>> I would say, again, get as much experience as you can under your belt.
You know, security clearances, from what I know about them, they, you know, they are expensive.
So nobody wants to pay for a security clearance if, you know,
you don't have the actual experience under your belt,
if you can't do the job role that they're looking at you for.
And then even beyond that, you know, reliability is a big thing.
Again, security clearances are expensive.
So if you were looking to advance and you didn't have one, I would say, you know,
again, focus on your certifications.
Get, you know, figure out what the job role is.
Get your certifications.
Get, you know, figure out exactly what the job role is that you want and, you know,
even if it has a clearance, and make sure that you have everything that they're looking for
and more, so that, you know, when it comes down to it, they still want to spend
that money to get you in the door.