Is this even legal? WTF is going on in Louisville?

[Miigwech]

I copied and pasted a job application from the Louisville Ky Fed jobs web site. One of the first jobs that came up was for Postal Clerk. They mention being a MISSIONARY as being one of the first criteria for the job. Something is really wrong in Louisville. The mitch and rand show is pure corruption, Breonna
Taylor miscarriage of justice and the coverup, the cov catholic kid ... they own the place, well, like the Old South owned the Old South.

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United States Postal Service 3.5
Louisville, KY 40231 (Prestonia area)
$18.15 an hour

Government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or.
They must maintain a neat and.

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[brush]

1. Doesn't that just mean you can be a missionary and still be considered for the job?

[intheflow]

13. Yeah, but you can be working as a cashier at Walgreens and still be considered.

Why call out missionaries?

[lostnfound]

15. Yes - and the OP was a very misleading post.

Actual text addressed needing to have been in the U.S. for the last five years, unless you were out of the country for those types of reasons.

“the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding
5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only,
but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S.
government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background
check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.] “

[AkFemDem]

2. Not a Louisville thing

You need to have been a resident of the US or one if it’s territories for the last 5 years for expedited background check purposes unless you fall into one of the exception classes listed. This is nationwide not just Kentucky.

[appleannie1]

3. I had to take a civil service test and as a civilian outscore people that had been in the military.

Veterans were given points added onto their scores.

[SharonClark]

4. You're missing a lot of information on your print out.

Background Check

The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI
fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where
the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation,
the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding
5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only,
but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.

[Miigwech]

7. Why bringing in religion? This is a Federal web site.

[subterranean]

12. It's for the background check, that's all.

They're saying they won't be able to do a complete background check if you lived outside the country and don't fall into one of the listed categories. You have to have been affiliated with an organization that they can easily contact to verify your background. That would include U.S.-based churches.

[sl8]

5. Is that an excerpt from this?

https://www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=b9eabfbc1ab22e53&from=serp

[...]

Background Check

The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 5-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation,
the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding
5-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only,
but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S.
government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace Corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background
check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment.]

[...]

[Bayard]

10. That sounds right

They aren't saying those are required, they are saying those could be exceptions if you've lived outside the country.

Reasonable.

[GopherGal]

11. But I'm not going to recommend counting on it.

Especially if you've been living outside the country to study, oh, I don't know, Islam.

[stopdiggin]

14. OP got hung up on the word 'missionary'

the context is background check and time spent outside the U.S.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Do you have a link?

{edited, after seeing reply #5}

That's different, isn't it?

[Miigwech]

9. Here you go ... general search

https://www.indeed.com/jobs? Louisville is the king rats nest of the country.

[Hoyt]

8. I'm glad to see USPS is hiring. I don't think "missionary" is nefarious.