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I was already an 1811 and wanted a OIG spot. I was a uniformed guy for the Inspection Service years ago. Best for my family and I.
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Just some info for those wondering. I have the AC in March. Non-1811, Vet. LE experience.Comment
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deleted, thanksLast edited by sofresh; 02-22-2023, 10:18 AM.If its worth doing, then it's worth doing right.
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Good luck to everyone with AC this month!If its worth doing, then it's worth doing right.Comment
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Any laterals from this announcement get a final offer yet?Comment
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CapsHockey it took about a month or so post M.I. before I received a conditional job offer. But once that happened, things really started moving. -
2B18-11 USPIS is only running one academy class this year from July through November...the BIT classes are 24 students so you've got a 1 in 24 chance at getting a spot or else it's not happening until sometime in 2024 at the earliest. Those odds aren't ideal but it will definitely happen for 24, with probably about a quarter of the class going to either NYC/LA depending on how many 1811 laterals they could get in those cities.
It's not an ideal time for the non-1811/non-vet crew overall as USPIS running their own small academy has been tough through the covid years and BIT classes have been few and far between. Recently the agency was considering sending new inspectors to FLETC but I heard they canned that idea and are sticking with Potomac, so hopefully they'll be able to get more classes on the books for the for non-1811/non-vet group in FY24.
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If its worth doing, then it's worth doing right.Comment
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Message DeletedLast edited by Yankee42; 03-07-2023, 03:04 PM.Comment
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Message DeletedLast edited by SuccessfulVibes; 03-13-2023, 06:03 PM.
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Any non-laterals hear anything? Applied in July 2022.Comment
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Applied July 2022, interviewed Early December 2022, conditional offer January 2023, completed physical and drug test. -Current 1811- I’ve heard of other lateral 1811’s getting final offer as of last week. Hopefully it’ll come soon.Comment
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Just a brief word of encouragement for all those currently in the pipeline. USPS may not move at the speed of light but USPIS is a very interesting agency to work for. I’d have to say it’s the most interesting of the smaller agencies. Much less red tape than other agencies, as well.
A few benefits people may not be aware of. First, since we are also postal employees, we can sell back up to a month’s worth of advance vacation time at the beginning of every calendar year ($$$). Secondly, every year our annual leave gets advanced to us before we even earn it.
Finally, applicants with law degrees are slam dunks for a unique program manager position, that of an Inspector Attorney (GS 14 equivalent in the DC area). I believe the only other agency to offer such a position to its agents is the FBI.
Don’t lose hope. You’ll be an Inspector before you know it.Last edited by Posted Up; 03-12-2023, 12:10 AM.Comment
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Posted Up- Thanks for the info! As far as the leave goes, is it like the private sector where they give the employee all the annual leave for year up front and its the employees job to use it? For instance, Im a current 1811 and I have 113 use-or-lose hours right now; do I lose that if I come over? -
CapsHockey as Posted Up said all leave gets advanced to you in the first pay period. In the fall during the normal benefits open enrollment season you can go into the Annual Leave Exchange (ALE) and in there you decide how much (if any) you want to sell back. It usually ranges from 8 hours to 128 but the past few years because of covid they've allowed you to sell back up to 168. So if you decide to sell 80 hours to get 2 paychecks to start the year, your first pay period of the year will be your current yearly leave accrual (ex. 160 hours) less the 80 you sold so your balance in PP1 is whatever you ended last year with plus 80, and you get a double paycheck when the new annual increase kicks in (usually PP2 or PP3). Postal does away with individual pay increases based on hiring date and lumps all staff onto the calendar year for increases. If you don't sell anything back then you get the entire amount added onto your balance to use whenever.
In regards to the use or lose, you shouldn't lose those hours in an agency transfer but USPIS also caps annual leave carryover at 240 hours like other 1811 agencies whereas regular Postal employees and USPS-OIG employees carryover 560. You will still have to use those hours by the end of the year or else you'll lose them. The ALE I described above is always based on the next calendar year so you can't go into a year with a balance over like you have now and then sell that year's amount for cash, its always leave for the next calendar year you're selling. If I were you I would definitely start taking some time at my current agency to get that balance down.
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Recently went through the AC and was the only applicant in my group to successfully pass the AC/PT test portion. Unfortunately I did not have a successful Polygraph the next day. I felt like it went really well during it but at the end the examiner said I was showing "significant response" on several questions. Got the official denial letter a week or so later. Definitely a bummer to make it that far only to fail on the Polygraph but I'm still in the running for a couple others. I've taken 4 Poly's before (passed 2/failed 2). Good luck to everyone else going through the process! All the inspector's at the AC had a lot of positive things to say about USPIS.Comment
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anyone hear anything about rescheduling for the AC that was cancelled???Comment
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Does anyone know how the language (if bilingual) exam is set up?Comment
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