I am a part of the Navy Acquisition Intern Program. I think that is our official title. I don't have to compete for my promotions. I started as a GS 7 in September. Next Oct. I will be a GS 9, the following year I will be a GS 11..and when I graduate the program, I have been promised and the command I am at had to obligate a GS 12 position for me in order to get my labor services free for 3 years. My paycheck and bosses come from Mechanicsburg, PA. Therefore, at any time depending on the needs of the Navy, I can be sent to any location they would need my services at. What is nice is that if there are any rifts or cutbacks at my host command, I will have a job..not necessarily there, but somewhere. So I like that security aspect of it.
Now how did I get this job?? Well..I applied through the USAJOBS site but had to have a degree in a business field, 24 hours of business credits and only 6 of them could be Business Law related. I had to be in the upper 10% of my graduating class and a member of an nationally recongnized Honor Society. So... I have found that they have increased the requirements for certification starting in March of this coming year. I will have to take 2 more additional classes this year...in order to gain certification and be promoted. I have to take 2 extra classes every year after that plus the required ones. A masters is desired but not required..but they are paying for it and will continue to fund it for 2 years after I finish the program if I can't get through it in time for graduation. Whew. It is a great program and I am very blessed to be in it. They are hiring 300 new interns in several fields..including enginneering, logistics, facilities management, IT, and financial management as well as contracting. Like we were told today..they are making sure the civil servants of tomorrow are properly trained and everyone has the same instructions. Laurie --- "Lowell R. Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GS-12? That's really good. What are you now, if I > may > ask? IIRC, my dad retired at GS-13 step 10 because > if he > had accepted promotion to GS-14, he would have had > to take > on management duties he didn't want. > > ---Lowell > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sndbox mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ===== And now I'm glad I didn't know The way it all would end the way it all would go Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
