<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I was having a conversation with = another technician recently who mentioned that there may be those in the PTG who = have the distinguished title of RPT who have never taken the exams that = newcomers are expected to take in order to use those three little letters next to = their name.  If that's true, is it possible that there are people = administering exams that they've never had to pass?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I didn't have an answer for my = fellow technician, but rather than jumping to any conclusions, I wanted to gain = the insight of others more familiar with the history of the testing as we = now know it, and any 'grandfathering'  that may have taken place some time = in the past.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>If it would be more appropriate, = feel free to e-mail me privately.  But sincerely, I'd like to know.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Quarryville, Pa.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2><A href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>