CBP officer

[Salamander]

What does the Fitness test entail? On the cbp website it just says the pushups, sit-ups, and step test. Going through to the fitness readiness guide it says the test would have all the above plus a side step and a lift lower. Which of the two is it?

[Thinkmango]

It's just sit-ups , push-ups and the step up. They got rid of the side step and lift lower.

[corsair]

Yup just pushups, sit-ups, and the step test.

[Krash777]

Scrappydoo would be cool, good luck.

[Scrappydoo]

Still waiting for the email or call today makes 3 days since I took my drug test.

[Sc7]

check your cbp app for drug test. you might not get an email. i did my drug test last month and i never received an email but 1 to 2 week after taking it i got check mark on the cbp app

[LEO 1234]

19-1 here sitting at 63 percent on cass ! Submitted finger prints about a week ago. Background is in progress and have not met with BI OR scheduled a drug test date ?? Anyone near the same cass percentage or steps competed ?

Passed medical
fitness passed
equip is green
poly passed
structured passed

[corsair]

Geez must be nice to move through the steps that fast

[pnw360]

I'm 19-1 sitting at 50%. Still waiting to schedule my poly. Passed my SI 11/18 and medical 12/18

[nhb_zoey]

I’m 18-9 DH at 50% I had to submit my e-qip twice, so my file got sent to OPM on June 2018, then again January 2019. So let’s hope I don’t get to wait another year almost... also I reapplies to a regular announcement

[JonRob]

Any one got an EOD yet?
Any one from 17-11?

[jamoranto]

I’m 17-11.

Took poly almost 4 weeks ago and passed. Still waiting for BI and Drug test.
What about you?

[Evolution81]

17/10 eod next month

[MrAce]

Where all the 18-9s at? Passed my SI end of August. Still waiting for Polly

[SimpleLifeCA]

same here 18-9. Stuck at medical review. Did you passed your medical?

[CAL0231]

Passed my poly in Feb, met the BI early March. Waiting on that to clear up.

[nhb_zoey]

18-9 at 50%, my BI was submitted and I’ve had change in BI twice already, I’m assuming one quit during the shutdown? Idk.

[Steve40]

18-9 here stuck on medical...bleh

[Krash777]

I got the call this morning and picked my port. They’re calling me back tomorrow to give me my dates because I needed to think about them first! What a relief!

[Hal29]

Were you provisional or not?

[pnw360]

Did they give you a lot of options for ports?

[Scrappydoo]

Niiiice congratulations... what port you pick?

[nhb_zoey]

What ports did they offer?

[Krash777]

I assume so but they never told me I was.

[Krash777]

Anybody at the academy know the take home pay for gs9?

[corsair]

Isn't that an impossible question to answer as its all circumstantial

[KevinMO91]

Pay depends on the area, GS-09 pay isn't a flat pay across the board. Locality pay for certain area's are higher then others use this website to input the state and county along with the GS level and it will tell you your base pay.

https://www.federalpay.org/gs/calculator

[Krash777]

corsair I wouldn’t think so because I believe you are at base pay with no incentives while at the academy. So all gs9’s will be the same etc. but I don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. Nice think is that I’ll be collecting GI Bill while I’m there too if about $1300 a month.

[merlin436]

There is locality pay. That follows a person to the academy and that could mean the difference of thousands of dollars yearly...or hundreds per pay check.

Plus, there's options like insurance deductions, retirement contributions and other personal choices that will ultimately affect take-home pay.

[MMatthews]

You know you don’t receive GI benefits while in the academy right.??

[mobyfish]

MMatthews you can use your GI Bill for OJt during the academy and post academy.

[douglasgene1]

Matt yes u can cause I’m getting mine and I’m at the academy

[BayAreaCBP]

Anybody at the academy know the take home pay for gs9?

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-over...eral-schedule/

[BayAreaCBP]

been lurking this thread and wanted to share my progression with everyone


19-3 for San Francisco

Application submitted: Dec 2018
Written exam notice: *exempt per GS-9 series* 02/2019
E-QIP received & submitted: 02/2019
SI: 02/2019 *passed*
Medical: 03/2019 *passed*
Fitness: 03/2019 *passed*
Poly: TBD
Background: TBD
Drug: TBD

anyone else in process for SFO?

[standtheman]

i am 19-3 for LA
i am waitting to my eyes exam since i did lasik last December.

[mudboned]

I sent in additional medical paperwork yesterday - does anyone know if they send you a confirmation if they've received it?

[mudboned]

David1984 Got it, thank you! Fingers crossed. I read that additional paperwork most likely puts you in another 4-6 months of medical limbo. Back to waiting.

[SmokeScreen07]

mudboned You're welcome. If you don't hear back within the 5 days, you can always call the medical unit and see if something went wrong. It could just be that, a lot of people also sent in additional info when you did. Or with the holiday coming up this weekend, the staff might be out of the office or reduced.

[David1984]

mudboned I hope that’s not true about 4-6 months of waiting again. I think it will probably be a month to hear something back.

[mudboned]

David1984 I hope it's not true either and that we both hear back very soon!

SmokeScreen07 I will wait it out and if I don't hear back before my given deadline, I will call.

[Krash777]

If you’re a VRA applicant, they give you a lot of choices.

[SimpleLifeCA]

Did they offer you ports like ONT and LAX?

[douglasgene1]

Vets can request any port, tell them what u want. They will tell u no...tell them okay I’m good call me when it’s open...they will call u a few days later. They need the people for Congress

[nhb_zoey]

One reason I regret not joining the military, I really want to pick El Paso or Dallas area...

[douglasgene1]

You can request Dallas, even if you’re not a vet. Many people in my class got ge port they wanted and they weren’t VRA. 2 guys at my port (they came a week after they are under regular announcement) got dfw. They will be at the academy next week

[Krash777]

7878bg SimpleLifeCA they first start with their critically short locations at the southern border and the go through your selections. I had all north western port selections and that’s what I got.

[d2ep]

What port did you choose?

[Thinkmango]

Got the check next to fitness test. Here's my timeline 19-5 JFK

Exam - 2/23/2019
NOResults - 2/26/2019
NOReferral - 3/1/2019
Tentative Selection - 3/26/2019
Eqip Email - 4/1/2019
Eqip submitted - 4/3/2019
Medical - 4/15/2019(Green check 4/20)
PFT-1 - 4/16/2019 (Green check 4/19)
SI - 5/15/2019
Poly - ?
BI - ?
Drug Test - ?
Final Offer - ?

[nonotnow]

I'm 19-5 and just got an email to schedule the SI. Same otherwise though.

[xknuckles]

19-3 for JFK, 6 month wait for poly just took the si last week