Re: CCIE Recert loophole?

D.H. Williams wrote:
> I don't know if a loophole, but I will tell you I passed my R/S back in 2006
> then took the Voice written later that year and my recert isn't due up until
> next year. But again, this was three years ago.
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> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Modular <modulartx_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> A buddy of mine at work told me that there's a loophole in the
>> recertification process whereby someone
>> who has just passed the lab can immediately take the recert (written) exam
>> and have his/her recert date
>> pushed out to 4 years instead of 2. He also mentioned that this could only
>> be done for your first recert.
>> Is this true?
>>
    It's not a loophole - it's just the way the CCIE recertification
goes. :) When you recertify, the additional two years are counted from
the previous recertification deadline, not from the date you actually
take the recertification exam.

    It was a pleasant surprise for me when (only months after passing
the CCIE RS lab) I passed the Security written, and found that the
recertification deadline has been pushed more than two years into the
future. But if you read (between the lines :P ) the recertification
requirements, you'll see that's the way it's supposed to be.

    However, don't think there's no limit here - according to the same
requirements, the recertification exam must be passed in the 24 months
preceding the deadline. So you cannot push your deadline more than 4
years in the future.

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