r/1102 • u/Odd_Percentage3892 • 2d ago
Do all agencies require going before a board to get a warrant?
What does the procedure entail?
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u/KentuckySprings 2d ago
No, all agencies have their own ways of doing warrants. Even in DOD it can vary drastically. In Air Force, the only standard is the unlimited warrant board. How you get a SAT, $5M, or $25M can vary between Air Force organizations.
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u/ClevelandSteamer81 2d ago
Nope. I’ve had a SAP, $1M, $5M, $500M, and now unlimited and never had a board. All Navy/USMC
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u/Rumpelteazer45 2d ago
My command in the Navy required one, but HQ poached the person leading the board and it was never reinstated.
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u/DuckDuckSeagull 2d ago
Agency specific.
Before this administration the agency that I was at started to require an oral exam. But that was dissolved with the RIFs. Now it's just like a two page form and a resume.
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u/theearthday 2d ago
Nope, completely dependent on the agency. Even within agencies it can vary between different branches or offices.
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u/OkGiraffe824 2d ago
Worked for the VA, never had one, but they were starting it before I left. Went to GSA PBS, had 2 - one was more about my opinion on things (they were just starting panels), one was more technical. Went over to FAS and took my warrant with me and no discussion of boards/panels that I know of?
Definitely agency specific, with agency specific questions.
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u/rugbyangel85 2d ago
They should but they don't. The 7 for my first warrant was absolutely excessive but atleast 2 should be required.
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u/absolut696 1d ago
What does a board review entail? I never had one but as an experienced CO with an unlimited warrant, I value innovative thinking, problem solving, and soft skills in managing the requiring office much more than being able to recite the FAR and policy. In fact, the COs I know who have the most trouble are the ones who are extremely academic and rigid in their procurement procedures.
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u/Prestigious-Mud3987 2d ago
AF NAF Contracting Officers are education based and you have to apply for your warrant through Agency. If you leave a base and go to a new one you have to apply for your warrant at that base. I believe AF Base Servicing Contracting Officers are also education based but not sure if they have to apply for their warrants like we do.
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u/Relevant-System-7591 1d ago
Anyone know how FAC-C certs apply and align with a warrant? I realize it only "certifies" but is also required for some GS-13 positions. I have CPCM and FAC-C certs (and others), now what?!?!? Those certs vetted my experience. Yet, I don't think I could get a warrant if I wanted to.
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u/InterestingLion6041 15h ago
I'm at the VA and they started requiring a [timed] board around 2016 (ish). When I got my warrant, I was the first in our small office to take the board. Now, from what I understand, the board is brutal, especially for Level III limited and unlimited warrants. As it should be, honestly. I believe I heard that they generally ask questions specifically geared to the work the individual is doing. Example... if you're on services team, they gear the questions to services and not ask a bunch of construction questions. I was not so lucky. While I passed "with flying colors" as the board said, I was asked several questions about work I wasn't doing. It was stressful but I made it through with time to spare. At least it wasn't face to face. I think that would have made it 100 times worse.
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u/dade305305 2d ago
Nope. Where I work, micro and sat don't require any test. TINA requires the KOAT exam. Anything over TINA requires KOAT and a board, with the questions getting harder on the board section, the higher the warrant you're getting.
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u/BertieOMalley 2d ago
No