DOD civilians can get promoted faster if they DEPLOY

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Deploying to war zones will boost promotion chances for DoD civilians

Civilian employees at the Defense Department who want to advance might want to get fitted for body armor soon.

The Pentagon plans to start considering service in war zones as “extra credit” for advancement, Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersecretary of Defense for civilian personnel policy, told lawmakers at a hearing Sept. 18. The department is now updating its career progression systems to include such service, she said.

And the Pentagon particularly plans to consider service in a war zone when it selects and grooms its future civilian leaders, she told the House Armed Services subcommittee on oversight and investigations.

“Forward deployment and being expeditionary has not always been an inherent part of a civilian employee’s opportunity,” Bradshaw said. “As we look for our leadership for the future, we want people who have had these kind of experiences — who’ve actually served with our members and understand what it means to be forward deployed.”

They will get Americans working in the Middle East one way or another.

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1. and also a sutble threat?----deplay or no advancements?

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2. You got it. n/t

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3. Is this a part of the new personnel systems in DOD?

I have to confess that a s a retiree I have not really kept up with the new system. Extra credit or not, it sounds like a good career move for a DOD career employee.

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4. No, IIRC The Federal Unions are challenging it. n/t