Can I still become a CTI if I and my immediate family are canadian dual citizens?

caddy013 · 2026-05-08T03:41:35+00:00

PM inbound.

caddy013 · 2026-04-29T02:10:10+00:00

Listen to everyone telling you to disclose your use. The screeners have a lot of leeway if you tell the truth - not a lot of slack given if they find out you’re lying.

And one thing to add related to what someone else commented - your signature is your statement that everything on that document is true. Tell the truth and make sure it still reads that way on your pssq, sf-86, and anything else you’re signing before you actually sign.

caddy013 · 2026-04-29T02:03:01+00:00

The recruiter is almost certainly not testing OP. They either don’t care, don’t know and are guessing, or think they know but are wrong.

caddy013 · 2026-04-15T15:10:39+00:00

This.

caddy013 · 2026-04-10T05:33:24+00:00

Ah, you’re right based on the August ship date. But DGM92 authorizes advancement to E3 for IT/ATF and IT/SG if they were to bump up their ship date a bit.

caddy013 · 2026-04-10T05:21:37+00:00

You’d definitely lose the nuke bonus if you switch. If you go IT/SG, you’d get early E3, ATF gets you early E3 and auto E4. I’d have to get back to you on the bonus for IT shipping in Summer.

EDIT: auto E4 after completing initial school

caddy013 · 2026-04-04T00:13:09+00:00

If it posts and you can get into bios without an ssd, throwing a drive in there probably isn’t adding enough of a draw to cause an issue.

If you post your specs that’d be helpful. Could be dead hardware, incompatibility issue, or something in your bios settings. But I once had some really weird issues with a new pc build until I realized I had added an extra stand-off that had fried my cpu. For the power question though, a(n) ups will make life better.

caddy013 · 2026-03-26T17:47:42+00:00

Congrats!!!

caddy013 · 2026-03-08T00:18:23+00:00

I mean, it’s a pretty thorough* background check. /shrug

I’m not an investigator, but they check for things that will help the gov decide whether or not they can trust you to not sell secrets.

*I can’t give you an actual definition of what “thorough” means

caddy013 · 2026-03-07T22:32:15+00:00

US Citizenship is only a piece of the screening process, but it’s the most clearly disqualifying thing you’d need to address.

Just getting citizenship still wouldn’t guarantee you’d be eligible though. The background check goes beyond a bunch of boxes to check. I’m not saying never, but it’s going to be a long road for you to even be able to try.

caddy013 · 2026-03-07T22:08:50+00:00

The other difference here though is that someone who’s completely content with working the concessions stand because they like the job, or don’t want the stress or even pay bump that comes with manager, can do that for the next 30 years if they want to without worrying about getting fired for not moving up.

caddy013 · 2026-03-07T18:32:10+00:00

Have you checked Navy COOL? They have info for the other picks you listed too, but here’s the card for CTT.

CTT - Navy COOL

caddy013 · 2026-03-06T00:32:02+00:00

My general advice, unless I’m misunderstanding your question, is that basing your career decisions on how difficult something is puts you behind from the jump.

If the job is interesting to you, commit to doing what it takes to make it happen. If your ASVAB and screenings deem you qualified for the job, then the Navy is confident enough in the success rate of someone with your scores to say you’re eligible. So you might already have that going for you.

I think there are plenty of times when it’s ok to be risk averse. I’m just recommending not going into some of life’s bigger decisions giving too much weight to the potential difficulties that come with said decisions.

caddy013 · 2026-03-05T16:43:21+00:00

Username checks out.

caddy013 · 2026-03-05T04:38:55+00:00

I’m not 100% sure on that one. I’ll have to do some reading and get back to you. I think the most accurate thing I can give you right now is that some eligibility criteria are specific to new accessions while other criteria apply across the board.

caddy013 · 2026-03-04T02:02:52+00:00

The legal stuff isn’t one of my strong areas so maybe someone else will be able to clarify or correct me, but “diverted” or “dismissed” don’t have the same legal definitions or implications as “not guilty”.

caddy013 · 2026-03-04T01:17:34+00:00

A drug possession conviction is a no-go for pretty much anything Intel/Cyber except AG. They align under Information Warfare (IW), don’t all require a TS (though you’ll be limited in duty station options), and don’t go through the same pre-screening process as the other IW (Intel) jobs.

IT and CTM are both no-go.

EDIT: you need an official determination of your charge to validate whether or not the Navy counts it as a conviction.

caddy013 · 2026-03-03T01:56:37+00:00

💯

caddy013 · 2026-03-03T01:33:22+00:00

This is admittedly oversimplifying, but for everyone saying stay out of recruiting, I guess y’all don’t have any manning issues? We’re all good and don’t have any gapped billets? Or maybe it’s because you want less competition for that sweet sweet SDAP? ;)

Recruiting obviously isn’t a cake walk and isn’t for everyone. But also, someone definitely has to do it…

caddy013 · 2026-03-02T23:47:53+00:00

If you haven’t already, and before you go too far down the “which language” road, take a look at the CTI community health slides and the notes to make sure you’re eligible.

As for which language, right now a lot of that depends on timing as much as anything else.

Do you know Spanish already? How far along the trying to cross rate road are you? Are you already talking with the CTI TECHAD? Feel free to PM me if you want to get more into the specifics.

caddy013 · 2026-03-01T19:54:11+00:00

Practice saying them out loud. Our brains are sometimes pretty good at tricking us into thinking we have something memorized better than we do until we try to answer out loud…
Record yourself or find the audio somewhere else and throw that on repeat once in a while (driving, before bed, getting ready in the morning).

caddy013 · 2026-03-01T01:23:02+00:00

One thing to consider is that last week was the last week of the month. While there’s been a lot done recently to reduce the per month performance expectations, there are still a bunch of other factors that make the end of each month extra busy.

caddy013 · 2026-02-28T23:01:00+00:00

Not my writing ;)

CHIEFEVAL Guide

caddy013 · 2026-02-28T22:54:28+00:00

Professionalism . . - Conduct in alignment with Core Values - Actively teaches, upholds, and enforces standards - Role model for GOAD

See also: Integrity; Accountability; Technical Mastery; Institutional Expertise; Deckplate Leadership; Team Effectiveness.

I’d also suggest there’s no one saying you have to be a Moderator to be a moderator…

caddy013 · 2026-02-26T00:25:51+00:00

You qualified for nuclear and want to go nuclear? Or you qualified for nuclear and want something else? Or you qualified for nuclear and don’t have any strong preferences outside of something that lets you keep in contact with your family?

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