DEA 2019 applicants

[greatness33]

Just received my email for my polygraph, looks like it's moving ahead

[Krisown123]

Congrats ! How long ago did you do your e-Qip?

[greatness33]

It was completed in the beginning of July 2020

[ghambone]

Where you processing out of?

[Bzinger321]

How long to hear about a successful poly or having to go back to redo it? Just completed mine an hour ago.

[amb1424]

My experience was it you didn’t hear anything right away you’re good to go. About 3 weeks after mine, I was emailed about medical

[nonotnow]

Same here.

[Bod6]

Deleted...

[Eyeten117]

Probably something only your recruiter can answer

[Levithane]

You would more than likely need a legitimate reason (Military orders, family emergency, Medical surgery and or recovery) to be allowed to defer.

[Bod6]

Got the call BAT 227

[ShieldOfFaith]

That the September class? Congrats!

[nonotnow]

Congrats! Did you get one of your 7 location preferences?

[Bod6]

Yes, September.

[ShieldOfFaith]

Spoke with someone in HR. September class is full (whether everyone has been notified or not I'm not sure) and the next class for sure isn't until January. I've seen this a couple other times on here, was hoping it was a rumor, but it isn't. I guess they are trying to not have classes overlap once at Quantico because of COVID and are spacing classes out. Heard possibly 5 academies of 50 in 2021. OPM finished background in May...just waiting on adjudication and hiring panel for final word.

[nonotnow]

Thanks for the confirmation. I had heard the same on Sept class from my source. Done as well with the process and i hope they start filling the January class soon as id like to know sooner than later.

[BDwo]

Anyone that is in the September class, did they send you information regarding what you would need for the academy?

[Eyeten117]

Yes. They send a welcome letter with what you need

[WannabeAgent]

BDwo you'll need nothing, just downtime clothes, and a good pair of running shoes. Everything else will be provided outside of that.

[JR (OSI Agent)]

Anyone out of the DC office? I am being transferred to Quantico for my last 7 months. Trying to make sure they are tracking. I have emailed them but have yet to hear a response. Passed both tests, board, pft in Oct 19. Received COL shortly after, then silence ever since.

[ShieldOfFaith]

I am. Passed the PFT/Interview in August 19, received COL after that, OPM finished my background May 2020 and have been waiting ever since for adjudication and final hiring panel. Radio silence

[JR (OSI Agent)]

Wonder why I haven’t even been contacted by OPM. I know they just redid my TS/SCI for my current job so maybe that is the reason. Guess I’ll just keep on waiting lol.

[ArthurMorgan]

Did you call them?

[WannabeAgent]

JR (OSI Agent) thats possible, I"m going through my 5 year recertification with my agency now too, probably in adjudications at this point, but while its going on DEA can't do my BI. So when it is finally completed I hope they either acknowledge my own agency's or it goes quicker because its all up to date.

[Levithane]

They may or may not initiate another one on you. What will take awhile is if DEA puts in a request with your Agency for all the information. You are then at the mercy of the HR/Personnel Security department, of your agency. Same pertains to if they directly request it from DOD, it took me 2-4 months to get my report from OPM at the time when I requested it (before the change to DOD), I don't know if they move faster with agency requests.

[nonotnow]

Who all is done and waiting to hear about the January class? Hoping we get some updates in October!

[BDwo]

I’m waiting to take my psych and that’s all. Definitely hoping to hear something soon. Fingers crossed about being in the January class!

[chrom838]

Yep same boat... finished psych a couple weeks ago. Now just playing the waiting game.

[StephLova]

I'm finished as well. Just waiting.

[NAC1848]

Is anyone else in a similar situation:

Applied summer of 2018; interview, PT, medical, both psychs, everything else between then and spring of 2019. Spring of '19, met with investigator, completed eqip, and then nothing. Not a word from then until now.

All that's really left is adjudication and polygraph. Other posters are doing poly's way earlier in the process. At this point I can't help but to assume something went wrong.

I contact my recruiter every other month or so just updating that I'm still around and interested, so far they haven't mentioned me being disqualified or anything.

[BDwo]

I wouldn't worry too much. I'm in a very similar situation except I'm waiting for my psych exams. That is the last thing for me but it feels like I have been waiting a really long time for it. I contact my recruiter every month because he always asks for a 30 day update but he hasn't really had any info for me. I guess it's just the hurry up and wait process. Just wish we could hear something soon and hope to be in the January class.

[Adrenaline54]

How fast did you guys receive your COL after the interview? I had mine on the 10th of this month, a week later got asked to send in the drug history questionnaire, after sending that in I have not heard a thing. Any idea how long it takes?

[Squall]

I received my COL about a month after I passed my PTT.

[WannabeAgent]

Adrenaline54 the same day. I attended the MAC where it was PT, written, interview though over 3 days.

[Adrenaline54]

Yea over the course of the last 3 months or so I did the PT first, second written, then third was the interview. Now been silent for the last 2 weeks

[Bod6]

@adrendaline54 a lot of us were under the previous announcement which had us do written->oral->PT. Received COL same day as PT test but the oral being your last step pre-COL may be the reason it’s a bit slower. Only speculating but hope that helps.

[Squall]

Its been over a month since my poly and I was asked to update my eQIP. I'm assuming that means I passed?

[Eyeten117]

Yes. That is a sign you passed

[Levithane]

Is anyone else in a similar situation:


I contact my recruiter every other month or so just updating that I'm still around and interested, so far they haven't mentioned me being disqualified or anything.

Friendly advice, don't be that one applicant who emails the recruiter regularly about stuff like "whens the PT test, Im still interested what is taking so long, am I still in the running because I haven't heard anything". If there's a change in your info (moving, job change, technical problem/paperwork problem) thats something they should be made aware of, the agency will contact you when the need you for anything else.

[NAC1848]

Duly noted. I reach out to my recruiter every two or three months just to let him know I'm still interested and saying fit, and I'm careful to not sound entitled or like he should be moving mountains on my behalf, which I don't think is excessive. The alternative is just straight up radio silence for a year and a half.

[Levithane]

NAC1848 Radio silence is a common occurrence for anything Federal employment, State employment is the same way. Best advice is to forget you applied. A good portion of the time recruiters are just as much in the dark as you are. The one at my FO is pretty no nonsense so I do my best to not irritate them, unless its deals with something from what I put in parentheses in my initial post.