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Originally Posted by Joker
Most folks do not keep their clearance when they leave the “need to know” position unless they are going to another “need to know” position.
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From my experience, most clearances are not actively revoked when people leave the position requiring it. Rather, they lose access to he systems and information but the DIA does not spend manpower to close or revoke a clearance.
With TS being reverified every 5 years and Secret every 10, once the investigation is completed and the clearance granted, no further action is required unless disqualifying information is disclosed.
The media inference that person that leaves a position requiring access classified information may retain access to those systems after leaving that position is false and a mischaracterization of how it actually works.
When they retire, they turn in the CAC and the SIPR access gets turned off but the Clearance remains on active until it expires.