No Misconduct Finding for E-6 Navy Positive Urinalysis Case

Navy E-6 tested positive on a check-in urinalysis test at his new training command. His case was referred to an administrative separation board where he faced the possibility of discharge and the loss of veterans benefits. At the board, JAG Defense presented a compelling case attacking the sufficiency of the government’s evidence of wrongful drug […]

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Category: Positive Urinalysis Success Stories

June 2025

Navy E-6 Administrative Separation Board, JEB Little Creek-Fort Story, VA Result: No Misconduct, Retain

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Category: Recent Results

May 2025

Army E-6 Security Clearance Adjudication Personal Appearance for Drug Involvement Result: Administrative Law Judge Finds in Favor of Applicant

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Category: Recent Results

April 2025

Navy O-3 Board of Inquiry, NS Norfolk, VA Result: No Misconduct, Retain

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Category: Recent Results

March 2025

Army National Guard E-6 Administrative Separation Board, JB McGuire-Dix, NJ Result: Member Retained

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Category: Recent Results

February 2025

Army O-4 Board of Inquiry, Shaw AFB, SC Result: No Misconduct, Retain

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Category: Recent Results

December 2024

Air Force E-7 Security Clearance Adjudication for Personal Conduct, Criminal Conduct, and Mishandling Protected Information Result: Favorable Adjudication from Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (Clearance Retained)

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Category: Recent Results

Security Clearance Granted Despite Dishonorable Discharge for Illegal Drug Involvement

GUIDELINE H: Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse Pacific Northwest:  Prior Army Enlisted was dishonorably discharged over thirty years ago for wrongful use and distribution of ecstasy and LSD.  Received job offer for a contracting position contingent upon being found eligible for a Secret level clearance.  JAG Defense assisted with disclosures on the SF-86 and successfully […]

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Category: Security Clearance Success Stories

WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM DENIED AN INTERIM CLEARANCE?

It is not uncommon for a job offer to be contingent upon obtaining an interim clearance.  Employers know that the adjudicative process for a clearance can be slow-moving, and an interim clearance will allow you to perform your job functions while you wait on a final decision.  So long as no derogatory information is disclosed/discovered […]

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Category: JAG Defense Blog

CAN A CLEARANCE UPGRADE DENIAL CAUSE ME TO LOSE MY EXISTING CLEARANCE?

Yes, it can.  The National Security Adjudicative Guidelines outline the criteria by which individuals are considered for eligibility for access to classified information.  The Guidelines are the same no matter the level of clearance being considered; only the depth of investigation/level of scrutiny applied is different.  It is possible to for a clearance holder seeking […]

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Category: JAG Defense Blog