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Originally Posted by MadViking1861
I'll probably be entering boot camp with about 6500 dollars of debt.
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As long as you disclose that you've accrued additional debts in DEP and are current on your payments it'll be fine. Between student loans and credit cards, I've got around $50k in debts, but they're all current and I have no history of collections or repossessions. My monthly payments are also under 40% of my E-3 base pay.
I imagine other CT ratings have to fill out the PSSQ when you talk with a classifier at MEPS. Then you sit there for like ten minutes while they run your information past the security people over the phone.
We had a guy in my station who didn't know he owed $300 to a creditor that had gone into collections and he was declined his TS clearance. It seems even a small amount of undisclosed debt can really burn you. Just be honest and if everything checks out, you're good to go.