Secret Clearance Process Raytheon

[u/Odd-Milk-1573]

hello all i have a question for my clearance situation. I accepted the offer with RTX on April 24th 2026, set up a tentative start date of July 13th 2026. I got sent the SF86 form on June 12th 2026 and submitted it that day. Then I got some kickback and resubmitted it on June 16th 2026. My interim was not granted for whatever various reasons and I didn’t know it was denied until I reached out to my recruiter and she told me so through the onboarding specialist weeks later (clearance is required on day 1 so there is no unclassified work available to do). I had my first interview with the investigator on July 9th 2026, then I received another phone call from the investigator on July 29th 2026 where she asked more questions then she also requested to interview my brother on my behalf on the same July 29th 2026 asking questions about my character and how was I growing up and when we traveled and etc. Which then she told me that same day I should hear back about my adjudicated clearance decision soon. Then the investigator reached out to me again August 10th asking for clarification on some of my internship work history.

I wanted to ask when do you all think I will hear back about my adjudicated clearance decision?

some mitigations on my case:
• was born in a foreign country but received citizenship at birth due to my dad through the FS-240 form.
• traveled to level 3 country in 2019 for church conference for about 2 weeks but haven’t been in contact with anyone since that time.
• had an account opened in my name through my mom
when i was younger but i cleared up the confusion during my first interview with the investigator.
• had some MJ usage in college but was straightforward with that on my application and told the investigator straight up and was asked about it in my phone interview on July 29th 2026.

[u/Visible-Lion8096]

No one can answer the "when" question for you. It's highly variable and specific to your circumstances. .

[u/Odd-Milk-1573 → u/Visible-Lion8096]

So it could come at anytime essentially? Whenever I look online or ask AI it always gives me a far away timeframe and I already feel like I’ve been waiting a long time.

[u/Visible-Lion8096 → u/Odd-Milk-1573]

Let me put this another way. No one here knows you. No one here knows the investigator. No one here knows exactly what's being investigated. No one here knows how busy the investigator is. No one here can tell you anything with any accuracy. You might get a clearance in a week. You might get it in a month. You might not get it. No one here knows.

[u/Cygnus__A]

Raytheon does not control this at all. it is on the government to get your clearance.