New Govt Hires Should Have 3-5 Years of Qualifying Private Sector Experience

[Neidermeyer]

where are you going to find people with 3-5 years experience killing people for the Army?
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Chicago? Detroit?

[trebb]

I went civil service after "retiring" from the AF - all of my 24 years experiences in uniform were relevant to the job I took.

I did see some young college kids coming in under some program which would put them ahead of experienced military folks and most of the college kids were way too green to be bumped up to the jobs (IMO).

In a way, your idea has merit because the main force of civilians is not comprised of D.C. bureaucrats but works side by side with military folks and if they accrue good references, they might have a chance. Also, extend the period where it is still easy to fire them so they can't "grin and bear if" for the initial period them slack off with relative safety.