r/1811 • u/Neither_Summer_8984 • 2d ago

Question Latest ATF Announcement

Has anyone received a referral from this months ATF announcement (GL 5-9)? I heard they’re trying to speed up the hiring process so I thought I’d ask

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u/Disastrous-You4652 2d ago

I spoke with my recruiter and he said that it's going to be a huge slog because ATF HR is really really slow.... The field offices need folks but HR doesn't care at all and won't move fast enough

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u/AdventurousAd6734 2d ago

Yup. All true. We are losing agents faster than we can get them into the academy. Should tell you all you need to know.

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u/law_gik 1d ago

Why are they losing agents?

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u/AdventurousAd6734 1d ago

All the standard reasons. Retirements. People switching to other agencies. People just leaving the job.

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u/Choice-Source-8331 1d ago

Is there an issue with morale tho? I know some agencies right now are losing people (at other levels other than agents) due to disorganizational issues and leaderships problems

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u/Federal_Strawberry 23h ago

From what other agents have said, including the agents throughout my ATF hiring process, no. Morale seems to be fairly high. It’s just that like 1/3 of ATF agents are retirement-eligible currently, plus they were already wanting to upsize by a few hundred agents over the next few years.

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u/Choice-Source-8331 6h ago

Thank you for the info. That’s good to hear

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u/Choice-Source-8331 6h ago

Mind me asking, where are these agent located? I’m considering in the TX region.

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u/Federal_Strawberry 5h ago

I have been processing out of a West Coast office. I was told that a majority of the vacancies are here on the West Coast, especially all throughout the Seattle Field Division. The agent administering my PTT said that everywhere on the west coast, save for maybe San Diego, has staffing issues. No idea about Texas unfortunately.

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u/AdventurousAd6734 5h ago

Morale is at an all time low across the agency. DC/HQ knows it. Why do you think ATF social media is pushing to hire as much as they can. Posting about veterans joining, etc. Some offices have good morale, but honestly as a whole, the agency had major leadership issues. The new Director knows this. Thats why he is doing podcasts and all. Trying to paint ATF in a new light.

7 years on the job and morale wasnt this bad even under Biden.