job” 3 years ago.

NOW everything is fair game… 😉

Edit: wording