--- george.herbert@gmail.com wrote: From: George Herbert <george.herbert@gmail.com> My understanding is that while primary and subcontractor companies can put people in the sponsoring organization's clearance granting queue, it takes so long to get someone through the queue that for high-level positions they essentially make having the clearance already a prerequisite. -------------------------------------- For TS maybe, but the Secret wasn't so bad. Also, it depends on how old you are. The younger you are the less they have to check. scott