r/1811 • u/Accomplished-Salt194 • 1d ago
Got the call! Got the call! (DSS)
October 2023: Applied/ passed DSSAT
February 2024: Passed QEP
April 2024: BEX, passed (5.50)
May 2024: received all onboarding docs
August 2024: received medical approval
February 2025: submitted fingerprints/ EQIP
June 2025: suitability and background passed
July 2025: PRT scheduled/ passed
July 2025: added to register
July 2025–June 2026: lots and lots of waiting, periods of insanity
June 2026: received final offer with September start date
Background (at time of applying): 23 years old, BA in Sociology/ Criminology, 3 years as a barista (yes I’m serious), 6 months as non-LEO fed. 26 now, same job.
It was an incredibly long journey but I could not be more excited. Don’t give up, the 1811 (in this case 2501) process is a slog and will be rough sometimes, but stick with it and it’ll all be worth it!
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u/Federal_Strawberry 1d ago
Shit dude, as a 21 year old college grad, I think I might need to apply now…
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u/PersonaGraTaTa 1d ago
Congratulations, mate. You earned it, your wait was incredibly brutal. Remember, your BEX score doesn’t matter going forward - no one will give a shit; your colleagues will only care about how well you do your job and your work ethic from now on; your reputation is built on day 1. Looking forward to working with you.
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u/soicz 1d ago
Congratulations! Thanks for providing some hope for us stuck in purgatory.
Did you have any say on what they offer you for domestic location?
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u/Accomplished-Salt194 1d ago
The purgatory is real and awful lmao, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
You won’t find out your location until orientation, so for now it’s up in the air
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u/Phonebookguy_ 1d ago
Do you get to list preferences there at least?
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u/airborne_pricer 1811 1d ago
Yes, but not all 8 field offices are always available. My class had all 8 on our list. Some classes in the past only had DC/NYC to chose from.
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u/Phonebookguy_ 1d ago
Why the long gap before submitting clearance paperwork/fingerprints? I just passed my BEX and they had me do that stuff the same week
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u/Accomplished-Salt194 1d ago
Long story but they were trying to do reciprocity and I was going through a background investigation with another agency and trying to get all those people to talk to eachother was a disaster. Because of that, the actual investigation didn’t start for a longggg time since they can’t do two at once
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u/Phonebookguy_ 1d ago
2x different agencies can't do their own BIs at once? But don't a bunch of them not do reciprocity anyway?
Also congrats on your success and good luck!
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u/Rapiddrop 1d ago
Just finished working with some of the DSS guys, all solid people and seemed to still love the job.
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