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by e3sentry
Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Participant Initiated Transfer
Replies: 12
Views: 8762

Re: Participant Initiated Transfer

In other words, I knew I was coming on as a GS-7, but I had written confirmation from HR that I would come up for my GS-9 promotion in a couple months.

When I got there, they said Nope, we're starting your clock over.

I'll go ahead and log back on after the weekend and tell the whole story.
by e3sentry
Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:20 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Participant Initiated Transfer
Replies: 12
Views: 8762

Re: Participant Initiated Transfer

PCS orders don't say anything about when you're due for promotion.
by e3sentry
Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:59 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Participant Initiated Transfer
Replies: 12
Views: 8762

Re: Participant Initiated Transfer

I can agree that others may have had a better experience than I did (I certainly doubt anyone had a worse one). I'm sure my case is on one extreme end of the spectrum. I just want people to know that they have to be careful. Nothing ever seems to go to plan. You also put yourself at a disadvantage, ...
by e3sentry
Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:27 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Participant Initiated Transfer
Replies: 12
Views: 8762

Re: Participant Initiated Transfer

Actually, the correspondence between me and my new SF was very clear. They just decided they weren't going to honor it after I had packed up my life and moved several hundred miles to work for them. Is it really that hard for you to believe? They do this stuff all the time. If you would like to see ...
by e3sentry
Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Participant Initiated Transfer
Replies: 12
Views: 8762

Re: Participant Initiated Transfer

Yeah, Larry makes it sound like if you don't like where you are, you can just go somewhere else. It's really not that easy. I did change SFs, and it took a solid year (I have a 2.5 year commitment). So yes, it's possible. In my case, the entire process was horrible. It's a lot of legwork, and there ...
by e3sentry
Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:12 am
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Internship Support Payments
Replies: 152
Views: 81275

Re: Internship Support Payments

To be fair, the $1200/week payments was a little ridiculous. Well as long as we're being "fair" a lot of people would say that the stipend that we receive under normal conditions is a little ridiculous, when compared to the average scholarship. However, the SMART program is not supposed to be an av...
by e3sentry
Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:11 pm
Forum: Recipients
Topic: Orientation Flights
Replies: 10
Views: 9038

Re: Orientation Flights

I haven't received an email regarding the flight reservation. Anyone have any idea why that would be?
by e3sentry
Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:40 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Official Email Recieved 2011
Replies: 77
Views: 62033

Re: Official Email Recieved 2011

I got it!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

(last name starts with Y)
by e3sentry
Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:49 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

That makes several hundred of us...
by e3sentry
Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:42 pm
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

I wonder why the SPO isn't answering the phone...
by e3sentry
Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:32 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

Thanks for that. I just threw up a little.
by e3sentry
Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:34 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

Haha yeah here we go into day number three. Regardless of the unlikelihood of hearing anything back from the SMART office today, I want to wish everyone good luck. Hopefully we receive news regarding our status before too long, for all of our sakes. :D
by e3sentry
Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:22 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

Agreed.
by e3sentry
Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:17 am
Forum: General Questions and the Application
Topic: Been Contacted?
Replies: 321
Views: 205391

Re: Been Contacted?

Yeah, I guess I would have expected them to start sending notifications by now, but who knows.