Some Useful Information For You

The Army Fellows program is a five-year program designed to build a multifunctional, mobile cadre of highly qualified personnel for the Army. Army Fellows are full-time federal civilian employees and are paid a full salary during all phases of the program. The first two years of the program include course-work conducted at the Logistics Leadership Center in Texarkana, Texas and Texas A&M University-Texarkana resulting in a masters degree in business. The remaining 47 months of the program consist of a series of geographically rotational on-the-job training assignments. Education expenses are paid and a signing bonus of up to 25 percent of base salary may be offered for successful Fellows. Fellows are compensated at the GS-7 through 13 pay grades (or equivalent).
The Army Career Intern Program is a competitive training program that is designed to prepare employees in various occupations for subsequent advancement in professional, administrative, and technological career fields with the Army Civilian Corps. Intern graduates build the bench for future leaders in Army’s professional occupations. Interns are trained in more than 22 career programs covering over 150 different occupations. They enter the program at the GS-5 and GS-7 levels (or equivalent) as permanent full-time employees. Interns receive career/career-conditional appointments in the competitive service. DA interns reside on HQDA student detachment spaces for the first 24 months; local interns reside on mission rolls. Upon graduation from the program, interns are placed on mission rolls in journey level GS-9 or GS-11 positions (or equivalent), according to the career program intern target grade and availability of permanent placement opportunities. Individuals selected for centrally funded HQDA Intern positions will be required to sign a mobility agreement. The mobility agreement commits the Army to providing training and permanent placement upon graduation. In turn, the intern commits to Army-wide geographical availability in order to receive the optimal training and permanent placement opportunities deemed at the time to be in the best interests of the Army.
Other Employment Links:
http://cpol.army.mil/library/links/
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
http://www.usajobs.gov

Take care,
Mike

Military Gets a Raise..So Do Government Employees

Good Morning,
I trust your weekend was as good as mine. Today, let's talk a little bit about money. This month all government employees will(should) see a small raise on their paychecks. Will you? So will the military. You see, when the military gets a raise so do government employees. Just another one of the many benefits there are in the federal system.
Will it be a big raise? No. Only 3% +/-. Of course, that's better than NOT getting a raise right?
While we are on the subject of raises let me tell you that not only is there a slight raise in pay but that slight raise also makes a difference in the PROJECTED retirement amounts, raises the amount of TSP dollars that the government matches when you contribute, and also changes any life insurance amounts your family would get.
So there are many spider web benefits that come with getting a raise as a federal employee.
That's all for that subject today. See you tomorrow.

http://www.govtjobsecrets.com

Mike

College Education Counts

That’s right…most of you think that you have to have some type of military experience to get a government job. Not true in a lot of cases.

Does it help? Yes. There are leadership skills learned in all branches of the military that aren’t learned in the civilian sector until much later in life.

Do you need it specifically for getting a government job? No. Most times in today’s society all you need is a degree from a university.

When you look at the federal job announcements all of them have a Qualifications block where the word “education can be substituted for experience”.

So no matter what your endeavors are in the world of Federal government you have an equal shot at employment.

That’s all for today. More tomorrow.

Don't forget to check out my website: http://www.govtjobsecrets.com


Mike

Your Military Time Counts

Did you know that if you work for the federal government that your military time counts towards your retirement?

No. It’s not automatically given to you though. You have to do what’s called a Military Deposit.

It’s pretty easy really. Take all your base pay and add it up. Now take that figure and multiply it by 3%. For example:

$150,000.00
X .03
= $ 4,500.00

Let’s say that you had 15 years in the service. Well, for $4,500.00 you can buy those 15 years!!!! For only $4,500.
Pretty good deal isn’t it?

Here’s a quick overview of how it works:
You must already be a federal employee.
You fill out the proper form and send it to DFAS for their verification.
They add up all your military time and do the multiplication for you.
They send you back the form.
You send it to your CPAC (Civilian Personnel Action Center) so they can put it in your file.
You hand-write a letter to DFAS outlining how much you want taken out of your pay every 2 Weeks and the date you want it to start on.
You’re done. Now once your balance reaches zero you automatically gain those 15 years towards retirement.

Or. You can do step 1 above and pay your balance in full all at once AND AUTOMATICALLY GAIN 15 YEARS TOWARDS FEDERAL CIVILIAN RETIREMENT.

Now that’s a great deal isn’t it?

That’s just one of the benefits of working for the Federal Government.
For more visit my website: http://www.govtjobsecrets.com

That’s all for today.
See you again tomorrow.

Mike

Getting Out Of The Military Without A Plan

Today's subject is for those of you getting out of the Military. Let me ask you a question. Do you have a PLAN? I'm sure you have a preliminary course of action simply due to the ACAP process. But, I mean a real TRANSITION plan. You Should. Some questions you should be asking yourself are simple:

• Do I have a job that I will start BEFORE my terminal(transition) leave ends?
• Do I have at least 3 months pay saved for emergencies?
• Where will I live? VERY IMPORTANT if you have a family to consider.
• What about my TSP? Does is carry over to my next job?
• What ADDITIONAL expenses will I incurr? Am I prepared for that?

All important questions to be addressing NOW! Transition from the Military is never easy. Here's why:

1. You have been in a secure job market for X number of years.
2. As long as you were in the proper uniform, at the right place at the prescribed time you got a check every 2 weeks.
3. You aren't up to speed on the availability of jobs wherever you're going.

Let's be real here: ACAP is great! I think that it could be MORE informatively transitional though. All you military folks know there are Federal Government Jobs out there right? But do you know how to get one? Do you know where to start looking?

Well, for starters take a look at this website: http://www.govtjobsecrets.com

This is a website that can help you can actually BECOME a Federal Government Employee. It was created by a former Army NCO turned Federal Employee. There is a cost involved also, albeit minimal considering the amount of information available in the eBook. The website is well put together and asks some questions that get you to thinking pretty hard about your future.

The founder/author of the eBook's name is Mike Simpson. He is a current Federal Employee working at a MAJOR University (of all places) with the ROTC program there.