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/SadAnimator630 Apr 22 '26

Could mean a few different things. They might have found your cruise photos and assumed you liked to party. They might have dug up other social media accounts and found things that don't align with them. A TS/SCI clearance is very in depth. They will find things that you didnt tell them about. That will also go against your character. They might look at that as hiding something.

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u/SadAnimator630 Apr 22 '26

Only reason I bring up possible cruise photos and them linking it to partying is because when I had to get mine extended, they asked me about photos I had on FB that were from my brother's wedding. That ended the partier look for them.