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DANTES-funded candidates on hold - BGSU_Alum_86 - 10-01-2013
So I heard from CLEP this morning that due to the government shutdown, DANTES-funded candidates will not be able to take their CLEP exams (unless they are retaking the exam as a self-funded candidate). No news from DSST, but I would assume the same applies.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - Westerner - 10-12-2013
I even heard from a friend that testing centers on military bases are being shut down.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - BGSU_Alum_86 - 10-14-2013
Yes, they are as the on-base centers only deliver to DANTES-funded candidates. No testing until the shutdown is over at those test centers. Military candidates can register to take their exams at an off-base test center, but would need to register as a self-pay civilian in order to test.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - Vandalet - 10-15-2013
BGSU_Alum_86 Wrote:Yes, they are as the on-base centers only deliver to DANTES-funded candidates. No testing until the shutdown is over at those test centers. Military candidates can register to take their exams at an off-base test center, but would need to register as a self-pay civilian in order to test.
That's not always true. Some bases where there a lots of civilians offer non-funded testing and are still operating. I just checked today, the one where I work is still open, I need one soon, so i might pay for it instead of waiting out the shutdown.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - Westerner - 10-15-2013
BGSU_Alum_86 Wrote:Yes, they are as the on-base centers only deliver to DANTES-funded candidates. No testing until the shutdown is over at those test centers. Military candidates can register to take their exams at an off-base test center, but would need to register as a self-pay civilian in order to test.Well, that particular testing center on a military base also let civilians test there—that's where I took my DSSTs, paying for them myself. But yes, I get what you're saying.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - Prloko - 10-16-2013
Vandalet Wrote:That's not always true. Some bases where there a lots of civilians offer non-funded testing and are still operating. I just checked today, the one where I work is still open, I need one soon, so i might pay for it instead of waiting out the shutdown.
It doesn't have to do with civilians being on the base, it has to do with the timing of the award of the contract to the testing center. Some contracts cross fiscal years, when they do, they are fully funded by the prior fiscal year. The test center on my base had their contract awarded mid September with FY13 funding. If your base contract was awarded 1 October 2013, then those contracts would use FY14 funds, which as we all know are currently not available.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - Vandalet - 10-16-2013
Prloko Wrote:It doesn't have to do with civilians being on the base, it has to do with the timing of the award of the contract to the testing center. Some contracts cross fiscal years, when they do, they are fully funded by the prior fiscal year. The test center on my base had their contract awarded mid September with FY13 funding. If your base contract was awarded 1 October 2013, then those contracts would use FY14 funds, which as we all know are currently not available.
Thanks for the clarification. The why some are still open wasnât the main concern, we were just warning people that there are some that are still operating since your wording made it sound definitive that none were.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - BGSU_Alum_86 - 10-16-2013
Sorry for the confusion. In our area, I am unaware of any test centers on base that are open to the general public (other than the civilians who actually work on the base). Again, in our area, these centers are listed on the CLEP website as "limited" which should mean you need some kind of connection with this base/test center in order to test there. There are a number of civilian employee categories which fall under the DANTES-funded label, too.
I think it is great that there are some military bases who have a test center open to the general public. I am guessing these are the rare ones.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - jmeitrem - 10-17-2013
Woohoo! Our testing center is back up and running, time to take the tests I've been studying for during the shutdown! On a side note, our center is starting the CLEP My Account requirement on November 1st.
DANTES-funded candidates on hold - BGSU_Alum_86 - 10-17-2013
Hold on... CLEP sent out a follow-up email to their announcement first thing this morning. DANTES-funded testing is NOT ready to resume after all. Testing is suspended pending guidance from the Secretary of Defense. I expect it to happen soon, but not today.