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Post by Ace Midnight on Nov 12, 2013 10:03:53 GMT -5
my crapland colleagues will not appreciate this view, but i think their star may have lost a little luster. the transfer list is heavy with 4th, 5th, and 6th region transfer requests. we already knew that California, Florida, and Colorado assignments are heavily sought after. But the South is no secret anymore. People want to move there for low cost of living and to retire. i want to move to the most expensive places in the country, so i hope that will offset my narrow GAL choices. I think you misunderstand my position - I'm deep in "crapland" (aka "my briar patch") - I have a wide open GAL because I want the job. Once I get the job - NO ONE has ever transferred back to my home office through normal channels - only through hardships - so it is a relatively simple matter of waiting to transfer back - perhaps 18 months, perhaps 24 months. Purely based on health/age reasons, I see us with 1 to 3 vacancies over the next 36 months, even if one or more of our current judges do not transfer (at least 2 on the current list). Heck, I was in Iraq for 12 months - I can do 18 months in Toledo, standing on my head, especially accompanied by Mrs. Midnight. Your position is somewhat more esoteric - you're picking select places because you do not want to be stuck in "crapland". Fine, so you're fishing in an increasingly small pond. So, your chances of getting hired are less. If you're fine settling in any city on your list - great - you're ahead of me. For myself, my children are grown (the youngest is starting week 2 of Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson) and: 1. I want the job. 2. I will get home in due time - probably well before I'm 50. 3. Then I build "Forever House" 4. Live happily ever after
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Post by epic0ego on Nov 12, 2013 17:13:31 GMT -5
ace, congratulations to your son in his important service to our country. i think you have a fantastic strategy that should serve you well. my comment is that there seems to be many people who subscribe to a similar strategy. i truly wish you all well, not only because i am honored to be associated with all candidates on this board, but also because it helps, ever so slightly to improve my odds. you are right to suggest that my odds are not good. i have known this for years and have only slightly adjusted my GAL. crapland is nervana for some, i realize, and i think that is a good thing. best of luck to you and yours!
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Post by Ace Midnight on Nov 12, 2013 17:56:41 GMT -5
Actually it's daughter (although the boy is Air National Guard). And the middle child is married to a Blackhawk mechanic/crew chief.
We're 100% military families now, at least my immediate crew.
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Post by epic0ego on Nov 12, 2013 18:17:13 GMT -5
Actually it's daughter (although the boy is Air National Guard). And the middle child is married to a Blackhawk mechanic/crew chief. We're 100% military families now, at least my immediate crew. since it is post-veterans day, i suppose it is appropriate that we acknowledge our families' sacrifice for our country. my father retired from the army medical corps with a purple heart after serving in the Korean War and the Viet-Nam War. four of his brothers also served in Korean and Viet-Nam with the green beret, the 82nd airborne, and the Air Force. 3 of my brothers also served in the Army and Air Force. So we have some understanding of what your family is going through. We honor and appreciate your family's sarvice. This is what makes this country great.
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Post by futuressaalj on Nov 12, 2013 20:45:59 GMT -5
FOIA applies to the federal government not a private union. As an outsider, I may be making ignorant assumptions. But I assume someone inside the federal government has the list too. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Everyone of those judges onlist probably has a copy of the list and others in the government most likely have the list. You are correct in that assumption. But the old "possession is nine tenths of law" does not apply to FOIA. I believe it has to be an "agency record" for FOIA to apply and this list probably does not qualify. If you FOIA it you will prob get a letter saying that you need to contact aalj for it.
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Post by epic0ego on Nov 13, 2013 19:07:34 GMT -5
One question that appears to be answered is that there is a disincentive in the AALJ contract for ALJs to decline to accept their requested transfer locations. Refusal of the offer would result in being removed from consideration for that location again for at least one year. If this results in fewer offer declinations then hopefully, this means that more offers will be accepted and thus, more transfer requests will be taken off the list as a result.
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Post by sxsw on Dec 17, 2013 18:13:49 GMT -5
After a very disappointing morning in court (federal sentencing hearing), I was really hoping for some good news on the board (any news, really), but the silence tells me NORS are still pending. Maybe those MegaMillions tickets will pay off, right?!
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Post by sxsw on Dec 17, 2013 23:21:21 GMT -5
That never hurts, Devildog! Good luck!
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Post by lildavey on Dec 18, 2013 12:05:24 GMT -5
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Post by Ace Midnight on Dec 20, 2013 13:55:06 GMT -5
Are we hours, minutes or even seconds away now?
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Post by 71stretch on Dec 20, 2013 17:21:00 GMT -5
I'm wondering, based on it being no more than a calendar week between status changes and emails last time, if we will see them by the end of next week. People at OPM may have had certain goals to meet by a certain date for performance evaluation purposes. Calendar year end is a common deadline for such things.
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Post by sealaw90 on Dec 20, 2013 17:37:53 GMT -5
I'm wondering, based on it being no more than a calendar week between status changes and emails last time, if we will see them by the end of next week. People at OPM may have had certain goals to meet by a certain date for performance evaluation purposes. Calendar year end is a common deadline for such things. It will also be the end of the first quarter, another goalpost for federal agencies.
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