▁a ▁significant ▁level ▁of ▁private ▁information ▁to ▁be ▁kept ▁out ▁of ▁public ▁knowledge . ▁Comp an ies ▁and ▁employ ers , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁use ▁Facebook ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁networking ▁sites ▁to ▁decide ▁employ ment ▁potential . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁je op ard izes ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁employ ing ▁military ▁engine ers . ▁ ▁A ▁poor ▁credit ▁history ▁can ▁affect ▁employ ment ▁potential ▁for ▁possible ▁military ▁engine ers . ▁Cred it ▁history ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁for ▁reli ability ▁in ▁work place ▁environments . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁those ▁with ▁poor ▁credit ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁scores ▁is ▁large , ▁with ▁student ▁deb t ▁being ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁factor . ▁ ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁care ers ▁require ▁employees ▁to ▁be ▁United ▁States ▁citizens . ▁Out s our cing ▁military ▁engineering ▁care ers ▁to ▁countries ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁engineering ▁gradu ates ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁option . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁nearly ▁half ▁of ▁engineering ▁gradu ates ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁foreign ▁born , ▁resulting ▁in ▁in el ig ibility . ▁ ▁Notable ▁military ▁engineering ▁programs ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁report ▁by ▁US ▁News , ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁three ▁major ▁military ▁academ ies ’ ▁under grad uate ▁engineering ▁programs ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five . ▁Engineering ▁maj ors ▁make ▁up ▁ 2 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy