Cheating wife and security clearance

[joab]

Might I ask if you subscribe to the wisdoms of the sagely Pat Robertson ? Should I be on the look out for an impending natural disaster coming to smite me.

I guess if you can't stick to the topic you can always make asinine comments about my religious convictions which I have not even hinted at.

separated" as in we didn't share a common abode,

Yeah that's what separated means

but even if we did, so what exactly

Then that would be a demonstrated lack of character and lack of respect for the commitment that you voluntarily entered into.

If you can't move on without having someone else to run to you are truly a weak and pathetic person.

If it takes meeting someone else to show you that you are unhappy then you are an idiot

If you use those excuses as an excuse to cheat you are contemptible

 

[Kaylee]

Okay, we're going to be nice to each other now.

Talking about the ethics of adultery (which yes, is what it is) and its effect on security clearance -- fine.

Picking at each other -- not fine.

Wakarimasu ka?

 

[carebear]

If he was still in the Marines it'd be a punishable offense under the ol' UCMJ IIRC.

I think as long as he doesn't lie about it he'll be ok. I don't do that sort of thing anymore for a reason though.

 

[DirtyBrad]

I guess I could blame myself for thinking that you weren't just looking for people to agree with you...

In my original post, I said that my friend did this and asked if anyone knew how it would affect his clearance. There's nothing there to agree or disagree with. It's a question.

...Maybe the reason the marriage is over is because the wife is a slut and your friend didn't care about marital status as long as he got some...

Very high road, on topic, and constructive. Maybe she's a slut. Maybe she's a vampire or a toll-booth worker. It all makes about as much difference to what I'm asking.

I thought I'd ask about this here because I know a lot of you have jobs that require clearance or work for the federal government. I'd still be very interested in hearing from anyone who has thoughts about how this could affect my friend's application for clearance. Thanks.

 

[XLMiguel]

Honesty is the best policy

I'm with the "Honesty is the best policy" bunch, and if your friend has been honest, it probably isn't a big deal in regards to his security clearence (assumeing she ins't 'married to the mob' or something). It is a bit tawdry by some standards, though, and if he thinks he's being judged by Puritans and prigs (sorta like some here), he'd be wise to but her aside until she's free and clear.

OTOH, I know a few Secret Service folks, and every one of them has been married more than once. FWIW.

 

[Art Eatman]

Yuck.