Merlin
Ultimate Member
My references have all been called. I had my interview with the trooper yesterday. At the conclusion he said the paperwork would be forwarded for approval and that could take up to a month.
One other minor point. With the number of military, former military and civilians with government security clearances, apparently the investigator has access to that information. The trooper interviewing me knew about my military experience and security clearances. I mentioned that with a TS clearance, there should be more info in the file than even I know about myself. It may help to resolve lingering questions.
I also find it very interesting as well as very encouraging that your investigating trooper did not give you the same BS about how they have nothing to do with the approval of any given app.
As it is very true they may not be the final deciding factor, but at the conclusion their investigation when they send your app forward it will include the troopers final report that I'm sure includes their recommendation of approval or not.
The fact that your investigating trooper told you that he/she was sending your app "forwarded for approval" is a wonderful sign.
I can only imagine when the most resent pile of apps are sent to the ranking trooper for the final decision, they not going read them over with a fine tooth comb from top to bottom. I think they greatly rely on the opinion of the investigating trooper findings and their thoughts on what should be done. If anything they will just read the final report presented by the investigating trooper.
Just MHO.
Best of luck to you.