On: The Department of Homeland Security Stole My Boat Today

[nhangen]

It was the same way getting into the Army.

'Telling the truth on security forms is absolutely essential to being granted a security clearance now or in the future.'

Then I'm told to lie about past mistakes, medical history, and anything else that leaves the application untidy.

[danielweber → nhangen]

Different bureaucracies are fighting over that form, and you are the ping pong ball caught between them.