June 30, 2010: Started application
July 23, 2010: Submitted both parts of the application
August 31, 2010: Application Status update...fingerprint charts and legal review forms sent.
September 8, 2010: Mailed Legal Review Forms back to PC.
September 21, 2010: I was called around 8:40 am to schedule an interview last minute for 8 am on the 23rd.
September 23, 2010: Left my house at 5:30 am to go to the DC recruiting office an hour away. And yes as odd as it seems I did hit rush hour traffic that early in the morning. It was stop and go all the way to the metro which is luckily only 30 minutes away. Took metro from Shady Grove to Rosslyn and then walked 2 blocks. Hey I made it 30 minutes early (go me!). After 10 minutes of waiting a guy came in the building and let me into the PC office then put on the recruiting video since it was a pretty good way to kill time. Then a lovely woman showed me into her office for the interview. An hour and 20-30 questions later she told me I was the perfect candidate for the Peace Corps as long as everything was good medically, and that I would likely be sent to Africa to be a science teacher (and that most of those groups leave in June). Sounds good to me!!! I was practically dancing with joy the whole walk back to the metro station.
September 24, 2010: Application status update...I am officially a Nominee!
September 29, 2010: Application status update...PC medical packet mailed.
September 30, 2010: Medical packet received.
November 4, 2010: After spending the whole month of October visiting med doctors, a dentist, and an optometrist and being poked and prodded more in 2 weeks then I have been in my whole life I finally mailed back the bulging medical packet.
November 17, 2010: Application status update....PC received medical packet on the 16th. Dental clearance! And my medical status is now under review. My legal status is also still under review.
November 27, 2010: Application status update....I have no idea what was updated, everything looks the same to me.
December 1, 2010: Received a letter in the mail from OMS. Dr. forgot to put down that I can in fact hear. Need to write personal statement about some issues. And need to repeat urinalysis.
December 20, 2010: Did my repeat urinalysis and it came out normal. yay!!
December 21, 2010: Faxed all additional info back to OMS.
December 22, 2010: Received an email from OMS thanking me for sending back the additional paperwork and that my file would be given to the nurse for review.
December 23, 2010: Application status update...my medical file is now under review.
December 24, 2010: Application status update...my medical review is complete. That was quick! Awsome!! Anxiously waiting for that letter in the mail which I wasn't expecting to get until Monday since it was Christmas Eve and all. But 2 hours later my Dad walks in with the mail and hands me a letter from PC OMS saying that I am medically qualified!!! Woo-hoo, happy holiday to me!!!
December 30, 2010: Application status update...there are no legal holds on my account anymore. I was wondering what was taking so long for legal clearance. lol
January 14, 2011: I got an email from the placement assistant asking me for an updated resume.
January 17, 2011: Emailed my updated resume. Got an email back the next day saying my file is being given to my placement specialist.
February 16, 2011: After exactly 1 month of waiting my Placement Specialist contacted me to ask me to update her about my parent not wanting me to join. (that's all she wanted to know. i though i would have a final interview like most other applicants)
February 17, 2011: I emailed her back at 2pm and at 430pm she responded that my invite was in the mail.
February 18, 2011: Woke of to an application status update....I'm officially an Invitee! And it confirms that my invite packet was mailed the previous day.
February 21, 2011: Invitation packet arrived....LIBERIA, West Africa.
June 8-9, 2011: Staging
June 10- August 2011: Pre-Service Training
August 2011- 2013: Dates of Service
