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[quote=Anonymous]Just to sum this up for those who care. This job was open to GS employees, Veterans, and Military Spouses. We were told by HR that she was entirely eligible for this position and qualified, and would have been referred had it not been for military spouses applying for the job. She also said that military spouses BLOCK all new appointments to the federal government, and apparently they are including her into the Veteran only status and have blocked her from being referred because of the military spouse applications. Two problems with this. 1. My wife actually should belong to the same category as the military spouses because spouses of 100 percent disabled veterans are included in the Executive Order  making this a law. 2. Lets say for the sake of argument that my wife didn't check some block in the application that would indicate she belongs in this category, where is the rule that says her resume/application gets BLOCKED from even being referred if a military spouse applies? I have been unable to find this rule as of yet.

So as we see it, the military spouse preference only allows for military spouses of active duty soldiers who are on PCS orders to have their resumes included in the pile of those being considered by the hiring authority. It does not mean HR gets to  block anyone else's resume or application. HR in this case should have no other function than to ensure the person applying fits into one of the three categories that are allowed to apply, and also has the required experience and job skills to qualify for consideration. If you meet those two categories then you get referred. End of story.

What we are experiencing is that out of the three categories that were allowed to apply, only one was ever going to have a chance at the job unless that one category didn't apply. The HR representative has told us that we cannot even be referred because of that one category who also applied. This makes no sense to either of us. Granted, we aren't experts at this process, but we have learned a lot and read a lot and now I'm just hear trying to get advice from those who might know more and who can clarify whether or not our current understanding is correct. If its not correct then I just ask for actual regulations to explain why we are wrong. Please do not respond if you are mad that I am considered 100% disabled or if you are mad that veterans get preference points or what ever else. I just want to know what our options are at this point. [/quote]

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