Yes, all I was saying though is that they don’t dig as deeply into your past as you were indicating. Mostly, they are just cross referencing information you provide and a pseudo deep dive into areas of potential leverage. Debt is a big one they look into, International travel, Interaction with foreign nationals, work related conflicts, and that sort of stuff. Marital stuff could come up like if you’re found to be cheating on your spouse etc, excessive drinking, drugs and the like.I grant that but going back into history 36 years to establish a fact would by definition mean others have to corroborate it would it not?
Basically, they’re looking for potential leverage points a foreign state could use to compromise you.