Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline G · Alcohol
Public Intoxication
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
Decided cases
175
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
31%
55 granted · 120 denied or revoked
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(a) | 16 | 1 |
| ¶ 23(b) | 16 | 0 |
| ¶ 23(c) | 11 | 0 |
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 18-00941 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 27-year-old systems engineer who sought a security clearance after being issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guideline G (Alcohol Consumption), G…
- ISCR 18-00953 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 29-year-old male who sought a security clearance after incurring four alcohol-related offenses between June 2012 and June 2015. The Department of Defense issued a Stat…
- ISCR 23-01596 denied · 2025The applicant in this case was a 61-year-old director of maintenance for a government contractor in the aviation field, who had held a security clearance since approximately 2010. The Defense Counteri…
- ISCR 12-08463 denied · 2018The applicant in this case was a 62-year-old individual seeking a security clearance for a position with a defense contractor. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing conc…
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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