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Originally Posted by Achilles
Actually very rare for a military officer, regardless of rank at retirement, to transition into a civil service position in less than six months. In 26 years as a civil servant myself I personally know of this happening in fewer than five instances. I know of many who tried, but failed, to make such a switch. Those who were successful had knowledge, skills or abilities (KSAs) specific to the civil service position they were hired into.
I do know of many former military who applied for, and were selected for a civil service position in which their former military service was a consideration in their selection. As a supervisor, I filled several positions with people, male and female, who had had prior military service. They also had the education and private sector experience to make them the most qualified for the position I was filling.
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In my last position as a civilian Federal employee, the newly hired office head was a retired Colonel, who hired no one but retired military personnel. If you were a civilian trying to get promoted, forget about it. There was no way you would be considered. In 3 years, he hired about 10 retired military personnel. He would even bring in GS-14 employees at the step 10 level, when they were supposed to start at Step 1. Many of these jobs were hand crafted so no one else could qualify except the person he wanted to hire.
I think this practice is rampant in the D.C. area in agencies that are controlled by the military. I don't know about other Federal agencies.