Hey Jazz, Well to become a T/O you have to take the exam for the title when it becomes available. The only problem is the last exam to be offered in 2009 was the last open competitive exam for the title, meaning every T/O exam being offered in the future will be strictly promotional. In the mean time you should try other open competitive exams to get your foot in the door. You can see what exams are available on this website http://www.mtabsc.info/ , and a useful place for study materials would be "the civil service book store" in lower manhattan. I hope this information was useful to you and good luck