Monday, March 29, 2010

Alright don't worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy, we'll all float on...alright - Modest Mouse

The March orientation class (A-100) starts today.  This was the class I thought I'd be in. 

Security clearance took too long though.  There was no waiting list for the Jan., Feb., or March classes in the management track, so if my clearance hadn't gone through four and a half months of adjudication, I would have been in the March class...starting today.

Next hope, June. 

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sit around and watch the phone, but no one's calling - Green Day

No invite for me for May.

A bunch of new people joined the management register since February, essentially doubling the list by the time the May invites were sent.  Most people who make the register get ranked above me, based on getting higher scores at the oral assessment.  So, even after the May invites thinned the list by about 20 people, I'm still ranked in the mid-thirties.

I've read speculation that many of the people on the do-not-call list are waiting for their kids to finish a school year before they move to DC.  If true, a June invite could be even more difficult to get. 

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Singing zippity do da day god damnit - JT and the Clouds

I made the register.

After months of waiting in adjudication for my security clearance, I kind of got used to waiting, and expected to wait for State to run its final review.  Turns out, that only took a couple days.

I got a letter a few days ago letting me know that I'm now on the management register

I'll start at the end of the list of eligible hires, but I think I have a good shot at the May class.  Each class seems to take about 20 candidates from each track, and I'm currently ranked in the mid-thirties or so on the list.  It all depends on how many people in front of me are on the do-not-call list.  There could be 20 or so people who have asked not to be called until a later class, which would give me a spot in May.

I've spent a lot of time dreaming about a career in the Foreign Service, but haven't let myself really believe it would happen.  At this point though, I am allowing myself to believe.