Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline G · Alcohol
Alcohol-Related Arrest (non-DUI)
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions in play
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 23(b) | 23 | 5 |
| ¶ 23(a) | 19 | 5 |
| ¶ 23(c) | 17 | 1 |
| ¶ 23(d) | 4 | 1 |
What judges credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- abstinence period documented · credited in 1 granted case
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 19-01188 granted · 2020The applicant in this case was a 50-year-old network analyst-technician employed by a federal contractor, seeking to maintain his security clearance after a history of excessive alcohol use. The Depar…
- ISCR 19-01248 granted · 2020Applicant, a U.S. citizen originally from Somalia, sought a security clearance for a position as a linguist with the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facilit…
- ISCR 06-25684.a2 denied · 2008The applicant in this case sought a security clearance but faced concerns under Guideline G, which pertains to alcohol consumption. The core allegations in the Statement of Reasons indicated that the …
- ISCR 17-01289 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 42-year-old senior systems security specialist with a history of alcohol-related offenses, including two DUI convictions, being impaired by alcohol while on duty, and …
Related issues under Guideline G
- DUI / DWI (alcohol-incident dimension) · 1,578 cases
- Binge / Intoxication Pattern · 1,066 cases
- Unspecified Alcohol Incident · 976 cases
- Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosed · 739 cases
- Continued Use After Treatment · 614 cases
- Treatment Non-Compliance · 524 cases
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