Finally..at long long last, I have finished all the medical and dental work-ups. I spent the better part of last evening scanning all the documents into my desktop....THAT was a chore. After that I have to triple check that everything was in order..."all the I's dotted and the T's crossed", as they say. Now comes the wait. I will hear back in 1-6 months..if you can believe it! When I hear back, it will be either an invitation or a "fix those teeth" and "get another test for...whatever...".
It's all good though. I do believe that the process is necessary...not only as a precaution (they don't want to send you to a country that has inadequate medical care if you have any medical issues that need maintaining.)
I also think it's a good way to weed out the folks who really shouldn't be in the PC anyway. It's a HUGE commitment..and if you can't commit to all the medical stuff and the red tape and running around...then you shouldn't be volunteering. If you can get through it...and all the interviews and background checks and financial disclosures, etc...then, well...you know, I already said it. It IS a lot of work, but you need to be committed...just like you need to be committed to serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
I read on their web site that there are 12,000 new applicants every year for 4,000 slots....this being said, I am thinking that after seeing the initial application and all the work there is to it, there will deter about 4,000 folks. Then when the preliminary paperwork, including criminal background checks (fingerprinting etc.) the start of the medical and financial....that will deter the next 4,000 folks. That leaves about 8,000 applicants. Of these, I am guessing about 2,000 change their minds, get scared, or can't leave a loved one or a pet. So, that being said, the process is lengthy and you really got to want to make the commitment. Which I am.
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