The Peace Corps has streamlined its application process significantly in the past year. When I applied, there was an option to go anywhere, and an option to apply for a specific job in a specific country. I chose the latter, and ended up with the Business Development position in Ukraine. Here is the timeline of my Peace Corps preparation, training, swearing-in, and service as a Volunteer:
late summer/fall 2017
August 2017: Search for positions
October 2017: Pick Business Development in Ukraine
November 6, 2017: Connect with a recruiter
November 2017-December 2017: Complete application
winter 2018
January 1, 2018: Application deadline to depart Fall 2018
January 31: Receive interview request
February 15: Interview
February 19: Send in skill addenda
February 20: Receive invitation to serve as a Business Development Volunteer
February 1: Receive fingerprint cards
February 22: Send in completed fingerprint cards
spring 2018
March – May 2018: Doctor’s appointments (physical, pap smear, dental exam, cavity filling)
April 13: No-fee passport appointment
April 16: Receive legal clearance
May 21: Receive medical and dental clearance
May 31: Submit aspiration statement and updated resume
summer 2018
July 3: Submit OnBoarding tasks (mostly giving Peace Corps administrative information)
July 6: Visa application deadline
July 10: Submit pre-departure LearningSpace tasks (online modules that are an intro to general Peace Corps policies)
August 11: Depart for service (and cry all the tears with my mom)
August 13-17: Arrival retreat
August 17: Move in with training host family
August 20 – October 19: Pre-Service Training
fall/winter 2018
October 22 – 24: Transition to Service Conference
October 25, 2018: Swearing-In Ceremony and first night at my site for the next 2 years!
winter 2019
January 19, 2019: American Culture Day Event at the village school I co-planned
January 29, 2019: Sent back to Nashville on a medical evacuation
spring 2019
March 14, 2019: Status changed from PCV to Returned PCV under Interrupted Service by Peace Corps

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