I'm Permanent!

.....I showed up at my desk this morning and there was an SF-50 sitting there. Effective July 1st I'm now a permanent GS-13 Planning Manager for the Submarine Department at PSNS & IMF.

.....It did not come with a pay raise or anything, but it was a big step none the less.

.....To say I'm surprised would be the understatement of the day. I fully expected the clock to run out on my five years of temporary promotion next February and to be silently pulled back to a GS-12 position as a JPL. I especially thought this as I watched the standards for Planning Manager become more finely tuned over the past two years. Currently before Planning Manager candidates are even considered they are either already degreed engineers, or in some sort of program towards their Bachelor's degree in either management or engineering fields. Which is not extremely difficult to do as there are several programs with either Olympic College or out-of-area colleges working in partnership with the Navy.

.....But me? I have an Apprenticeship from the Shipyard and an Associates Degree through Olympic Community College. My blue collar roots definitely show through when the Planning Managers all get together. I don't exactly speak their language. I don't think the same way they do.

.....Wow. Just, Wow!

.....Aaron.