Well, I took the PFT again on Saturday. The results were encouraging. I dropped 20 seconds on my 300 m sprint! Added 11 push ups and 9 sit ups. My 1.5 mile run was almost 4 minutes faster. So, overall I think the training is working. I am about were I had anticipated I'd be at this time after beginning the CrossFit training; or should I say, I am about where I need to be to stay on track for the timeframe I set for myself.
My weightloss has somewhat slowed. Forward progress continues, but shedding the lbs. is much slower. Inches continue to dwindle and clothes fit better. However, pealing off another 10/15+ by the end of August would significantly improve my running times and probably help the push ups/sit ups as well.
I believe that I am still on track for an end-of-August date for passing the PFT self-evaluation. That would put the official test at least another 2 months out (Oct.-Nov.). Plenty of time to boost the scores.
Showing posts with label Phase I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phase I. Show all posts
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
From Phase I Testing Day
This is an old picture from back in March when I took the Phase I test.
Behold, the FBI Field Office in Cleveland, Ohio.
I was impressed when i saw it.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Passed Phase I
Yesterday, I received a letter stating that I passed the Phase I Testing! Woo-hoo!
Big relief, but by no means home-free. I now have 10 days to send in additional information, including why I'd like to be an agent.
My biggest hurdle is still the PFT. While I am steadily losing weight, I am still nowhere near passing the PFT. The form is required to move onto Phase II. My strategy is to delay Phase II testing by 2 months to get in shape enough to pass. My fear is that it will hurt my competitiveness. I'm going to fcall the Field Office (FO) to get a feel for this. Not much I can do about it now, but it would be good to know. Technically, passing Phase I does not guarantee that you get invited to Phase II Testing, but when I spoke to the FO initially, they informed me that they were trying to invite the most competetive (those who they believe can and will make it through Phase II) to Phase I. So, it's a matter of time and their preference. We shall see...
In the interim, I have to just keep pealing the lbs. and workout incessantly.
On another note, I read in an FBI "career guide" book that when you are assigned to a FO, if your home doesn't sell after several months, there is a company under contract to the Gov't who will buy it from you! You probably take a beating on the price, but at least you get out from under that yoke. I'm not trying ot get ahead of myself, but I thought that was pretty cool considering all the other stresses that would come with relocating as a new agent.
Big relief, but by no means home-free. I now have 10 days to send in additional information, including why I'd like to be an agent.
My biggest hurdle is still the PFT. While I am steadily losing weight, I am still nowhere near passing the PFT. The form is required to move onto Phase II. My strategy is to delay Phase II testing by 2 months to get in shape enough to pass. My fear is that it will hurt my competitiveness. I'm going to fcall the Field Office (FO) to get a feel for this. Not much I can do about it now, but it would be good to know. Technically, passing Phase I does not guarantee that you get invited to Phase II Testing, but when I spoke to the FO initially, they informed me that they were trying to invite the most competetive (those who they believe can and will make it through Phase II) to Phase I. So, it's a matter of time and their preference. We shall see...
In the interim, I have to just keep pealing the lbs. and workout incessantly.
On another note, I read in an FBI "career guide" book that when you are assigned to a FO, if your home doesn't sell after several months, there is a company under contract to the Gov't who will buy it from you! You probably take a beating on the price, but at least you get out from under that yoke. I'm not trying ot get ahead of myself, but I thought that was pretty cool considering all the other stresses that would come with relocating as a new agent.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Phase I Testing: D-Day
Tomorrow's the big day. I'm a little nervous. The tests themselves don't worry me too much, but it is the everything else. I read that at this point, my chances are 1 in 70. If I pass, they come down to about 1 in 14 (I think). Better odds, but the PFT results are still lingering as the wild card influence into the process.
My results were actually worse than I had imagined they might be for my first PFT self-evaluation last week. Sit-ups and push-ups were about what I expected, but the sprint had me sucking air 50m short of the finish line. You have to test in order with 5 minutes rest between, so by the time I got to the 1.5 miles, I was dead on my feet and couldn't even finish! I was sooo pissed at myself. As the weight continues to come off, it will get better. I am confident with a couple months that I can shed 20-30 more lbs. (down 10 already in the last mo.) and get up to snuff. I just hope I get the chance.
My results were actually worse than I had imagined they might be for my first PFT self-evaluation last week. Sit-ups and push-ups were about what I expected, but the sprint had me sucking air 50m short of the finish line. You have to test in order with 5 minutes rest between, so by the time I got to the 1.5 miles, I was dead on my feet and couldn't even finish! I was sooo pissed at myself. As the weight continues to come off, it will get better. I am confident with a couple months that I can shed 20-30 more lbs. (down 10 already in the last mo.) and get up to snuff. I just hope I get the chance.
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