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Macunaima posted:5.0 on the OA, now have passed the structured interview every time. Thought we nailed the group exercise. Sorry to hear that man.
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Wow, two of the OA passers from my group are on the registers already, and each in the top 10 for their cones. Waiting anxiously for that drat letter...
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Gumog posted:This may be a stupid question, but I can't find a statement anywhere about it. Are calculators allowed during the test? You won't need one.
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Jun 8, 2012 18:24
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I was told just yesterday by HR that you can be on both registers until you accept an offer. As soon as you accept a real offer (not a COE) your other candidacy is terminated. That's the situation I'm going to be in as soon as my clearances are done...
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Jun 28, 2012 22:22
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Nice. Bern is a quirky and kind of quiet city, and holy hell is CH expensive, but I'd definitely live there if given the chance. The trains are amazing.
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Jul 3, 2012 15:17
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Freaking medical Office wasting my time. Have a current class one, they want me to redo everything for DS when I just need the supplemental. The bureaucracy of this process is annoying.
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Jul 18, 2012 22:50
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Congrats to any Specialists who had Flag Day today.
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Miscreant Fromage posted:Post results!!!! I know we've got at least one person here, an OMS right? Where are you going? Oh, not me, a friend of mine. I'm still waiting on my clearance.
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Aug 1, 2012 20:09
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Ouch, one of the folks I OA'ed with got dinged by the FRP about 6 weeks after their clearance was adjudicated. I realize they are different standards but I imagine that is that relatively rare, to make it through the security clearance but to then be found unsuitable?
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Aug 8, 2012 04:29
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Skandiaavity posted:That sucks, though. Is there an appeal process or is it actually a final determination? Yeah he was understandably vague about the reason but said they did tell him why they made that decision. Apparently there is an appeals process but if the appeal is denied there are no further steps to take.
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Aug 9, 2012 12:38
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Holy poo poo I finally made it to the register.
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Aug 12, 2012 00:32
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CON, but I don't know my number yet.
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Aug 12, 2012 17:57
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I actually do have a question. What do generalists do when they are posted in DC? Work alongside GS employees? I'm mostly interested in Consular, since that's my cone. I feel like I have a decent handle on the overseas work, but when it comes to US posts, I have no idea.
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Aug 13, 2012 00:58
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Diplomaticus posted:So for those of you on the register, the yahoo group is reporting that Sept. is the last ELO class of the year, with no classes scheduled yet for next year (until budgets are figured out). Uh. That's interesting. Maybe I don't need to put myself on DNC status, haha.
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Aug 16, 2012 19:10
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Anyone have experience with the Skill Code Change process? Specifically going from generalist to specialist. From what I've found online I know it is theoretically possible but it seems like meeting the requirements (something like 30 months out of the past 6 years in a job that fits the desired skill code) would be difficult to meet, and actually getting a conversion would depend on factors completely outside your control.
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Wow. I don't really know what to say. That's horrible news.
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Diplomaticus posted:And now Embassy Sana'a (Yemen) is being attacked. Oh, poo poo. I know someone there too. This is getting even worse.
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Good, that's what the news reports were saying too. Still not great news to wake up to.
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Vicky told me a few weeks ago that they would be interviewing continuously for the next 6 months or so from the March hiring announcement, so it could just be that they are insanely backlogged.
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Sep 17, 2012 21:30
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CherryCola posted:edit: By the way, am I the only one who is REALLY pumped about the consular track? Not at all, I'm on the Register for Consular. Out of the Generalist roles it was the only one that really appealed to me.
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Sep 18, 2012 00:49
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d1rtbag posted:I'm stoked for it also. I've worked as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney, and Consular just seems like a perfect match -- who wouldn't like screening a visa applicant's circumstances or helping Americans after they've made foolish decisions? I'm an ex-cop, similar motivation I suppose. 
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Sep 18, 2012 01:05
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Skandiaavity posted:what would you do if you were stuck in Chad Get amoebic dysentery and lose 20 lbs.
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Sep 19, 2012 02:45
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I'd just be upset about losing muscle mass. It's sad but access to workout facilities / ability to run is probably going to be one of my top factors for bidding once I hit A-100.
