It’s of value because many of the big shots go into positions with government contractors that require the clearance.
If it is needed. Get one. Not that hard. I had need to know clearances, it was harder to get my Amazon badge.
My last day on my job. I was debriefed, clearances canceled and papers signed before I left the building. If the military needed me to have that clearance again the investigation phase was done, I should have had access granted almost immediately. My service record shows I was clared before.
It is a SERIOUS Security breach to hand out top secret clearances for perks. Politicians are insane folks. A top Secret clearance is serious stuff. Just reading secret stuff that is not your business can get you hard time.
Better the contractors pay their own Bill’s than we install security sieves for political perks.