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[merlin436]

Unless something has changed recently, it's Tier 5 background investigation, vetted for a TS clearance.

Not that the average CBPO will ever actually receive any actual clearance.

[merlin436]

They'll probably match your current pay, at least as far as GS-05/10...or a GS-07/10, if they qualified you as a GS/07 hire. I doubt that they'll match that September salary increase, especially if you get picked up anytime this calendar year....

[merlin436]

Maybe. Count on it being an issue. How much of an issue it might be depends on the particulars behind your firing.

[merlin436]

Matt is more or less correct. However...what is minimally required and what is practically necessary in real-world applications...that is likely to differ.

Realistically, most people will spend years at their original location before much opportunity to move elsewhere pops up.

[merlin436]

*** 5 year old thread ***

[merlin436]

It's up to individual schools to give what credit they will give but many, if not most, will give some sort of accreditation.

If it's college you're looking for, Champlain College offers something like 70% off to DHS employees. I think it ends up being 7K per year vs 30K. Champlain College's...

[merlin436]

I can't speak as to the NYPD specifically, but having another academy graduation certificate and a few years experience doing some other law enforcement duties often looks good on the resume... especially when looking to promote within an agency. It often makes a person appear more unique and adds percieved...

[merlin436]

As I recall, the Taj is about 3/4 miles from the dining hall, if that. Buy a cheap bicycle from Wal-Mart. Ride it. Donate it to an area thrift store at the end of training....

[merlin436]

It is, or at least was, a SSBI investigation with add-ons. Reinvestigated every 5 years. I believe that's a tier 5 investigation under the new classification....