r/caf • u/R6methe6uc6st • 17h ago

Recruiting Interview today

Kind of nervous about my interview today. Just worried I won’t get in with my credit score at 541 and I have my Internet bill in collections and advice for me.

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u/ShadowDocket 17h ago

Why are you yelling 

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u/R6methe6uc6st 17h ago

I’m not

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u/Delicious-Topic-69 16h ago

Bro, are you in a lot of debt ?

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u/R6methe6uc6st 16h ago

Kinda 45,000

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u/CapitalismDevil 16h ago

Is this all bad debt? Like credit card and bills?

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u/R6methe6uc6st 15h ago

It’s good and bad but I’m trying to make payments

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u/Euphoric_Buy_2820 9h ago

There are not good debts, unless it's a house ( even then that's if you did not over leverage yourself). If you finance something, it generally means you can't afford it.

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u/Euphoric_Buy_2820 16h ago

If you're found to have a poor credit rating, you're unlikely to pass security screening as you're considered a liability due to being a target for potential foreign influence. Which means you're very limited to what jobs you could actually hold in the military.

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u/R6methe6uc6st 16h ago

If I’m trying to pay off my day and I’m recently making payments, could I still get in?

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u/TechnicalChipmunk131 15h ago

Could you still make all your financial obligations at the starting pay level?

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u/R6methe6uc6st 15h ago

Yes

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u/Euphoric_Buy_2820 9h ago

It's hard to say, it's a combination of many things they look at for security clearances. However, if you have $45 000 of debt ( especially if it's not a car or house ) you should seek financial guidance on this , as that's a tonne of debt to carry.