Summary
A 42-year-old applicant in the shipbuilding industry was denied a security clearance under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption) due to a documented history of alcohol-related driving offenses and a lack of meaningful rehabilitation. The applicant's record included four alcohol-related driving convictions between 1981 and 2003: a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) conviction in 1981, a second DWI in 1989, a third alcohol-related driving conviction in 1998, and a fourth in 2003. An additional alcohol-related arrest in 1983 was reduced to reckless driving.
Despite participating in alcohol awareness counseling, the applicant never completed a comprehensive rehabilitation program with long-term aftercare monitoring. He continued to drink until May 2005, consistently denying any alcohol problem.
The denial was based on the applicant's pattern of excessive alcohol consumption over 22 years, his failure to complete a comprehensive rehabilitation program, and his denial of an alcohol problem, which undermined his credibility and ability to mitigate security concerns. Furthermore, his failure to disclose multiple offenses on his Security Clearance Application contributed to the denial.
Why the Applicant Was Denied
- The applicant has a history of four alcohol-related driving offenses over 22 years, demonstrating a pattern of excessive alcohol consumption.
- He has never completed a comprehensive alcohol rehabilitation program with long-term aftercare monitoring.
- The applicant denied having any alcohol problem, undermining his credibility and ability to mitigate security concerns.
Conditions Referenced
- E2.A7.1.2.1raisedAlcohol-related Incidents Away From Work
Key Rule Quoted
“Excessive alcohol consumption often leads to the exercise of questionable judgment, unreliability, failure to control impulses, and increases the risk of an unauthorized disclosure of classified information due to carelessness.”
Procedural Posture
- SOR issuedApr 19, 2005
- Answer filedMay 17, 2005
- Hearing heldOct 27, 2005
- Decision dateJan 31, 2006
Cite For
- Denial Based on a History of Alcohol-related Offenses Under Guideline G
- Failure to Complete Rehabilitation Programs as a Factor in Clearance Denial
- Credibility Issues Arising From Denial of Alcohol Problems Affecting Security Clearance Eligibility.