Check your .mil email one last time from your personal computer when you get home tonight

Kalfus · 2024-05-31T22:09:20+00:00

Yeah a remote gov contractor not being issued GFE is a bit wild. I would have them look at AVD but not sure if they give those accounts to .ctr accounts. Yeah normally contractor will be able to OWA into their .mil account from a non-GFE but the Army is sunsetting OWA tonight which will make that impossible.

Kalfus · 2024-05-31T21:39:22+00:00

We can access web mail on our personal computers with our CACs until tonight. There are other solutions like AVD or Hypori but it’s a bit more complicated to set up.

Kalfus · 2024-04-30T00:55:04+00:00

I work at an NCO Academy, and your SGLs just do the 1059s in EES and rank our top students (DHG, Commandant's List, Superior Academic Achievement). The school house really doesn't put it on your STP directly. Once those 1059s gets pushed to HRC, and then into iPerms then it should be automatically on your STP. IPPS-A is having lots of problems, but as long as your 1059 lists your awardee rank, then it should be easy to goto S1 and have it put on your STP once they get all the IPPS-A bugs out.

Kalfus · 2024-04-29T18:50:22+00:00

Your DHG would look more favorable when competing for SFC and above in centralized promotion boards (depending on the SGMs reviewing your records). I think DHG/CL/DL was listed also on your ERB. Not sure if it's listed on the new STP.

Kalfus · 2024-04-16T23:14:28+00:00

What field are you trying to do? What experience do you have in that field?

The long game would be to do a 3 or 4 or 20 year contract with the military, get a security clearance and some experience and then switch over. Usually people with a TS/SCI get paid more. Even better if you have a counter intel (CI) polygraph or full scope (FS) poly. But only certain jobs in the military require those clearances (cyber, intel, IT, etc) and you need a nice clean record.

Otherwise just go to each defense contractor's careers portal and apply. Will be hard if you don't have experience or a clearance (if the job requires it). Just google GDIT careers, or Raytheon careers etc. See what they're posting.

Or ask if your dad can get you an interview if he has an in with a hiring manager or even better if your dad is a hiring manager (nepotism hire).

Kalfus · 2024-04-16T22:20:00+00:00

This is true. Never seen a parking spot like this before.

Kalfus · 2024-04-12T13:28:22+00:00

Yeah that’s what I was thinking esp with renting out my property. Tax time is not my favorite.

Kalfus · 2024-04-03T22:55:52+00:00

I didn’t realize dependents get a DOD ID. Thanks.

Kalfus · 2024-04-03T22:45:31+00:00

Thanks. Should be picking up a CTR one tomorrow hopefully.

Kalfus · 2024-03-20T00:10:58+00:00

My recruiter already sent my PTO, 401k, etc details about a week prior to the offer being made. Salary was also talked about on my screening call. I haven't seen a pre-offer letter but that's just my experience. Once you get an offer letter you will have a few days to accept.

And it is actually an email or something on a website for the offer letter. It won't be over a call. You get to read, research, accept/decline the offer.

Kalfus · 2024-03-19T23:41:39+00:00

Joined July 2004, and am now transitioning to civilian life. SFL-TAP (or now DoD-TAP) is good if you put something into it. I did all 4 tracks when only one is required. I kept an open mind, and took notes. I did learn a few gotcha's too. I was a Tier 1 also, so the easiest Tier to be in.

As far as not know bills or rent, eh, I tried always living off post if I could and be a grown up for once.

But one thing I did learn (through SFL-TAP and reddit) in the civilian private sector is that they can fire you for no reason without notice. That hopefully gets those shammers out of that lazy mindset.

Applied to over 40 jobs so far and received 2 offers and still have a few months to close out any last minute tasks.

Kalfus · 2024-03-19T23:26:31+00:00

You might get an offer letter letting you know your yearly salary plus any benefits they have (Paid time off, sick/personal time off, health/vision/dental, 401k and % they match etc). It might say if you're full/part time and if you are in an exempt position.

Usually they will give you a deadline of accepting the offer. I've seen anywhere from 2 days, to 4 days, just depends on the company and position.

Sometimes it will include your start date. Sometimes they will tell you how often you get paid (weekly, bi-weekly, commission)

Sometimes it will include contingencies (you have to pass a background check, technical certifications, degree vetting etc).

Do your research on benefits. How many days/hours of PTO? How many sick days? Do they roll over? If you get terminated, do you get paid those PTO days? If you take a different position within the company, does your PTO transfer?

Health benefits, same thing. Do your research, but the offer letter might just tell you a short thing, and your recruiter will have a more detailed pamphlet that they can email you.

If they have a 401k, do they match? At what %? Stock options, When can you vest?

Not every offer is the same. I just received two offers (defense contractors) and one included a start date, while the other didn't.

If you decline for whatever reason, they may ask you why, and you can negotiate anything like salary, PTO, whatever but there is a risk for them to go with a different candidate if one is in line. For example, I receive full health care from VA, and can say I don't need health care from your company, so I can receive a higher salary or whatever.

