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Originally Posted by TrooperTaff

what kind of training/screening/processing do you have to endure for Top Secret?

It's the same SF-86 background packet you filled out for a Secret Clearance, but with a few of the sections going back 10 years instead of 7. For a Secret, they generally just check national and local law enforcement databases for law violations or police contacts and check your credit... if there's something odd about your work history, they might call your employers to verify what you put.

For Top Secret, they do all that, plus you will met in-person with a background investigator who will go over your packet with you and ask additional questions... that investigator will then talk in-person to your family, neighbors, teachers, classmates, and visit each of your past workplaces to talk to former coworkers and bosses. The investigator will also talk to the friends you listed as references in your SF-86, but they know you would only list positive references, so they'll generally just note what they say and then ask that reference for several other references not listed whom they can track down and talk to.