I’m actually 44. With 8 years prior service. So the 42 thing USED to be, but my recruiter and I pulled the newest requirements from May 22 I believe, and they actually do not list an age requirement for 1830, 35 for the SWO Intel option, so we did not even submit an age waiver for Intel (AMDO said 42 so we did for that) we had to get me medically cleared, it was easy. I’m pretty fit. We both know it’s a long shot. But the old “you miss 100% of the shots…” thing. It wasn’t rejected by Richmond out of hand. They denied my age waiver for AMDO. Plus I have a OAR waiver (47).
Everywhere else I’m hanging in there with the rest of you. Not discouraged (but thanks for saying something)
I’m invested now. I sit in a SCIF as a contractor and there are a whole bunch of GS-14s and 15s that know all the goings on of this board, cause I pull up my contractor email, my personal email, and air warriors every morning.
For those that don’t make it, and wanna bide your time as a contractor, hit me up. I know of jobs in A LOT of places (looking at you Hawaii) I’m in Virginia.
I’m eyeing a possible GS-13 spot right now but it won’t open for 6ish months, so I have to wait either way.
At this point I just wanna see you all make it!