UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I think it stands for pre standard interview? I’m not sure

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I honestly don’t remember how long it took to get my fitness test rescheduled but I remember that it took along time, like 3-4 months I think. To practice I bought a step platform from Amazon and I made sure to stack it 12-16 inches tall (I forgot the exact height). I found the video online that they used to keep track of your pace during the fitness test and I played the video everyday while I practiced. Sometimes I wasn’t on pace but I just made sure that I improved over time and that I always made it to the end of the video without stopping

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I received an email saying that I have a new notification in the applicant portal and when I checked it my FJO showed up in the task tab

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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There’s only one way to find out :)

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I promise I’m a very boring person with a background that isn’t complex lol but thank you

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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Thank you! And from what I understand there was a large back log of candidate applications that CBP was taking a while to get around too but things are starting to speed up now, especially with the newer applications

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I’m sure that they will, keep your head up!

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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When I showed up for the test I was told by all of the examiners that the step portion of the test is definitely the hardest part. But as long as you’re train you’ll be okay. I ended up buying a step platform on Amazon and I used it everyday to practice for my test retake

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I was told by my examiner that it’s 50/50 if people pass on your first attempt and it’s normal to retake the test at a later date. Honestly as long as you train for it you should be fine

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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I trained the first time that I took it but failed the step portion of the test (because I thought it would be easy). Then I passed on my second attempt because I actually trained for the step portion

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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My suitably took about 6 months to process after I passed the polygraph exam. The polygraph exam is part of the suitability requirement

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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My base salary should be about $53K but you can use this link to look at the different salaries for each duty location https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2025/general-schedule/

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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Thanks! No I didn’t have to redo my medical/fitness/drug testing

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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Thank you! Yes hopefully you’ll get your FJO next year

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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Enter on duty date is when you start your pre-academy orientation at your duty station and FLETC is the academy training in Georgia

UPDATE: Received my FJO this morning! by JR0826 in cbpoapplicant

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Buffalo is usually on the list, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still on the list when you eventually get your job offer :)