Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-21-ALLSRCE-73599

I definitely was not expecting test results back so quickly! So I went in just now and checked. Pool 1, BQ, Test 12/6

Ahung1 said:

Does anyone know if they will ask a veteran for medical files from when they were in the military to determine if they are eligible for employment? I know you have to pass a certain type of physical at some point in time, but any insight would be great.

Yes, you will be asked about it before you see the AME.

Golf Sierra Bravo said:

Not to rush the process lol, but does anyone know the typical timeframe between scores and TOLs?

Although, I guess timing might be different this time around since scores were released a week after the testing window closed.

Took my test 10-25-2018 found out I got a TOL 02-25-2019 (gov shutdown played a role). Never knew what score I got tho. Who knows with the FFA ?

SpikeTerm said:

Yes, some people were not referred at all.

Mine says "A list of applicants has been sent to the office with this announcement. Your application was not included at this time." I'm taking this to mean not referred. Did anyone else have it directly say "not referred" or do you know if it will?

Friends from the Tower at my airport recommended I check out pointSixtyFive- so here so I am!

Tested the NOV 16th, was a referred “T” for a bit- just checked AVIATOR and I’m Qualified and Referred.

Pray with me now ???

So I'm just a little confused by the wording on the requirements. Can you apply when your 30? I'm just trying to figure out exactly when I age out.

TsunamiXlophone said:

So I'm just a little confused by the wording on the requirements. Can you apply when your 30? I'm just trying to figure out exactly when I age out.

You have to check the wording in the bid you apply to but recently as long as the bid closes before your 31st birthday you are eligible.

GulfBravoPapa said:

You have to check the wording in the bid you apply to but recently as long as the bid closes before your 31st birthday you are eligible

So your saying the wording could be different on each bid?

Mine says "A list of applicants has been sent to the office with this announcement. Your application was not included at this time." I'm taking this to mean not referred. Did anyone else have it directly say "not referred" or do you know if it will?

snitchen said:

Your application was not included at this time.

This is the nicest the government will ever be to you. Pretending like they're going to come back and include your application at a later time is the closest the agency has ever come to caring about someone's feelings.

But yea. In a more direct phrase, it means not referred.

TsunamiXlophone said:

So your saying the wording could be different on each bid?

I'm saying nobody knows when they'll change how they do it. You used to have graduated the Academy before your 31st birthday. Then you had to have a FOL before your birthday. Then a TOL before your birthday. Now you just have to have the bid closes before your 31st. No idea when it will change again. Read the bid.

Loop-De-Loop Procedure said:

This is the nicest the government will ever be to you. Pretending like they're going to come back and include your application at a later time is the closest the agency has ever come to caring about someone's feelings.

But yea. In a more direct phrase, it means not referred.

Yikes! i figured, thank you 🙂 and good luck!

dan.man said:

Same. Guessing it's just a placeholder until a score is determined. Wouldn't read into it at all, isn't it wayyyy to early to receive a score let alone receive your referral status? I wouldn't get excited until we know more.

I got best qualified today and took my test 12/10

I've been offline for a few days, which in retrospect has been a good idea.
I took my ATSA 11/29
BQ, awaiting referral...

LFG!

Edit: I seem to be confused here. If I receive a BQ, am I referred? Or am I only referred upon receipt of TOL?

Alex.Q954 said:

Pool 2, BQ, test 12/7

Wow there are a lot of BQ

Golf Sierra Bravo said:

Omg. I just refreshed Aviator, and the “T” updated to “BQ.” I’m so, so happy.

Good luck to you guys!

Good shit!! Well done!

Petey said:

I've been offline for a few days, which in retrospect has been a good idea.
I took my ATSA 11/29
BQ, awaiting referral...

LFG!

Edit: I seem to be confused here. If I receive a BQ, am I referred? Or am I only referred upon receipt of TOL?

It should be listed on the same page where you find your score. The next sentence following this explains if you were referred or not. The actual usajobs status hasn’t been correct for ages. I’m currently working as a fed and for my current job USA jobs was never updated.

Petey said:

Good shit!! Well done!

Thanks, bro! You got BQ too. You killed it.

If my understanding is correct, anyone who passed (i.e., anyone who got a Q, WQ or BQ) is referred to the ATO for employment. Then, the ATO decides which candidates they want to give a TOL to starting with P1 BQ, P2 BQ, P1 WQ, P2 WQ, P1 Q and P2 Q until they choose about 1,000 or so candidates, so those who got lower scores may be out of luck if they fill the 1,000 slots with people who scored BQ and WQ.

That's how I understand it, but don't quote me on it lol.

Golf Sierra Bravo said:

Thanks, bro! You got BQ too. You killed it.

If my understanding is correct, anyone who passed (i.e., anyone who got a Q, WQ or BQ) is referred to the ATO for employment. Then, the ATO decides which candidates they want to give a TOL to starting with P1 BQ, P2 BQ, P1 WQ, P2 WQ, P1 Q and P2 Q until they choose about 1,000 or so candidates, so those who got lower scores may be out of luck if they fill the 1,000 slots with people who scored BQ and WQ.

That's how I understand it, but don't quote me on it lol.

I received BQ in 2018 and did not receive TOL. Received TOL in 2020 (carried my score over).

ogthebear said:

I received BQ in 2018 and did not receive TOL. Received TOL in 2020 (carried my score over).

What happened in 2019? Did you reapply then, or did you wait for 2020?