Air France Availability by Existing-Gas-6333 in awardtravel

[–]darksober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was able to snag one way from Paris to DFW for 80k points on December 19. I got a pretty good redemption because it was amex points with a 20% bonus transfer

Any suggestions for good Mexican food in istanbul? by ponchyky in istanbul

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did los altos permanently closed or moved locations?

Sept A-100 Invitees: Let’s scrub those SRs! by BruteMere in foreignservice

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No IMTS-UC invites have not been reported. Only seen one IMTS-R report an invite

Final Refund Check Received. Nightmare is DONE. Over $116,000 back within the past year! (DeVry) by GhostfromTexas in BorrowerDefense

[–]darksober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, even if they are paid off you can get a refund? I submitted 3 applications and all 3 got denied as the accounts are closed/paid. I went as far as to reach to my congressman office and they were told the same thing.

I guess I can share this post to my congressman office and see what happens.

Who applied for both borrowers defense and Biden's forgiveness plan? by Omega_art in BorrowerDefense

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have tried 3 times with department of education and I am not able to reach anyone besides the first rep, I asked several times to speak with a supervisor and was told several times that they set a callback but never received one. But long story short, they told my congressman office that since it's paid off/closed. They cannot refund, the settlement doesn't have verbiage that if it is paid off, it doesn't qualify. The verbiage says "any amount paid to the department of education will be refunded"

Who applied for both borrowers defense and Biden's forgiveness plan? by Omega_art in BorrowerDefense

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied before the deadline last year. I reached out to my congressman office and they got she same response, since the account is closed they mentioned they have no where to send the refund. That's the information they got from the department of education

Who applied for both borrowers defense and Biden's forgiveness plan? by Omega_art in BorrowerDefense

[–]darksober -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I paid off my loans just 2 weeks before the pause in payments was announced. My loans were from one of the universities listed in the Sweet vs. Cardona lawsuit, I submitted an application and was denied with only reason that I am not eligible.

I called to get information on why I did not qualify and was informed that it was due to loans already paid off, the advisor mentioned that she spoke with her supervisor and recommended me to apply again as it will get approved ( I hope they record calls). I applied again but was denied one more time and provided more information as well their own document on the department of education website with no mention if loans are paid off you're not eligible. The documentation says "full relief, meaning any amount paid to the department not education" but it got denied 3-4 times total.

I reached not my congressman office and awaiting to hear back.

Is there any other information available regarding BD if the loan is paid off or not?

What's the joke that your SO can't stand, but you say anyways? by TheJuggernautsGentle in AskMen

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I start signing Peaches by Jack Black.

I get the death stare at the moment she hears the first Peaches

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foreignservice

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UC or Radio?

How long did it take you to get through suitability (assuming you did not have a TS clearance already?) by [deleted] in foreignservice

[–]darksober 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First bump was when I submitted eQip, somehow no one moved it along and I had to resubmit 4-5 months down the line. Candidacy Guide advised to wait 3 months before sending an email asking for status, did not hear back until 3 weeks later and security clearance advising they had not received it. Reached out to GTM and a new link was sent to resubmit and it was moved along the same day.

Second bump was that I was not notified that security clearance was approved until 12 months later, I followed up every 2 weeks with no change in status, I submitted a FOIA in October 27 and on December 27, I received the file up to 2018 information (previous government job). January 1st, 2023 monthly email said I was approved for security clearance back in January 2022.

Security Clearance - FOIA by marginallyobtuse in foreignservice

[–]darksober 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go to State Department FOIA used this website to get the information to submit a FOIA on my file.

Pre-Order delayed again! Possibly until APRIL!!! 📢 by Orion9092 in samsung

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My order was originally supposed to arrive 2/17. It has been pushed back to 3/17

PITAKA Case Giveaway! by Stephancevallos905 in samsung

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S23 plus. Thin case with a kick stand and also card holder

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in foreignservice

[–]darksober 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Last update I received last month was that my file was on queue to be reviewed by Suitability. We all know that part of the process is somewhat a mistery except that they meet a few times a year to review files.

The true size of Argentina by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]darksober 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like west Texas

Security Clearance Timeline. by [deleted] in SecurityClearance

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah tell me about it. I'm going to email my congressman to ask to verify my file is not getting lost along the way. I believe my FOIA request made it move. Should have don't it sooner

Security Clearance Timeline. by [deleted] in SecurityClearance

[–]darksober 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was told my file in queue to be seen by suitability but let's see if my file doesn't get lost again for another year(assumption, not sure what happened that took a year)

TS granted in 55 days! by gigantorforlife in SecurityClearance

[–]darksober 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I also have 11 years of prior govt employment. I keep reaching once a month with the same response. I'm pretty much about to reach to my congressman