New Job!!!!

[JEDI PIMP]

I got out of the Navy in Nov of 2005 to get a job at customs on the Aircraft maint. side of the house.

Shortly after applying I find out a contractor for the Navy is letting a buncha people go and they all use the buddy system to get jobs where I wanted to be ( i didnt have any buddys)

Long story short its late 2008 and I finally got my "in" at customs who got me a job.

Its actually L-3 Communications who is the employer that is contracted to do the aircraft maint. for Customs but who cares... im finally in.

In the last 3 years Ive worked at

N. Grumman
Q1 Aircraft services
First coast aerospace
Gulfstream
Sk jets

needless to say the airplane biz. is tough stuff.

Its all good. I got bennies, good pay, job security, time off, day shift and best of all its for the Gov.

[Buckethead]

Mind if I ask what your rate was?

I'm an ATI who works on IFF. I've got a couple more years on my current contract, but who knows what could happen down the line, right? 

[JEDI PIMP]

I joined as an AD.
For those who dont know... That is Aviation machinist mate AKA aircraft engine mechanic/fuel systems mechanic. I worked on the S-3 Viking.

Jacksonville FL is not the best place to leave the navy looking for a job in aviation but I gave it a shot anyway.

I got My A&P license while I was still in so that the navy would pay the bill.

[Buckethead]

so that the navy would pay the bill.

Hoo-make the beast with two backsin-ya! 

[DY]

Congrats on becoming a government drone!  I've got a couple friends also working for Uncle Sam... besides the occasional office politics, they all like working for the fed. gov.  Whats the starting GS level for A&Ps?

[JEDI PIMP]

Congrats on becoming a government drone!  I've got a couple friends also working for Uncle Sam... besides the occasional office politics, they all like working for the fed. gov.  Whats the starting GS level for A&Ps?

weeeell, technically its not a GS job... L-3 is a contractor who has its fingers in all forms of our (and other countries) government.

Im part of a Union though.... that count?

[herm]

weeeell, technically its not a GS job... L-3 is a contractor who has its fingers in all forms of our (and other countries) government.

Im part of a Union though.... that count?

nope...

you cant earn time toward career status, but thats not necessarily a bad thing.
however, if hard economics times are ahead, the govt. is going to cancel contracts before it lets career employees go.