Motivation is waining

[gizarnmedic]

Just a little thought on my situation.

As in an earlier post I asked if sucky credit will keep you from being commissioned. Thanks for all the replies.

I finally sent all my stuff in and was working with my recruiter to clearify some things about my credit history. After he saw everything that my ex-wife had done his tone shifted from optimistic to stand off-ish. I reminded him that I did in fact disclosed all of that initally.

I have done some research as to if you are denied a security clearance and the steps to arbitrate the findings. I have found many people who have done that will worse debt history than me and they were eventually awarded a security clearance. I emailed my recruiter and copied all I found to him and now its been a over a week and still no response from him.

Coming from a law enforcement background prior to nursing school I am fairly good at reading people. My recruiter went from answering his phone and emails to not returning calls or emails, after he saw my credit history. I informed him that my ex-wife was responsible for my attrocities and explained in detail every thing.

I finally got a hold of him and told him if he wanted to give up on me I would understand, he responded my saying he was in it to the end as long as I was. I confirmed my intentions, but since then no word.

Should I give up? Am I gonna have to pay for my past with my future. Will my ex-wife win? and will the govt allow this?

Motivational help please. anyone

[Staczse7]

Giza

I in the past few years lost my home due to predatory lenders. My credit is not sparkling even now due to the economy in the northeast. I was upfront w/ the recruiter etc about my situation and I commissioned. Maybe your recruiter is busy--the economy stinks maybe pushing more people to look @ the military. I don't think you should give up, be persistent..... people have credit issues.... unfortunately I am a person who can speak first hand but I know of someone who was in the same situation as you, who did have to arbitrate to gain security clearance and he did get it. Good Luck and keep us posted!

[just_cause, BSN, RN]

Your recruiter doesn't have much say in your clearance packet - that is all handled by DOD type civ employees... a secret clearance is a pretty standard thing really... I'd say I'd do what I can to rectify my credit but really would not share that with my recruiter and would only fill out the clearance paperwork that I was given - keep trucking along and keep us posted! My gut instinct is the credit score is not as significant as huge amounts of unpaid loans and debts (though the two can be related, but not necessarily) making you a security risk - hypothetically. I would try to schedule an in person meeting and create a list of your timeline, required tasks that you need to accomplish and politely ask what major deadlines and such he needs to accomplish just so you understand the bigger picture.... by getting this all out in the open it can help make you aware of everything and be efficient and perhaps move your papers to the next step given a lack of reason not to.. my 2 cents and look forward to your feedback, stay motivated~

[Staczse7]

Giza

i would suggest if you really want to get into the Reserves that you do the paperwork and not focus so much on the credit isssues. dog your recruiter remember he is working for you on your behalf. one little thing that we (Kelly (armynurse2bsoon),Stacee (lahlee)and i learned today during our trip to West Point (thanks to AllNurses we got to meet up although we're from MA, MS and ID respectively) is that there are very few (about 30 reserve and 25 AD) nurse slots left in the ANC the Army plans on stopping recruiting for nurses in March (per AMEDD recruiter) that accompanied us.

Good Luck-- Edie