From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-27 06:38:46 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:24:28 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9u07mf$he1$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <3wdH7.20135$xS6.32614@www.newsranger.com> <9tqete0gqc@drn.newsguy.com> <9ttmmk$dg9$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9tuaf5$mg7$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C02D13B.63DBBF16@west.raytheon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1006871055 17857 136.170.200.133 (27 Nov 2001 14:24:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 27 Nov 2001 14:24:15 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17044 Date: 2001-11-27T14:24:15+00:00 List-Id: Its been a while since I last had to jump through the hoops from scratch - but I seem to recall getting a Secret in 6-8 weeks. Two years??? How the heck does DoD expect you to get any work done when by that time your fresh-outs have found another job and moved on? Personally, I had my clearances dropped about a year ago, and last I had heard, there was some sort of 5-year-not-too-bad-to-reactivate kind of timeline, but over that it required a full investigation from scratch. I understand that what with recent events around the US, they've probably tightened up a bunch, but there still seems to be some practical necessity here - if you want weapons designers, you've got to clear them before they hit retirement. :-) MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Jerry Petrey @west.raytheon.com>" <"jdpetrey wrote in message news:3C02D13B.63DBBF16@west.raytheon.com... > > What you said originally has usually been the case but recently, due to > exceptionally long delays (i.e. 2 years or more in some cases) in > getting > clearances, some companies are looking for people who already have them. >