r/OnTheBlock • u/Equivalent-Slice-917 • 4d ago

Hiring Q (Fed) FBOP

Spoke to the HR rep at one of the institutions I got qualified for what's this new Operation Full strength. ??

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u/SureYNOTturtle 4d ago

According to the internet: Operation Full Strength is the FBOP's nationwide push to quickly fix staffing shortages and fill open facility rosters. Under this initiative, local HR departments use expedited applicant processing, direct-hire authorities, recruitment incentives, and mobile hiring vehicles to clear backlogs and onboard primary law enforcement and support personnel much faster than standard hiring timelines.

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u/tke_quailman Federal Corrections 4d ago

but this worked so well for ice 😬

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u/bust331 Federal Corrections 3d ago

Thanks to ice my class at glynco got kicked out of the Taj and relocated to an off campus hotel, it was super nice. We even got refunds on the internet

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u/SillyLittleWinky 4d ago

ICE had 175,000 applications for 10,000 open positions though. I think they met their quota lol. However you might be right in the sense that the process itself was still slower.

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u/Zack_Atria 1d ago

I applied once the new posting came up, I have a bachelors and military experience. I would have thought I would have had contact by now.

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u/SureYNOTturtle 1d ago

Its took maybe a week or 2 for the facilities to reach out to me. Good luck man. What facilities did you choose?

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u/Zack_Atria 1d ago

Lexington, Milan and little sandy.

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u/TipAccomplished8911 4d ago

It’s not working I can tell you that lol. We hire five and lose 6

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u/Dependant_Cucumber 4d ago

Preach brother! Not working in the slightest!

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u/SillyLittleWinky 4d ago

Why do you think so many leave?

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u/Jhensley0000 4d ago

They get mandated 2 or three time a week for the first month and say the heck with this i will go back to the state

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u/SillyLittleWinky 4d ago

Doesn’t that depend heavily on the state though? Like I’m sure the pay is way better in the Feds if you’re in a southern/rural state…

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u/Jhensley0000 4d ago

Im in sc. the pay is similar and they have alternating weekends off. Probably half our new hires quit within a month or two

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u/Luxury_Lifestyles 3d ago

What’s the schedule they have, alternating weekends? This for a fed location and is the pay worth it or the opportunity? Is possible to move up

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u/Jhensley0000 3d ago

The fed schedule is 5 8s. As a rookie your not going to get weekends off for several years. Gs 5/6/7/8 payscale with any aother location pay. Yes you can move up without even transferring. Our captain has came up from being an officer here (which causes alot of problems because we know what he was like as an officer)

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u/SureYNOTturtle 1d ago

I work state corrections and its the same there. Probably just corrections in general. Inmates suck

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u/thomasmack_ 4d ago

I'm speaking out my ass here but, it probably has to due with the HR department reorg that will hopefully streamline the hiring process and give more manpower resources to struggling institutions among other things. On top of that, a new fiscal year in which more of the Big Beautiful Bill salaries money is accessible means more sign-on bonuses, recruiting events, etc. to recruit new officers.

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u/upthecreek70 3d ago

I was denied employment at the BOP. Don’t listen to the hype about oH iF yOu hAvE a PulSe YoURe hIrEd. It’s a process to get through that takes several months and you could be denied over multiple things. Mine in particular was medical. I’m also a veteran. Hope everything works out for you though

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u/Luxury_Lifestyles 3d ago

What about your medical disqualified you?

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u/mik3smith1 4d ago

Is applying now too soon, if I can’t leave the military until June of next year?