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..........Last edited by Freefallin; 04-26-2012, 07:17 PM.CBPO
TO:04/01/11
EOD: 08/22/11
FLETC:09/07/11
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Originally posted by tippmann87 View PostDoes anyone that is or has been to FLETC have suggestions on what to bring? I leave for FLETC next week and haven't been told anything. I thought there would have been a list with suggestions such as X-amount of shirts, running shoes, boots, etc. Thanks for the help!
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Thanks once again... I hope you're next in-line to be called...
Just hold the faith...CBPO GS-7
Location: NYC
Test: 07/25/08 86 w/veteran points
NOR: 08/01/08
Tentative Selection: 12/22/08
1st EQIP: 09/12/10 Completed
PFT/Medical: 09/22/10 Completed
2nd EQIP: 02/09/11 Completed
VBT/SI: 02/08/11 Completed
Drug Test: 03/10/11 Completed
BI: 05/10/11 Meet BI
BI: 09/08/11 BI Completed
TSU: 09/09/11
The Call: 09/21/11
PFT2: 09/30/11
EOD: 10/03/11
FLETC: 10/25/11
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Originally posted by psygenix View PostDidn't you need to do surgery on your shoulder? If you get injured during PT they'll end up sending you home, and it's up to your port's discretion if they keep you or let you go. It's much better to come in at 100%.CBPO
Test: 12/6/10
NOR: 1/25/11
T.O. 5/25/11
Geo: Laredo, TX
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Originally posted by Verve10 View PostGuile (and/or anyone else),
Much congrats on The Call. However, I am hoping that you can answer a question for me. When they called you, did they give you a list of POE's to select from? Or was it one location with a choice to take or deny it? And almost more importantly, do they anticipate an immediate response while they are on the phone with you? Or do they give you an amount of time to discuss with family the options and then reply back? Lastly, it sounds as if one MUST go to their POE prior to FLETC. Have any of you guys in here ever heard of someone going directly to FLETC without previously going to their POE for a few weeks?
Again, very excited for you...and also looking forward to learn your thoughts to these questions.
Thanks.
He did need me to give me some kind of an answer at that time but since he gave me the option to go with the next class in order to give me some more time that is what I did. And yes, as far as I know everyone is suppose to go to Pre-Academy from what I have seen on this board.CBPO
Test: 12/6/10
NOR: 1/25/11
T.O. 5/25/11
Geo: Laredo, TX
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Originally posted by Thoughtless View PostCBP will reimburse you for two 50 pound suitcases for your flight to FLETC - over-sized baggage fees are at your own expense. Consider that you will be issued about 40 pounds worth of gear (belt and its accessories, gun, gun lockbox, ammo, body armor, uniforms, and boots) so if you already have two 50 pound suitcases, you are already at your limit without paying out of your own pocket. I found that quite a few people over-packed and ended up mailing a lot of clothes home. I packed an empty duffel bag along with a week's worth of clothes and accessories inside my one suitcase that I brought and filled the duffel with all the issued gear I accumulated while at the academy.
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Originally posted by shaniajam View Postthanks. I am sooo nervous. Running every day now and i am up to 20 sit ups and 17 push ups so I am almost ready. pray for me!!
2nd week 17 min
Today I time myself at the track walk 1 lap warm up
Started running first 2 laps, next lap walk 100 meters, ran 300 meters and did the same for the next 3 laps, finish time 15.20 min running at a pace equal to 5.8/ machine . Then walk 2 laps cool down
I'm not a runner freak but started walking for a month 2 miles 3 times a week prior started runningCBPO
Exam: 12/2010
GEO: Texas West/N Mexico
NOR: Jan 2011
TO VRA: 3/2011 El Paso
TO: 4/2011 El Paso
Pre emp : Completed
Qualifications: Completed
PT Test: 4/2011 Completed
Drug Screening: not required
Medical: 4/2011 Completed
BI met w/ investigator 7/14 Completed 8/16
VBI: 08/12/2011 letter received 8/27 Passed
Change GEO,- Southeast 6/08
TSU 8/18/2011
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Originally posted by williburns View PostJust to share some info w/ you.I started running about three weeks ago 1 1/2 mile on track & machine my time wa 20min 1st week/ 3 times
2nd week 17 min
Today I time myself at the track walk 1 lap warm up
Started running first 2 laps, next lap walk 100 meters, ran 300 meters and did the same for the next 3 laps, finish time 15.20 min running at a pace equal to 5.8/ machine . Then walk 2 laps cool down
I'm not a runner freak but started walking for a month 2 miles 3 times a week prior started runningCBPO
GEO: Brownsville, TX
Test: 12/2010
NOR: 1/2011 (89%-no vet pref.)
