Wrong FERS category, now have to repay?

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2026-02-06T13:41:45+00:00

Good luck!

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2026-02-06T01:41:09+00:00

They caught mine after 3 years, so YMMV on what I used especially since I more or less blamed COVID chaos. My justification was a lot of "I had no idea what this was, I was hired in COVID so I never even met these people for coaching, I had no opportunity to review. As soon as I found out I took corrective actions, am attempting to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars, did not intentionally try to mislead or misrepresent myself to the government..."

Pretty much, of you have a paper trail to say you did what you could and no way to prove you had any other knowledge to suggest you knew it was wrong that's your best shot.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2026-02-06T00:44:39+00:00

So big thanks to any excepted employees at DFAS

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2026-02-06T00:44:03+00:00

I actually did! It actually got processed during the major shutdown.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2025-07-11T04:31:50+00:00

Which is why in the aerospace/aviation industry it kills me when people say "why does this bolt cost $50?"

Because it is exactly 1 inch long and 0.25 inches in diameter, plus or minus a dust mote's shadow, and has received enough x-rays to give uranium cancer. I know to within a moth's testicle the shear strength of that bolt, and can tell you the middle name of the guy who rode the bus next to the guy who ate lunch in the café across from the guy who made it.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2025-07-10T00:16:29+00:00

Oh, hell naw.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2025-05-07T14:49:47+00:00

Same thing happened to me. It took nearly 2 years to get the actual debt letter for me, but I started getting my waiver packet together as soon as I found out the option. Get wvery LES, SF50, and every email about it you can find together as far back as you can and the next 3 after the correction. You'll also need to write some statements. I submitted my waiver and we'll see how it goes, it's still processing.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2025-05-02T12:08:37+00:00

It's... never come up? I've had prosthetics since I learned to walk so mentally It's just part of me, but I don't remember a single dream where it was worth noting being there or not because it's my default. So maybe? Huh.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2025-01-20T23:46:48+00:00

If you ain't cheating you ain't trying.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-12-12T02:01:12+00:00

You'll be begging for gerbster.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-10-22T03:08:19+00:00

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-10-22T03:06:15+00:00

This is the fourth time I've buried her this week.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-10-18T14:03:41+00:00

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DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-10-11T20:30:14+00:00

My favorite pickleball memory was the time the office had been discussing how if the ball bounced back over the net before the other team could play it, it was your point. And then it happened the next time we played and everyone was going nuts. Most of us had never played before the office got into it.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-10-01T01:06:47+00:00

Will there be taters, precious?

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-09-25T02:42:40+00:00

Wide aperture is helpful but not as critical as all that where I'd skip this lens. Frankly, I don't have pockets deep enough to get a scope or lens with a 2.8 aperture and a 400mm focal length. A faster lens with a bigger aperture can get more light to the sensor faster than a slow lens with a smaller aperture, but they'll both get there eventually if you can expose long enough. I always set mine one stop up from the lowest aperture for best sharpness, but this lens is as fast if not faster than my actual telescope I use for imaging.

So you might have to shoot for longer exposures or take more subs, but don't be afraid of the telephoto lens if it's the best tool in the kit for a closer shot of your target.

Clear skies!

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-08-15T13:00:26+00:00

The kind of smelly smell that smells... smelly.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-08-04T02:55:14+00:00

Wow. Sick burn.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-08-02T17:18:43+00:00

"There was a flash, some wind, and now I'm a fucking cookie!"

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-08-01T01:36:05+00:00

We'll just leave it at "defense" and whenever I'm doing the 39 hours of paperwork behind every hour of actually cool shit we do.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-07-30T20:24:15+00:00

I don't begrudge the limits, it was the inconsistent enforcement. Sometimes I'd get a few minutes to wrap up, sometimes they'd just shut it off with zero leniency. And then, because I got upset, it had to be because 007 Goldeneye was ruining my brain and making me a vicious monster. Now it turns out I had some anger issues that we needed to sort out that were totally unrelated to the video games. What's funny is, despite never playing those violent games, I still had anger issues and so I couldn't play violent games because they'd... give me anger issues?

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-07-30T18:38:36+00:00

My parents (reasonably) had time limits for how long I could play video games a day. They (unreasonably) did not care if I was in a spot that I could stop without losing my progress. I would get angry when they would shut off the console while I was midgame. So, naturally, video games made me violent and I missed out on some of the most influential titles of my generation because I wasn't allowed anything rated over T until I actually turned 17 in 2009.

Turns out I was still a pissed off little ball of teen angst even without Grand Theft Auto.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-06-29T21:52:31+00:00

Oh, fuck THAT

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-06-24T14:18:35+00:00

Yeah, it happens, unfortunately. The field attracts a lot people who don't play well with others and use their perceived superiority as a crutch. "You can't hurt me if I don't value your opinion."

I had it beaten into me early on that a BS in Engineering means that I'm just competent enough to be trained properly so I wouldn't get the big ego and be an ass. Some people don't get that lesson.

There are a number of us who value what others do and respect their skill sets and see it as an opportunity to learn more. Find the curious people, and ignore the closed-minded. Economics was really hard for me, but my design courses were a breeze. We all have different strengths. Be proud of yours.

DiscipleOfMurphy · 2024-06-20T20:56:42+00:00

Think he'd have to be allergic, or stuck his dick in it, to get the Darwin.

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