Army Corps of Engineers seeking ‘civilian workers’ ahead of ‘impending national disaster’?

https://www.intellihub.com/army-corps-of-engineers-seeking-civilian-workers-ahead-of-impending-disaster/ ^ | June 6, 2015 1:02 pm EDT | By Shepard Ambellas

[sport]

I have said from the day he occupied the White House. he is not leaving of his own accord. If he leaves the White House when he is supposed to , I will be the most surprised person
in the U.S.A.

[Doomonyou]

They give me an M-4 and a bunch of ammo to help out I’m in. (wink, wink.)

[GOPJ]

Thanks NOVA...

[GOPJ]

You’re a treasure Sarge... that’s one very reasonable answer...

[T-Bone Texan]

"....Work is performed inside and outside in all types of weather (e.g., heat, cold, rain, wind, etc.) and usually in a dirty, dusty and/or greasy environment. Employee is exposed to the possibility of broken bones, electrical shocks, burns, cuts bruises, maimed fingers and scrapes. Occasionally is required to wear uncomfortable protective clothing...."

Sounds fun, but the overall subtext is "we're constructing death camps".

[Redak]

I tried going to this listing and found nothing, but then I have no experience with this site. Anyone else actually see the posting?

[SkyPilot]

There may be a disaster pending, but this ad has nothing to do with telegraphing one. The Army Corps of Engineers has been constructing dams, levees, bridges, and managing flood zones since 1775.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers

There are all sorts of things I worry about: God's judgment, financial collapse, and the start of the Biblical Tribulation.

I even hear of talk of an asteroid hitting off of Puerto Rico. Could happen.

But this USA Jobs ad is standard of standard, and portends no pearls of wisdom or insight.

[exDemMom]

Kenniwick, WA” is only the “duty station for pay purposes”

Most likely, they already have a Kenniwick resident (insider) 'pre-selected' for the job.

As far as I know, the Army cannot hire someone that is already in a position (for instance, a contractor that the Army wants to hire as an Army civilian) without posting a job listing for someone of that person's skill set. Once a job listing has been posted for a period of time, the paperwork to hire the person the supervisor wanted all along can be processed.

This practice probably accounts for some of the frustration that people feel when trying to apply for a government job. The listing does not specify that the only purpose for running it is to fulfill a legal requirement to hire the insider already selected for the job.

[CGASMIA68]

“legal requirement to hire the insider already selected for the job. “

I have neighbor that was a temp telco tech for DHS with 20 plus years of experience from CO tech, T&R, and provisioning OC 48’s. While at DHS applied for a full time position for telecom tech and got turned down.One day this kid that was a “logistics stoog”(moved desks and furniture cross country)came in the switch room and asked him and the boss to explain how some of the stuff worked.He asked why,he said he got the telecom position.He told him figure it out yourself. Neighbor told me this kid never touched a Butt Set in his life couldn’t tell you what color pair one was,ZERO knowledge and just got a top telecom position.
I felt for the neighbor being a retired att tech myself

So you are 100% correct.And yes they are required to post publicly be fore filling

[T-Bone Texan]

I saw the posting and my above excerpt is directly from it.

The article lists a job number:

"... Shockingly as listed in the solicitation numbered “NCFL156545791382984S”...

I Googled the number and it went right to the job posting; results #3, 4, and 5.

[exDemMom]

That is unfortunate.

At least, in my experience, people are hired to do the same exact job they were already doing as a contractor. So there is no possibility that they are not qualified for the job, since we already know their qualifications.

[CGASMIA68]

unfortunate is a nice term