[PGR88]

Also wondering how a 21 year-old in the Mass Air-National Guard gets access to “Top Secret” info.

[TomGuy]

Also wondering how a 21 year-old in the Mass Air-National Guard gets access to “Top Secret” info.

Maybe he was just walking along and saw a pile of papers strewn on the ground -- like Biden's Ireland itinerary was.

:)

[fightin kentuckian]

If his job requires a TS clearance, then he does the paperwork, undergoes the investigation, then the OMP “adjudicates” and approves his TS request.

That’s how it’s done.

[fightin kentuckian]

Age doesn’t necessarily figure into whether a service memeber is granted a TS clearance.

[Red6]

It’s all based on your position (your role - job) not your rank.

You can have a guy that’s an E-4 that has more access to sensitive information than say an O-4 if he’s in the right job.

[lucky american]

This happened during the lockdowns according to Newsmax. He’d have been 19 then. Am I correct?

[Hot Tabasco]

Also wondering how a 21 year-old in the Mass Air-National Guard gets access to “Top Secret” info.<

Being a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and working the midnight shift, he likely had time on his hands and went exploring on their military server via hacking skills.

[Joe 6-pack]

Snowden was 23 or 24 when he started at the CIA.