DoD Changes Clearance Policy on Mental Health
The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that, effective April 18, military personnel do not need to disclose mental health counseling issues unless the treatment was court-ordered or the result of a violent incident.
People in the military, especially returning Iraq War veterans, reportedly have hesitated to seek mental health counseling fearing that doing so could jeopardize their security clearances. Question 21 on Standard Form 86, the clearance application form, requests such information. DoD, apparently, no longer will require, in most circumstances, that this question be answered.
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My clearance was suspended and sent to adjudication on 28 August 2009. This is a 90 day suspension and normally would fall off after this period. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and until DON CAF finishes their adjudication it will remain this way. The 90 day period ends the 25th of November 2009, but I retire on the 30th of October 2009. How can I get the suspension removed because DON CAF will put this at the bottom of the pile and never finish it. This is my way of earning a living and need assistance on removing the suspension as quickly as possible.
Posted by on Oct 16, 2009 at 12:14PM