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Sep 19, 2012 03:00
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Yeah that's more what I was getting at.
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Sep 19, 2012 03:21
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Good luck to everyone testing this week! Hard to believe it's been a year already since my FSOT.Jacobobb posted:Do QEP questions/ topics stay pretty static, year to year? Since I got dinged on that this time around, I'm wondering if I should rewrite the ones I submitted this summer to make a few of them suck a bit less for the next time around or would that be a waste of time? It would probably not be a waste of time. If nothing else it will get you reacquainted with how freaking short they have to be and working on writing concisely. And if it turns out you can re-use or slightly modify some of your old answers, it will give you more time for the others.
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Oct 3, 2012 13:09
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High five! Congrats, goondad.
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Oct 4, 2012 04:21
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Looks like November A-100 is officially cancelled. Holding on for January. This is agonizing, since I am unemployed.
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Oct 5, 2012 20:07
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Good job everyone, congrats! I remember last year when I was taking it, thinking I was crazy for going into the hallway to do pushups between sections to psych myself up!
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Oct 6, 2012 23:22
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Congrats man. They'll be doing those BEXes for at least another few months, honestly I wish I had done it later, since I'm burning register time right now.
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IMO yeah, you won't get on in time for a Jan class unless you already have an active State clearance, they'll *hopefully* be starting to send out the invites around the time you interview.Vasudus posted:I'm assuming it's a standard board procedure? ie: sound confident even if you're not, answer questions quickly but intelligently, and stick to any judgement calls you make even if found to be incorrect? I'm not sure if that's the "correct" way to do it, but it's pretty much the strategy I used.
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Diplomaticus posted:Also I'm not even sure that there ARE any A-100's scheduled yet for 2013. There aren't. Budget hasn't been determined yet. The Registrar tells me they are "anticipating" a January A-100. We'll see.
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Bruxism posted:Congrats on making it to BEX! Don't freak out, show up early, and wear a drat suit. Take a moment to brush up on what it is DS, does both domestically and abroad, and be prepared to handwrite (like with pencil) a short essay similar to the one you wrote on the online portion. If you have any specific questions about what to expect or about DS in general feel free to PM me. Good luck! The essays are typed now! Crazy!
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Oct 10, 2012 21:29
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Kase, pm sent,
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Oct 11, 2012 12:50
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Looks like a LES member of the Sanaa RSO shop was assassinated. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/us-yemen-assassination-idUSBRE89A0F820121011
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Vasudus posted:The most encouraging thought was the realization that the majority of the people that don't pass appear to be total loving morons. No offense but that's just the subset dumb enough to bitch about it on the internet. I failed my first DS BEX, along with 3 of my best friends who were very well qualified. Most of the DS agents I know had to apply multiple times to make it in. It's competitive as hell. I'm not saying this to dishearten you but to let you know to bring your A game. Seriously, I did take the FSOT to hedge my bets on DS, and it looks like I very well may end up a generalist instead. Go for it. edit: saw your 2nd post. Yeah a bunch of candidates self-select themselves out, don't be one of them. Know yourself, know the job, and sell yourself.
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Congrats to everyone who passed the FSOT this round and I hope it was at least a good learning experience for everyone else. vulturesrow posted:For you DS guys, a follow-up on my questions from much earlier in the thread. I am active duty as I said before and was told about DS based on that (RSO was mentioned specifically). How much a of negative, if at all, is the fact that my job in the military (Naval Flight Officer) really has nothing to do with LE or security stuff? NFO is a pretty awesome job, and hard to get, I don't think that's a negative at all. Just focus on the responsibilities you've had.
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drat, that sucks. Glad everyone is ok, hope you can get stuff fixed soon.
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CherryCola posted:How long do the PNs generally need to be? I have a problem sometimes of being overly concise. I like to get right to the point and maybe don't expand as much as I should. The one draft answer that I finished last night is around 950 characters. Will that be a problem? Also, Diplomaticus, you should be expecting a draft from me sometime this weekend. (thanks again!) Mine were all just a hair under the character limit and it took me some serious editing to get them that way, I'm pretty verbose. I think you are fine around 950.
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