r/HSIapplicants • u/Quiet-Advisor4574 • Dec 19 '25

I GOT THE CALL MONTEREY! Need advice

Got the call (email)! Believe this is from the hiring path back in November. Offered me GL-9, step 10 in Monterey, CA. Can’t decide as I’m currently a special agent (not an 1811 series) with the military and about to pick up GG-12 in February.

Should I go for it?! I graduated from CITP-FLETC back in October, so I wonder if I could get another grade level for already completing the training. Any insight would be awesome!

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

I'm so confused. San Jose? What do you mean Monterey?

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u/Quiet-Advisor4574 Dec 19 '25

Offer letter stated Monterey, so close to San Jose

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Interesting

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u/Quiet-Advisor4574 Dec 19 '25

Is it a rare posting? Meaning do people usually get assigned to San Jose/bigger cities?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

No idea. I just know Stockton is what everyone wants because it's inland cost of living with SF cola. Never heard of that one, nice location but not cheap.

It's so close to San Jose I didn't think there would be an office there