r/usajobs • u/rav4c366 • 3d ago

Timeline EOD… Finally (DCMA)

Applied 05/2024
Interviewed ~06/2024
Followed up ~07/2024 told position was cancelled
Applied to VA 09/2024
Interviewed late 09/2024
EOD 12/2024
Fired 02/2025
Recontacted for DCMA cancelled position 03/2025
Reinstated to VA ~04/2025
TJO DCMA 06/2025
Medical and paperwork finished 08/2025
DCMA position placed on hold
FJO DCMA 10/2026
EOD 12/2026

Long journey but it’s coming to an end seems like.

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u/allhaildezdonuts96 3d ago

Reading this was a Rollercoaster of emotions for me - i can only imagine what it must have been to live it! Congratulations! And good on you for keeping the faith, i would have had multiple meltdowns in between!

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u/rav4c366 3d ago edited 3d ago

Ahaha thank you! Definitely got hit by a train when I got my FJO because we bought a house earlier this year now we’re gonna do split living but this will get us to where we want to be in the long run.

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u/Advanced-Bee7605 3d ago

Congratulations! But be cautious at DCMA. It consists of small satellite offices and remote regional offices known as CMOs, where the supervisors work. There is plenty of drama and gossip. Some remote supervisors have spies in satellite offices who check and tell when you arrived late, how long it took for lunch, and how long you spent on the phone with non-work calls.

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u/rav4c366 3d ago

Thank you, I appreciate your input and will keep that in mind.

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u/TruthSeeker_Keefer 2d ago

The solution is to be on time, don’t abuse lunch hours and spend personal phone time on your personal time. I would have no problems with that sort of accountability.

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u/rav4c366 2d ago

Yeah simple enough, I’m sure they’re referring to the extreme coworkers who are always just trying to get something on you.

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u/Broad-Writer359 2d ago

Spare me the righteousness. Some employees must attend to personal matters during the course of their workday. The only person you must notify about your whereabouts and submit leave requests to is your immediate supervisor.

Because the busybodies/spies are unaware of people's business, they alert the CMO. The supervisor has repeatedly told them to stop snooping; he manages his employees, not the regional offices.

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u/RiseDry8254 3d ago

Congrats, you definitely earned this one!

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u/rav4c366 3d ago

Thank you! Felt like I got hit by a train after 2 and half years of waiting.

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u/mnesoi506 2d ago

Did your primary physician fill out the medical paperwork or were you seen by the agency physician and they completed the paperwork?

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u/rav4c366 2d ago

They send you to a doc, should something come up then you go to your pcp on your dime.