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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 8:48 pm
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kmfdm91
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Arlington, VA
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SSSS and Security Clearance

All,

Yet again, I've had another attempt on trying to figure out what might cause one to be SSSS'd again. Here's my experience:

I'm a Premier Exec on United and a General Member on American. On quite a few flights on both carriers, I have been SSSS'd. It happened randomly, but usually when trips were made just before flying...even in Full-Y. This all stopped last fall, even when trips were booked the day before or even the day OF flying. I might not think much about it, and purely think of the randomness of it all...but I've since noticed these oddities.

* A coworker traveling with me had the exact same itinerary, booked the exact same date (day before travel on a paid F ticket). She got SSSS'd and I got nothing. This has happened more than once. Both of us have no status (on AA).
* I have taken several one-way trips on US (I'm only status because of *A) booked the day before, without a single one being SSSS.

After thinking about it all, I realized that I haven't been SSSS'd at all since I received my full TS (Top Secret) Clearance. Is this somehow tied into the government's processing of SSSS'ers? It would make complete sense, but I couldn't find anything about it at all in the forums.

I'm sure that other FTers have clearances (especially here in WAS); How many of you all have been SSSS'd if holding a clearance...if so - how high was the clearance and what was your itinerary?

I'm just curious

-jeremy
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