NYC PEPC peoples

I was the first one done today. In and out in 3.5 hours. TOL in hand!
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This makes me the first PUBNAT3/4/HI/AKer to get a TOL :-) :laff:
 
So here's how it went:

7:30 Arrived, took about 10 min to get parked, then sat in lobby with some other folks and chatted. Everyone was in suits. And let me say, there were some seriously good looking guys there today! Woah! My AT-SAT was full of people who had fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, so I was very pleasantly surprised!

7:50 They took us back and gave a quick speech. Most important part of it was that there are no class dates until after April and that we should expect the May-June-July timeframe. Later in the day some other people said that there were none through May.

8:00 Interview! Very low key, no stress at all.
My questions were different from the ones listed on the sticky post. My interviewer had about 3 pages of questions and he leafed through and picked the ones he wanted to ask. I got:

It started out with him asking me to talk about my experiences visiting a tower and a center. So he had read through my ASAP info! This transitioned into me talking about my flying experience.

How did you prepare for this interview?

Tell me about the most stressful situation you have ever been in.

Something about teamwork, along the lines of "what makes a team effective?" I think.

Do you think there is anything else I should know about you?

Do you have questions from me? Which led into some discussion about training and instrument flying.

At the end he wanted me to give him a list of references, which I did not expect. I had my e-QIP printout on me so I went over and copied a few names off of that to give him, and he said they would be contacted that day.
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8:30 - 9:00 Security. Signed some forms and did fingerprinting, it was uncomplicated.

9:00 - 10:30 Medical. This consisted of various tests in various cubicles.

10:15 - 10:30 Drug test. I recommend that anyone who hasn't done this yet chugs some water right after the interview so you are ready for the drug test, otherwise you have to sit in a room drinking water until you are ready to go.

10:30 - 11:30 MMPI. This is the only thing that I didn't feel great about at the end of the day. I know I aced the medical, and I think my security is fine. Clearly I have no drugs, so that is fine too. But that MMPI is such a wildcard. It's so hard not to answer with what they want to hear or with what social convension wants you to say. I tried to be honest, but I'm worried about this one a little.

That was it!

Oh, and one note, all along the way nearly everyone I ran into had questions about my flying experience. While they say it's not required, I am absolutely convinced after today that it is very helpful and they respect it a lot.
 
HonuPineapple said:
So here's how it went:

7:30 Arrived, took about 10 min to get parked, then sat in lobby with some other folks and chatted. Everyone was in suits. And let me say, there were some seriously good looking guys there today! Woah! My AT-SAT was full of ugly people, so I was very pleasantly surprised!
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hmm....maybe it was all women that did the selection panels.:buck:

grats on the TOL!
 
micall said:
Awesome Honu !

What Ratings do you have ?
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Just student pilot, I'm almost done. It was on my ASAP and my medical forms (since I have a certificate I had that checked off). Even the medical people asked about that a lot. My dad is a career pilot and they had lots of questions about that when I mentioned it. They were extremely interested in aviation experience.
 
Could someone going to the PEPC please ask the MMPI folks how long it will take to get the results back? I should have asked when I was there, but it was the end of the day and I was eager to leave.
 
rulerofthesky said:
I'll ask Friday.
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Seriously, don't panic, the entire day was relaxed and the FAA employees were all very fun. There was a lot of laughter all day. The interview was conversational and relaxed.

Save the panic for two hours after you're done and you're back to waiting again. I'm in I-want-my-clearances mode already and I'm only 9 hours out of the PEPC!
 
HonuPineapple said:
Everyone was in suits. And let me say, there were some seriously good looking guys there today! Woah! My AT-SAT was full of people who had fallen out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, so I was very pleasantly surprised!
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Most of us look a lot better when we clean up and wear a suit. And we feel more special (read: confident) in a suit as it is!
 
Well, I am underway now. I'm waiting to board my aircraft in Gulfport. I'm excited!! It's great to have been able to get some information from those who have already been through the PEPC the past couple of days. :laff:
 
They must be moving on the paperwork right away. Yesterday evening I got an e-mail asking me to clarify something regarding my security clearance because they needed some records.

This is nice to know, I kind of thought that my stuff would be sitting in a pile somewhere until the week's end.
 
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