"A buddy of mine is waiting for his Security Clearance to come back. Do any of you know how long it generally takes for Security Clearance granted through EPSQ, and is there any way to find out (without going through the security manager of his unit) what the status of his clearance is? He says there's an automated number that has security clearance as 'Press 1', but he isn't sure if he should be calling that number.
His unit is FUBAR, and screwed up the renewal of his clearance which is why he's kinda anxious to find this out.
Please help him!" - xxfonziexx
The above quote is from a thread that my buddy put up the other day. Well, I'm that guy...and I pretty much know about all the advice everyone else mentioned....3-6months, if you lived/worked a lot of palces it could take longer, etc. I'm only going for a secret clearance, nothing higher, and I would like to get it ASAP so that I can continue my training. The Army will not let me continue without it. So, if anyone out there knows of a way to find out how far along the process my paperwork is or maybe knows someone (who knows someone, etc, etc) that can push things along [IN A POSITIVE WAY] that would be great.
Thanks.