Jan 21
Can a civilian worker for the military, with security clearance take treatment for alcoholism without loose it
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This person needs treatment against alcoholism and I would like to know if he can take the treatment without loose his security clearance and/or his job.
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I can’t speak for civilians, but I know that active duty members can receive treatment for alcohol-related issues while maintaining a clearance. It DOES have to be reported through your security officers so that they can report it to the national agencies. The Central Adjudication Facility for your branch will have to have visibility and oversight of his treatment and the results in order to decide if he will be able to maintain his clearance. They are the ones who ultimately decide. I have known many members who had DUIs and went to AA meetings who still kept their clearance because they were making good-faith efforts to change AND reporting these efforts in their entirety to the CAF. Most of these problems were with brand-new underage guys, but it could apply to anyone. Your S-2 or security officer can help you out with this. Plus, I believe any SACO issues are confidential. Ask the SACO officer to make sure.
Yes. (However the clearance may be temporally suspended until the treatment program is complete.)
In fact this may be the only way for that person to keep that clearance.
The act of voluntarily requesting treatment for a substance abuse problem is seen as a ‘good thing’ by security managers. In general, we will protect that person’s position in order to encourage other people with similar problems to seek treatment.