Thread:Shabook/@comment-24442508-20140819175451/@comment-24442508-20140819192358

I wouldn't delete all of it, just the stuff that is baseless

I would make the article look like this:

"Trust the system."

- Phil Coulson

Clearance levels are used by S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep order in their system and protect information that is protected by S.H.I.E.L.D.. An agent's clearance level is not based on how long they have been apart of the agency. If an agent dislikes their current position, they usually have the option to demote themselves in rank. There are 10 levels of clearance, as well as Level Alpha and Omega Clearance. Clearance Level does not necessarily correspond to a specific job.

Level 1
Clearance level 1 is generally the entry-level clearance for new agents. If an agent has lost the trust their superiors, they can be reduced back to level 1.

Notable Agents

 * Skye
 * Hendricks
 * Benjamin Pollack
 * Claire Wise

Level 2
Nothing is known about the level of power and what positions level 2 agents hold.

Level 3
Little is known about Level 3 agents. Agents with level 3 access sometimes work in administration. Agent Melinda May temporarily reduced herself back to this position because of a traumatic experience from her past.

Level 4
Nothing is known about the level of power and what positions level 4 agents hold.

Notable Agents

 * Katherine Shane

Level 5
Some level 5 agents are scientists, researchers and mechanics. Nothing else is known about the level of power and what positions level 5 agents hold.

Notable Agents

 * Leo Fitz
 * Jemma Simmons

Level 6
Level 6 agents sometimes specialize espionage and combat. This level usually requires going into battles without full information on the mission. Nothing else is known about the level of power and what positions level 2 agents hold.Steve Rogers was given quick access to this level after his endeavors in World War II.

Notable Agents

 * Mack
 * Cale
 * Garrett
 * Antoine Triplett
 * Eric Koenig
 * Billy Koenig

Level 7
Clearance level 7 agents also has some specialize in espionage and combat, getting much more of information than most level 6 agents. Some level 7 agents also hold desk job (note for Shabook: IIRC, in an interview about Garrett after he was first announced, the producers said he decided not to take a desk job upon reaching level 7)

Notable Agents

 * Jasper Sitwell (HYDRA) †
 * Melinda May
 * Grant Ward (HYDRA)
 * Felix Blake
 * John Garrett (HYDRA) †

Level 8
Clearance level 8 gives agents more access to information that could risk the lives of agents in lower clearance levels. These agents have designed operations and commanded them.

Notable Agents

 * Victoria Hand †
 * Steve Rogers/Captain America (Off the Grid)

Presumed Agents

 * Agent Natasha Romanoff
 * Agent Clint Barton

Level 9
Level 9 Agents have access to most of the agency's files and generally hold a high rank. They will also know of high ranking projects, secrets and missions about SHIELD. Level 9 agents know several important things connected to other agents in lower ranks.

Former Agents

 * Commander Maria Hill

Levels 10
S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives in level 10 have the most access to the world's most important files and secrets. These operatives hold the highest rank in the agency.

Notable Agents

 * Director Phil Coulson
 * Nick Fury (Off the Grid)
 * Alexander Pierce (HYDRA) †

World Security Council
The World Security Council are the international group that makes sure that the world is safe through the help of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operatives.

Notable Members

 * Alexander Pierce †
 * Hawley
 * Yen †
 * Singh †
 * Rockwell †

Alpha Level
There is another level of clearance that is needed to access S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most secret and highly encrypted files. The only known agents that possess this status are:
 * Nick Fury
 * Alexander Pierce †

Omega Level
This level of clearance was necessary to know the secrets behind Project Rebirth. The only known agent to possess this status was:


 * Nick Fury