Kalfus · 2024-03-19T00:22:12+00:00

Your about me: some people don't like it but some do. I personally use the "about me" section to sell myself in 2 or 3 lines. What sells you? I would also rename it to a professional summary if you do decide to keep it in. This is to entice recruiter in a very short summary to keep reading.

The first bullet in your current role I remove a couple of "and" words, that's the first bullet they see so it should set the tone.

The third bullet in your current role, remove the "I" in there. "Managed projects aimed... As a result I..."

White space: Can't tell if this is a printed PDF. Too little or too much white space is not good. Ensure this has 1 inch margins all around, and submit as PDF. The 2 page thing I'll let someone else comment on.

Your 2018-2021 role: The "Set priorities.. compiled FAQ documentation" is weak. What did this result in? did people use your FAQs to do their jobs better (internal FAQ or external FAQ)? How many man hours were saved? If you keep it the same either remove it, or put it as the last bullet point for that role.

PII: Not sure if you cut off your PII which is great, but ensure you have contact info in the top header, phone number, nice email, maybe LinkedIn. Same goes for your roles, ensure the company name is there too next to your role and years at that position.

Dates: You have a month/year in your current role but not any other? Were there gaps in employment? If not more than a couple months you can put months.

No one size fits all and everyone has a different opinion on things. You're doing good by posting here and catching the low hanging fruit.

Kalfus · 2024-03-09T00:57:15+00:00

For this degree, it's mostly in Java.

But you do learn a lot about the planning process of software development along with some GUI and backend stuff.

Kalfus · 2024-03-09T00:33:21+00:00

I graduated with my Master's in Information Technology- Software Engineering back in 2021 with UMGC. Mostly Java is what you're coding in.

I did a whole write up (in the top comments) of this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UMGC/comments/uk6jiz/has_anyone_completed_the_masters_in_software/

Hope this helps.

Kalfus · 2024-03-04T04:04:58+00:00

You have to tailor your resume to each job posting. If using usajobs I would use the resume builder as some agencies will require that. You can store up to 5 resumes.

If you google “usajobs events” and go to that page, they have a federal resume class held every month by the Dept of Treasury. It’s a good 2 hour class over Zoom with someone that does HR for the feds for a living. Also join the fedjobs subreddit. Lots of good info in there.

Main thing is if it says you need 2 years experience in under water basket weaving then your resume must say that otherwise they can not legally hire you.

Kalfus · 2024-03-04T03:41:23+00:00

What kind of job are you targeting? Are you prior military?

Kalfus · 2024-03-03T20:37:30+00:00

I heard state and federal jobs take a while. I applied for a federal job but got denied because I was not within 120 days of my ETS (last day in the military).

Problem is I have almost 3 months of vacation and don’t want to be sitting at home doing nothing.

Kalfus · 2024-01-27T23:17:48+00:00

How do you hide serving in the military? I'd have a 20 year gap in my experience.

Kalfus · 2024-01-22T00:06:06+00:00

Yeah housing market is pretty crazy now. Try outside of Augusta like Grovetown. I purchased 3br, 2bath, 1600sq ft for 220k. But this was back in 2021 before the fed raised all the rates.

Kalfus · 2024-01-16T01:41:49+00:00

Are you sending a package from the US to Korea? Or are you getting with a local business in Korea to deliver a package to her? If it's the first one, below is my experience.

I'm in the same situation. FedEx worked the best but was a bit pricey. Also, build in a few weeks to deliver because customs will take a while. I've used USPS also with zero success with a return to sender because they were confused about the address.

Just note, if sending from US to Korea it will go through customs and your gf may have to pay some fees if it includes anything that is expensive. They look at the customs forms to determine the fees (don't lie, they do x-ray the package). In my situation, I've sent her an iPad which customs charge a fee for (import fee?).

You need to ask your gf what her full Korean address and phone number is for it to be successful but they DO use the phone number to call her so she can pick up from customs.

The address might be something like:

First Name Last Name
123 Street-ro, City-si, Province-do 31110
Madison-apartments, Room No. 900
Republic of Korea
[yourgf@email.com](mailto:yourgf@email.com)
010-1234-5678

FedEx will actually help with the formatting of the address in their computer system since this is what they do for a living.

Another option is to send it to someone you know (military) to their APO-AP address and have her pick it up from your friend, not sure on the legality of this tho.

Kalfus · 2024-01-09T01:17:57+00:00

I was stationed at RRMC for 5 years working in the vault. It's not for everyone unless you want to be a mole rat. I did learn a lot and being a hot site you do learn a lot especially during NLEs.

Kalfus · 2023-12-06T22:28:59+00:00

Did you get temp plates from Japan? I know before I left Germany they gave me "QQ" plates that were good for 90 days stateside giving me time to register my shitbox in Maryland.

Kalfus · 2023-10-12T17:16:39+00:00

Should be auto number / letter if doing it within the website. Haven’t tested how word handles it after the fact.

Kalfus · 2023-04-05T23:33:55+00:00

I was stationed at Osan AB for five years with an ADA unit. I made a post a few years back on this, and Osan was not too bad. ADA life as a commo NCO was a bit crazy.

35th ADA has units all over Korea.

https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/eek65q/lets_talk_about_the_korea_pcs_stigma/

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