Employment discrimination question - is this legal?

[10mm-man]

Mostly just you! Da'am Jarheads I tell ya.....

Apparently you haven't seen how hard it is to get any Civil Service job lately.... like impossible.

There are tons listed, and if you aren't already a civil servant you can't apply.

After talking personally to the SBA Western States Manager, the reason is the .gov isn't hiring is due to budget. So, if you need somebody in your .gov job, you have to lure away someone from their current .gov job. That way there in no net gain of Civil Servants. The $$ being offered is almost always a move up; substantially. This mean the .gov is spending more $$ but not adding additional jobs.

Also, if you have a Secret clearance you can get big $$. General Dynamics is hiring a Closed Circuit Security officer at $65k if you have a Secret clearance. The same job without is $18k at other employers.

So here is a question; I got a Secret clearance in the Corps, does it never go away, and you always have it? Or do I need to do something to maintain it?

So this means I can't even apply for it, because I'm not a veteran? That sucks. Just don't seem right.....

I know a recruiter you can call; do the time in the suck, and you to can apply for those jobs. Of course if you can't get in i could see how that might not seem fair.

Also, I remember getting out of the Corps wishing I had four years experience somewhere else, or a degree in exchange for the years served. Every job i looked for wanted a degree, and/or experience. I quickly found out "LIFE ISN'T FAIR" - Suck it up!

[USMC_5-Echo]

So here is a question; I got a Secret clearance in the Corps, does it never go away, and you always have it? Or do I need to do something to maintain it?

Unless you got out of the Corps in the last couple of years it has expired. You have to certify that you are still doing a job that requires the clearance every couple of years. If I remember correctly I believe the TS is every 5 years and a Secret is 10 years, but I've had to renew my Secret several times over the last 6 for my current job.

[tmleadr03]

Unless you got out of the Corps in the last couple of years it has expired. You have to certify that you are still doing a job that requires the clearance every couple of years. If I remember correctly I believe the TS is every 5 years and a Secret is 10 years, but I've had to renew my Secret several times over the last 6 for my current job.

Yup. At one point I had a Yankee White clearance. No longer. Probably for the best.