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> Multiple people have used the word "fair" while discussing this job
> requirement.
>
> Doesn't that, by its mere nature defeat the whole argument?
No.
>
> Compare the clearance requirement to the requirement for a college degree.
They are not comparable. You can GET a college degree. I cannot get a
clearance on my own.
>
> I HATE job descriptions that require a college degree...just because I
> don't have one doesn't mean I can't do the work. I don't go bellyaching
> about it though. Odds are, an employer that lists it as a requirement
> and is not willing to bend is probably not an employer I want to work
> for anyway. Far too narrow minded for me.
I'm not bellyaching. I said that I get angry.
>
> My clearance just went into limbo because it was not updated by the DoD
> within 5 years. It is still there, it just needs reactivated. It will
> take longer to reactivate (the pile is bigger) than to get a new one.
> Even though I had a TS before, my current company chose to initiate a
> SECRET clearance rather than try to downgrade the old one. It's a paper
> shuffle, you just have to know how to play it.
>
> Sorry you don't have a clearance, you just have to wait your turn and
> wait for the opportunity to obtain one. It's life.
>
