Summary
A security clearance for an applicant, a male born in January 1958, was DENIED due to concerns under Guideline E (Personal Conduct) and Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption). The applicant had a history of excessive alcohol consumption, including four alcohol-related arrests between 1984 and 1999. These arrests included DUIs in January 1984 and October 1994, and public intoxication in October 1999. Additionally, the applicant reported to work under the influence of alcohol and continues to consume excessive quantities of alcohol weekly.
Despite having held a security clearance for approximately 20 years and receiving numerous work accolades, the applicant's ongoing excessive alcohol use and failure to fully disclose his alcohol-related offenses were central to the decision. While he has not operated a vehicle under the influence of alcohol since 1999, the applicant did not mitigate the security concerns stemming from his history of excessive alcohol consumption.
The denial was based on the applicant's persistent excessive alcohol consumption and the associated personal conduct issues, which were not adequately resolved.
Why the applicant was denied
- The applicant has a history of excessive alcohol consumption, evidenced by four arrests for alcohol-related offenses between 1984 and 1999.
- He continues to consume excessive quantities of alcohol on a weekly basis, which raises security concerns.
- The applicant failed to mitigate the security concerns arising from his history of excessive alcohol consumption.
Conditions referenced
- E2.A7.1.1raisedExcessive Alcohol Consumption
- E2.A7.1.2.1raisedAlcohol-related Incidents Away From Work
- E2.A5.1.1raisedConduct Involving Questionable Judgment
- E2.A5.1.2.2raisedDeliberate Omission of Relevant Facts
- E2.A7.1.3.1rejectedAlcohol-related Incidents Do Not Indicate a PatternThe applicant's incidents reflect a pattern of excessive use of alcohol in hazardous circumstances.
- E2.A7.1.3.2rejectedProblem Occurred a Number of Years AgoThe applicant's excessive consumption of alcohol is recent.
- E2.A7.1.3.3rejectedPositive Changes in Behavior Supportive of SobrietyThe applicant's alcohol consumption remains sufficiently high to preclude application of this condition.
Key rule quoted
“Excessive alcohol consumption often leads to the exercise of questionable judgment, unreliability, failure to control impulses, and increases the risk of unauthorized disclosure of classified information due to carelessness.”
Procedural posture
- SOR issuedDec 7, 2005
- Answer filedJan 9, 2006
- Hearing heldApr 20, 2006
- Decision dateJun 16, 2006
Cite for
- Excessive Alcohol Consumption as a Disqualifying Condition Under Guideline G
- Inaccuracies in Security Clearance Applications as a Concern Under Guideline E
- The Importance of Demonstrating Rehabilitation and Behavioral Changes in Alcohol-related Cases