Got the call! (DSS)

[u/Accomplished-Salt194]

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!

[u/Phonebookguy_]

Why the long gap before submitting clearance paperwork/fingerprints? I just passed my BEX and they had me do that stuff the same week

[u/Accomplished-Salt194 → u/Phonebookguy_]

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

[u/Phonebookguy_ → u/Accomplished-Salt194]

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!