TO: 6/7/2011
PreEmploy Forms: 6/12/2011 (complete)
Equip: 6/13/2011
FT1: 6/27/2011 (Passed))
VBT / SI: 7/11/11 (Passed)
BI: 9/13/11 (passed)
Medical: 7/15/2011 (cleared)
Poly: 8/9/2011(passed)
Drug Test: 9/8/2011(passed)
got the call: 9/20/2011
PFT2: 9/30/2011 (failed run by 40 seconds)
NEW PFT2: 05/08/2012
New EOD: 05/21/2012
ISO (Immigration Services Officer)
Test: 8/20/2011 (passed)
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If you can run a consistent 5.3 mph you will finish just before the 17 minute mark. 5.3 mph is barely running lol.Exam: 12/10
NOR: 1/25/10
Qualifications: (GS-7)
T.O: 5/25/11 (Georgia)
PFT1: 6/11 (Cleared)
B.I.: 6/11 (Started)
Medical: 7/11 (Cleared)
VBT & S.I.: 7/11(Cleared)
Drug Test: 8/11 (Cleared)
B.I.: 9/11 (Cleared)
PFT2: (rescheduled due to high BP)
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Originally posted by bott718 View PostIf you can run a consistent 5.3 mph you will finish just before the 17 minute mark. 5.3 mph is barely running lol.
Congrats
What was your NOR score?CBPO
Test: 12/10
“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.â€
"If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again." — Aaliyah
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Originally posted by icecoco View PostBott718,
Congrats
What was your NOR score?Exam: 12/10
NOR: 1/25/10
Qualifications: (GS-7)
T.O: 5/25/11 (Georgia)
PFT1: 6/11 (Cleared)
B.I.: 6/11 (Started)
Medical: 7/11 (Cleared)
VBT & S.I.: 7/11(Cleared)
Drug Test: 8/11 (Cleared)
B.I.: 9/11 (Cleared)
PFT2: (rescheduled due to high BP)
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Originally posted by GUILE View PostSo today I finally got "The Call" but I had a little bit of an issue. My background in CASS was still not cleared and I was just scheduled for my drug test yesterday so I thought everything had to be cleared in CASS before I would get a call. But apparently the guy on the phone told me everything was cleared and it must not have updated in CASS.
So with him catching me so off guard in the sense that I still needed to make arrangements with my family, apartment, and such he told me if I wanted I could EOD with the next class in about another month. (Yes that means I still have to get another CALL). So that is what I did and now I have a much better idea of when I will actually be leaving and have ample time to get everything in order to leave.
I guess the moral of the story is just because you may not have a green check for your background in CASS does not necessarily mean it has not cleared so when you get to that point with all other steps completed make sure your ready to go at a moments notice so you don't get caught with your pants down like I did.
I tested for CBPO in July 2011 and received a TO a month later for SW Border. E-qip is updated, I have the SI/VBT scheduled for this Monday and Medical the following day. Honestly, I'm surprised at the speed of the whole process. From what I've been reading, normally it takes around 6 months to something like 3 years after the TO before you get called and offered EOD, assuming all goes well. Now, here I am only a couple of months out from taking the test and things are moving with lightning speed, at least in relation to government entities.
Is anyone else who has applied for the SWB seen anything similar? Honestly I applied early, planning on having some time to get my affairs in order here (living in Florida) before making the move. How likely does everyone think that, assuming I pass everything, I'll get called out sooner than the expected six months or more? As you say, getting caught flat-footed wouldn't be good thing.
I think I'd like to also echo Verve10's concerns about living arrangements during your initial EOD. Am I right that I'd be carting myself out West (sans my wife,) for two or three weeks, and then headed back closer to home to Glynco for FLETC, and then back out to my port? I'm not worried about moving so much. Actually, I'd like to move, which is why I applied to begin with. However, finding living arrangements for a 2 or 3 week stretch without knowing anyone in the area (or even which area it may be) seems challenging, especially on my meager budget. How have people dealt with this in the past?
Thanks for your input. This thread has been invaluable so far.CBPO
Test: 7/2011
TO: 8/29/2011
NOR: 8/30/2011
VBT/SI: 9/27/2011
PFT1: 9/28/2011
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Test: 8/2011
TO: 9/28/2011
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