Re: DODDS Hiring Question
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:19 am
TeacherWNoRoots wrote:
> Transfers are not guaranteed, no matter what the admin says. They are certainly possible,
> but they can't be counted on.
>
> If you go to the International school in Korea and are hired for DoDEA, there is
> also no guarantee that you will get housing, etc. Many will say that it's guaranteed
> as long as you can show that you were hired for your local position with travel
> as a benefit, but HR can still deny the housing and travel. Anecdotal success in
> gaining overseas rights as a local hire does not mean that it's
> always done.
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I don't anyone with any knowledge/experience with DoDDS/the gov't will say that anything is guaranteed. But, when "anecdotal experience" is aligned with current DoDDS policy then that is all you have to go on when trying to plan for the future.
Yes, they could start applying the 5 year rule to DoDDS teachers tomorrow, or phasing out LQA or make all postings unaccompanied but all you can go on is what we know right now.
> Transfers are not guaranteed, no matter what the admin says. They are certainly possible,
> but they can't be counted on.
>
> If you go to the International school in Korea and are hired for DoDEA, there is
> also no guarantee that you will get housing, etc. Many will say that it's guaranteed
> as long as you can show that you were hired for your local position with travel
> as a benefit, but HR can still deny the housing and travel. Anecdotal success in
> gaining overseas rights as a local hire does not mean that it's
> always done.
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I don't anyone with any knowledge/experience with DoDDS/the gov't will say that anything is guaranteed. But, when "anecdotal experience" is aligned with current DoDDS policy then that is all you have to go on when trying to plan for the future.
Yes, they could start applying the 5 year rule to DoDDS teachers tomorrow, or phasing out LQA or make all postings unaccompanied but all you can go on is what we know right now.