Science and Government

[Devious]

Nothing is reserved for anyone. You would be surprised how much local politics can do. If you have someone on the inside to locate an opening and help set you up, it works out easy. For now go to DONHR, Department of Navy Human Resources and start the process. You need to creat a resume and go from there. There are a ton of jobs all over the country but some will not be funded which means they will not be filled. But get started with the resume. And cut the sir ####. I did not care for that before when I was on active on duty. It just did not seem right for a service man or woman who was older than me or had been in a war and seen things I could only imagine to have to salute me or call me sir. I always made it clear to people me to only act official with me when other officers where around and the rest of the time I was just plain old Dave. You would be surprised how much more support I had as opposed to other Officers who needed to be saluted and called sir. The soldier's trusted me and would have done anything for me. Needless to say I had true respect from the troops. Not just to my face, and the finger behind my back. I was trusted by my troops, and I in turn trusted my troops. Anywayyyyy, sorry for the rant. Just reminiscing.

Later,

David

 

[Rhythm]

Nothing is reserved for anyone. You would be surprised how much local politics can do. If you have someone on the inside to locate an opening and help set you up, it works out easy.[/QUOTE]


I wouldnt want to get caught up in anything like that personally. I wouldnt have a problem helping a person out only as long if they were qualified for the position. But you are correct, I can recall a few years ago being a witness to some weird shid that went down with a large number of civil electrical engineers being place where I work because their installation base was on the chopping block when the Govt was making major cut back and our local reps didnt care how they got hired just as long as they did,point period blank. So I guess anything is possible as long you know the right people, but I wouldn't want to give anyone false hope.

 

[Rhythm]

And then theres one more situation I witnessed, a friend of mine got hired as a GS back in the early 90's.  Basically he rescued a local congressman from getting his azz beat down and mugged outside of a thong shak'r bar. Shortly after that incident dude (congressman) pulled some strings and got my boy a position into a GS level at DFAS. But once again my boy had the qualification to do the job.



<!--EDIT|Rhythm
Reason for Edit: None given...|1126576685 -->

 

[Rhythm]

But the Base where I work is due to be shut down in the next few years unless the Gov gets it's head out of it's ass and finds a new mission for the only remaining Deep Water Port on the Gulf Coast owned by the Government.
[/QUOTE]

Dont sweat it, Dave just as long you dont mind driving alittle further to work or relocating they will have another job line up for you.

 

[shenoyp]

 

[Devious]

Man I hope so. I think part of the problem is that the Gov is so over extended they cannot afford to support all of the facilities here in the USA. I think we should shut down most of the bases overseas first. After all, the people near the bases in other country's don't want us there. Or so they say. Do you notice when we talk about closing a base overseas the same people that talk #### about the U.S. being there suddenly don't want us to go. They say it would hurt their economy. I say tough ####. They should learn to make their own way and protect themselves. It is time for the U.S. to take care of it's own first. Katrina is a good example of how we have lost our way. Our own people are suffering because we are so busy supporting and protecting the rest of the world. Again, we are over extended.

David

 

[justintime2]

 

[RedBull]

BusaBrandon

www.hayabusa.org