CBP officer

[Mole177]

How long do the drug test results take in real life?

Where does the sample go to get tested? Took mine on the 19th.

[Firebug]

So we start carrying our weapon at the Spanish school

You will not be permitted to carry a weapon on base at Charleston. You will have to check it at the gate just like at Glynco.

FB

[Firebug]

Years back, it used to be that the badge/creds came with the graduation ceremony and the gun was shipped to your port to be picked up there.

It was agency specific before the merge. Customs shipped the weapon to the port to be issued upon your return. INS issued the weapon at FLETC and the newly graduated officer transported the weapon back to the port with him or her. However, no ammunition was issued at FLETC so it was not unusual to see INS officers buying ammunition at Walmart not that I participated in anything like that.

FB

[Drifting]

How long do the drug test results take in real life?

Where does the sample go to get tested? Took mine on the 19th.

Mine took about eight weeks, if I recall correctly, to clear in CASS.

[texas-al]

Mine took 5 days to go green on CASS. From what I understand, the sample got sent to a lab in California. I'm in TX.

[lmbb]

Thnak you Yoda. You are like Michael Jordan in the last quarter. Always comes through.......

[noname1]

Hey same situation I am in except for Northwest/Northern Border Region (see my signature). I am also seriously considering switching to SWB, but I am hoping to get picked up in my current GEO soon.. its a crapshoot though

let me know what you decide

[noname1]

haha omg i know...did you try calling?! when i called about mine, i received it the next day...i dont leave a message when i call, i just keep trying periodically until someone answers

I called MHC like you suggested. They said they are pretty much concentrating on SWB for the rest of the fiscal year. I guess Southeast offers will go out for new fiscal year. I wonder if they send them out before then in anticipation of filling training classes starting after Oct 1. Like i said my medical would expire July 19 so i still have some time to decide if i want to switch to SWB.

[Shark]

96 is a pretty good score but it all depends on the staffing needs for the Midwest, I had this friend that got a 97 and it took him about 2 years to get into JFK

I took my CBPO test on 12/2010, got 96 no vet, and I am still waiting, no every body is the same.

[Shark]

96 is a pretty good score but it all depends on the staffing needs for the Midwest, I had this friend that got a 97 and it took him about 2 years to get into JFK

My test was 12/10, with score of 96 no vet, and I am still waiting.

[CTM045]

I took my CBPO test on 12/2012, got 96 no vet, and I am still waiting, no every body is the same.

You could wait it out or you can do like most of the applicants and switch to the SWB that's a choice you going to have to make and its how bad you really want to start the process

[Shark]

You could wait it out or you can do like most of the applicants and switch to the SWB that's a choice you going to have to make and its how bad you really want to start the process

CTM045, that's another point, I changed it already long time ago.

[Mole177]

Mine took 5 days to go green on CASS. From what I understand, the sample got sent to a lab in California. I'm in TX.

cool. thanks. you're a tad bit ahead of me in the process.

[casadenewman]

How long is it taking everyone to log into the CASS, fom the time the TSL1 comes in?
Thanks

[davidh304]

I saw that many of the 1811 positions have this retirement:

Retirement Coverage 12(d): Criminal Investigators are covered under the provisions of both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) 6 (c) or the Federal Employees Retirement System and 5 U.S.C. § 8412(d).


Is the CBPO position the same retirement? For example, if you start with CBP does that time count if you were to go to an 1811 position?

I didn't see in the announcement if the retirement was 12(D) or 6(c)?