Comment Number: OL-10509912
Received: 3/15/2005 8:55:36 PM
Subject: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment
Title: National Security Personnel System
CFR Citation: 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901
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Comments:

I would like to comment on the NSPS. I believe there are some good and bad with this new proposed rule. One good reason for this change is there are a lot of old and new employees that have set their ways and believe they do not have to do their job, or that they can not get fired. With the new system these employees will be held accountable for their irresponsible actions. Good employees will be rewarded for their hard and good work. However, our supervisors are military, and a lot of military personnel have to move often which can leave the decision they have to make very difficult. They (supervisors) are not in the position long enough to make the proper and right decisions regarding raises. They may not see others for who they really are because of short time in area. Many military personnel have had bad experiences with civilian personal, which can cause them to have bad judgement from past experiences. I don’t think the step increases should be taken away. This proposal makes civilian personnel more like military personnel. This is ok, but military get an annual raise every January and every year up to five years in service, which then it goes to every other year. Cutting the step increase would cut civilian raises out all together unless their supervisor grants them one, which leads me back to my previous statement in paragraph one. How can you expect military and civilian personnel to be the same and united if one gets a raise and the other does not? Deployment is another controversial issue. I know civilians can be deployed however, it can be change or delayed until the person can find family arrangements. Not everyone can be deployed due to health and family responsibilities. That is the whole reasons a lot of military personnel get out of the military to take care of their family. And if the person has other obligations they should not be discriminated against for this reason and be fired. For me my husband is active duty military who has been in the army for 8 years and deployed 6 times, we have only seen each other 4 years out of our 8 year marriage. I did not join the military because of this. I do not want him to come home from his 12 to 18 month deployments only to find that I am now going or have already left for my 12 to 18 month deployments. This would have us apart for approximately 3 year. Can the government afford to take the blame for a hirer divorce rate? The military already has a high divorce rate, do we need it to be higher and to include civilians too. Might I add these deployments would be without any extra pay like a raise! This is wrong! In conclusion I believe this proposal should really be reviewed in these specific areas. I do believe some areas will help the civilian employment be a much better work force, also more effective and efficient.