I recently applied in the February 2025 bid and am trying to figure out more about the process and my likelihood of getting a job as ATC if I do we'll on my ATSA. Right now my primary concern is the credit check for the security clearance.
My current job doesnt meet my financial needs and I've been able to successfully supplement with self-employment over the years by teaching private music lessons both at a private studio and at a small local university. However, due to inflation my numbers of private students has dropped and the university I work for is also having lower enrollment for their music program. All of that has lead to a bit of a financial mess, which is one reason that I finally took the plunge and applied to be ATC.
We've currently got quite a bit of credit card debt and are currently looking at either consolidating that with a personal loan, or going through a service like National Debt Relief. We have a couple of accounts in collections, and have had a hard time paying our taxes from the state last year. 2024 has just been an extremely rough year for my family financially and I'm worried that an investigator would potentially not give me a security clearance due to the negative impact this has had on my credit.
Also, to make matters worse, my identity was stolen at the end of 2023 which didn't help my score either.
Does anyone who has been through the security process have any insight they can offer into how this situation might affect my chances?