I keep hearing the ANG/AFRC is under a hiring freeze but I just don't see it here or other locations, anyone can attest?

I'm hearing the same about the CA NG/ANG. I'm not sure what exactly is affected by the freeze though. The individual I got my info from is being asked to back fill a state active duty position (not to be confused with state military reserve),and this freeze may screw that up.

Not true in the drone squadrons, unless it happened in the last couple weeks.

Edited July 17, 201114 yr by TAMInated

Haven't heard that, but we at the squadron level are usually the last to know!

I've talked to both ANG and AFR in three different states. I've also been talking to the ANG recruiter in the local area. No one has ever mentioned a hiring freeze, either current or impending. If I hear otherwise, I'll be the first to let everyone know.

Thanks for the bro level, I was hired months ago and my spot was taken away due to budget problems but I'm promised my spot will be available when I show up. Like loosing a few ART job's will fix our problems.

I work at state hq and have heard nothing about a hiring freeze.

...but I'm promised my spot will be available when I show up.

The old bait and switch.

Thanks for the bro level, I was hired months ago and my spot was taken away due to budget problems but I'm promised my spot will be available when I show up. Like loosing a few ART job's will fix our problems.

While I haven't heard of any large reductions, there is always the local ebb and flow in manning. One Colorado unit I talked to said they had recently been turned into an associate unit and lost a chunk of their navigator manning. Other units are in the process of shuffling slots to deal with retirements, promotions and other horse trading. Most of my prior experience has been with the Guard so I'm not very familiar with how it works in the Reserves, but most units will find a way. I've seen more than one squadron use a new hire's time in training to find a slot.

The old bait and switch.

Haha better start applying for the regionals;)

Haha better start applying for the regionals;)

Why's that funny?

I've heard nothing about a hiring freeze in my SQ...

The hiring freeze is for GS jobs. If you have an ART job you may be caught up in that for the civilian part of the ART position.

Why's that funny?

You're right, it is not funny. It is also not uncommon.

Shit changes faster and for more ridiculous reasons in the Guard than in the AD, both good and bad. I have mentioned several times that the ARC is anything but the perfect world. People get fucked in the ARC, too.

I've seen guys jump for a full time ARC job get screwed "for reasons beyond anyone's control" (which is often not exactly true) more than once.

I hope this latest issue doesn't screw too many people but it might hit a few pretty hard.

The hiring freeze is for GS jobs. If you have an ART job you may be caught up in that for the civilian part of the ART position.

Yeah, thats what I'm hearing...

Yeah, thats what I'm hearing...

Does the squadron you're going to have an Alert det? Might be able to bridge the gap with some ADOS days. Last I heard, Fresno was looking for some help...

The hiring freeze is for GS jobs. If you have an ART job you may be caught up in that for the civilian part of the ART position.

The 2 for 1 thing doesn't apply to AFRC if that's what you're referring to. There is no hiring freeze in AFRC AFAIK.

There is a hiring freeze/slowdown on DoD GS jobs which is making ART job hiring difficult because you essentially are filling two different jobs...the mil/TR job and the GS job. The TR part is easy. Guys are running into real problems getting the civilian personnel crap solved to fill the GS part. Civilian job means dealing with civilian bureaucracy/laziness which is 1000 times worse than military bureaucracy

Last I heard, Fresno was looking for some help...

Too soon!

Yeah, I tried to go there for years, now I hear stay far away. I don't care about the laziness, put me on orders until my job opens, I'm happy. Then again, beggars can't be choosers.

There is a hiring freeze/slowdown on DoD GS jobs which is making ART job hiring difficult because you essentially are filling two different jobs...the mil/TR job and the GS job. The TR part is easy. Guys are running into real problems getting the civilian personnel crap solved to fill the GS part. Civilian job means dealing with civilian bureaucracy/laziness which is 1000 times worse than military bureaucracy

I'm working an RPA on an enlisted ART job in my shop right now, and my squadron just posted/closed out 4 ART jobs to USAJobs. It may be slow, but there is no "freeze" per se. Then again, I guess I'm just used to dealing with laziness/slowness here locally so the higher level slow down goes unnoticed.