Internal Revenue Service

Received email notification that I got referred for the GL-7 and GL-9. Crossing my fingers that I get an interview as a Cat C.

I'm helping with the virtual job info events about the Special Agent job as a collateral.

There's been no mention of physical fitness standards being changed. There's been no mention of it being graded now, there's been no mention of it being graded in the future.

Does that mean someone out there knows different? Probably-I wouldn't be surprised-but until there's an official policy change, it's just office gossip.

There is no pre-hire fitness test.

There is no cut-off for the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) fitness test you take during CITP. You will perform the PEB at least twice, at the start and end of CITP.


You will take a fitness test during SAIT. It is push-ups, sit-ups, 1.5 mile run, sit-and-reach. You will perform this annually thereafter.

The U.S. Marshals Service fitness exam has the same components. They certainly enjoy smoking their trainees. If you can score well there you'll be in great shape. https://www.usmarshals.g...s/fitness-standards.html

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No, not necessarily. The requirement is 15 hours accounting, 9 in business law, economics, finance, tax law or money and banking. It does not specify undergraduate or graduate.

However that is separate from the other education requirement for each pay grade. GS-7 is 1 year of graduate education or Superior Academic Achievement provision. GS-9 is 2 year graduate education or a master's degree.

I'm not familiar enough with the duties of a revenue officer to answer. I'm an external hire. It's certainly possible.

A recurring issue with qualifying via experience is that applicants do not explain in sufficient detail how their previous positions relate to the experience qualifications detailed in the announcement. HR cannot infer anything from your resume.

It looks like most people who passed the test will be interviewing Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving.

CI released their annual report today for anyone interested. Looks like the amount of special agents stayed flat year over year.

Like forensicacc412 said, the field office interviewing you is for that field office's location.

Interview to Tentative Offer was 2-3 weeks for me. It took about 6 weeks after for me to EOD, but that was because UPS lost my medical paperwork.

Once you complete the medical paperwork and exam you’ll be contacted if anything needs a follow up.

The background will be ongoing, mine didn’t complete until after I was done at FLETC.

Tentative to final offer was about two months for me, took longer because UPS lost my medical paperwork the first time.

I noted that prior announcements like mine listed Public Trust, the most recent listed Top Secret.

If you receive a tentative offer you'll be linked to the EQIP process. If you're filling out an SF-85P, it's public trust. If it's SF-86, it's TS.


Usually (and I'm saying this based on my experience, and not knowing if the policy/procedures have changed with these new announcements) you'll start the TS process if you have a need to, like joining a task force like JTTF.