The Letter in the Mail

As stated in a previous post, when the letter Peace Corps mentioned it had sent reached me, I would inform you of its contents. The letter contains a note from the Peace Corps Office of Medical Services and the most important part of it states the following:

" Dear Mr. Rodriguez,

You have been medically qualified for Peace Corps service. Your application will now be considered by the Office of Placement, which matches the experience and skills of medically qualified applicants with the requirements of available assignments. They will notify you directly of their decision..."

Yesterday I also recieved an e-mail from Placement as mentioned in an earlier note. That e-mail began as follows:

"Greetings from the Placement Office at Peace Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC!

The Office of Medical Services has informed us that you have received your medical clearance. Over the next few weeks, your file will be reviewed by the Placement Staff for further evaluation. This includes evaluation of technical skills, suitability and legal information. Upon completion of the assessment, you may be considered for an invitation. Please keep in mind that this stage in the process can be competitive as there are typically two applicants nominated for each spot available. Given this, an invitation is never guaranteed and applicants should make no plans to go overseas until an invitation has been issued and you have spoken to headquarters staff to accept your invitation. "

This has all been very exciting. Now all I need to do is maintain strict focus on the courses I've yet to complete so that this Peace Corps process can continue to the point where I accept an invitation and can tell you all when and where it is that I will be serving.

Peace be with you all!