Tonight I am working on the SF-86, the form for the security clearance I will need for the Foreign Service, and which I am supposed to bring with me to the exam just in case I pass. It wasn't so bad, since a lot of my background info was already in there from my last clearance. I thought I was pretty much done until I got to the last section, which ( Read more... )

I really like my new job. Granted, I haven't done much these first two days besides fill out forms and read through piles of background reading on Belgium's political and economic climate, but I think I'll get to do some interesting work once all my various permissions are in and I have access to stuff. My bosses and coworkers are all great, and ( Read more... )

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH! I have just spent the last FOUR HOURS filling out security clearance forms, and I'm still not done. They need to know every house/apartment/dorm room I've ever lived in, every school I've ever been to, every job I've ever had, and every time I've ever left the country with a reference for each one, complete with an address and ( Read more... )