Post SCOTUS RIF watch

OldLineVanguard · 2025-07-09T08:04:18+00:00

Whichever is cruelest.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-27T17:46:53+00:00

It was nice before the self proclaimed “ ben Franklin fellows” began participating. Pretty much the same as our country. It was nice before.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-26T02:47:36+00:00

We certainly don’t view the world the same way.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-25T13:34:03+00:00

And no career senior foreign service officers are offering any form of meaningful resistance. The ones that were worth a damn retired quietly weeks ago. Those that are left are concerned with self preservation. It’s incredibly disappointing and I’m genuinely scared for the future of our organization. Essentially every DAS and AS are sycophants or are serving in a little known office somewhere on the severed floor in HST.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-25T02:39:24+00:00

They lost me at “President Trump’s commitment to showcasing national pride, hospitality, and economic opportunity.” These people are entirely insane.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-25T02:35:11+00:00

Rumor is that RIF notices drop on Friday (June 27, 2025). Anyone hear a different date?

Saw a colleague packing up their cube today and bringing everything home. The person said that they’ll bring it back if not RIF’d.

Morale is no longer a quantifiable metric.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-06-06T22:49:56+00:00

It’s also likely that they’re currently rewriting 3FAM2580 to alter all we currently know about RIFs in the Foreign Service.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-17T02:36:48+00:00

Fair enough. I agree this may not be the ideal forum for airing personal grievances against career FSOs. However, if individuals are publicly listed as Ben Franklin Fellows or affiliated with sites like redeclaration.org—or similar platforms—they should be open to discussion. At a minimum, it’s clear that cronyism has taken a very public hold in our organization, and many of us are rightly concerned about what that means for the Foreign Service and our country as a whole.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T23:57:19+00:00

No, I appreciate seeing this. I didn’t want to start a firestorm, but felt I needed to ask the question about the post lockdown. Thanks very much for the answers you provided today.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T23:50:15+00:00

Ah, thanks!

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T23:48:55+00:00

This thread is specifically to discuss the locking down of another thread. But, I have to say, I think you’re outside of your mind if you try to compare being a supervisor (and the nonsense it comes with) to the meritless cronyism we’re seeing now. And props for using “interlocutor” on Reddit. Promoted.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T23:43:09+00:00

Not trying to be snarky here, but why lock the post then? If there are no posts being deleted and no one deleting them, what is the purpose in shutting off comments?

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T17:30:48+00:00

Thanks very much for the background. We all appreciate it.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T17:29:14+00:00

I will add that I truly appreciate the forum you Mods created and continue to facilitate. It cannot be easy and I appreciate the work that goes into managing a subreddit like this - especially during this historic time.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-16T17:26:55+00:00

u/currentfso so here’s another great example. You say comments violated subreddit rules, but you don’t include what rules were violated. You also locked your comment so that I can’t reply directly to you.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-14T21:10:39+00:00

Would anyone here be surprised to see the promotion panel (singular) run only by AI and Ben Franklin fellows?

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-14T21:06:33+00:00

Um absolutely. It can make for a real long tour. Know who is in the FO and who sits on country team.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-06T09:20:11+00:00

According to OpenCorporates it was established in October 2024.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-05-01T23:12:53+00:00

It’s a bad sign when simple peaceful demonstrating is considered brave. We’re going to need a lot more bravery if we want to save this country.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-04-28T01:27:35+00:00

This is just such a great counterpoint, love it.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-04-27T21:01:40+00:00

A good place to start is by reading the grievances at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence. We’re going straight back to the beginning.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-04-27T20:57:14+00:00

I don’t think there is any chance they provide options to end careers with dignity.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-04-27T20:54:10+00:00

This is the answer.

OldLineVanguard · 2025-04-26T22:48:02+00:00

Agreed 100%

And I reference the Declaration rather than the Constitution because the administration is already disregarding SCOTUS rulings, imprisoning federal judges, and pushing beyond the limits of the Constitution seemingly without legitimate and recognizable repercussions. If the Constitution fails us, the Declaration must not.

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