r/peacecorps • u/Cool_Associate_9866 • Oct 20 '24

Whereabouts violation In Country Service

For those who lied to whereabouts and got caught was it an immediate ad sep?

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u/BagoCityExpat Thailand Oct 20 '24

The level of control they have over volunteers today is wild. They never knew where we were during my time and never asked.

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u/drempaz Oct 20 '24

And yet they struggle to understand why people don’t want to do the peace corps anymore lmao

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u/BagoCityExpat Thailand Oct 20 '24

Yeah, I was really interested in doing it again too until I realized how it is now with mandatory host families, constant monitoring and reports, etc. After PST, we saw someone from PC once a year on a ‘site visit’ that took 30 minutes and was announced weeks in advance.

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u/CuriousMe6987 Botswana Oct 20 '24

It's not as bad as all that.

Having to live with a host family depends on your country. We didn't do that. Reporting whereabouts is just so they know where to come and rescue you should the shit hit the fan.