Originally Posted by
Indy
My friend got the interview invite today. Off the street active military.
What are the thoughts of the APC collective. If an active duty guy approaching 20 yrs gets an interview invite but hasn't set a retirement date, should he establish one prior to the interview?
I was in your shoes. Still on AD when I interviewed.
As I recall I gave them a "window of availability" (plus/minus a few months based on terminal leave, ect). I had not set a firm retire date yet.
I'm only guessing here, but I think the hiring folks aren't obsessed about your timeline for availability, as long as you can be employed in the "near future".
Again, still guessing, but I think once you're offered the job your "file" is sent to the desk which works out your actual report date. They'll talk with you about your actual report date and "flow" you in with other new hires.
Your mileage may vary, but that's what happened with me.
Thanks for your service, and best of luck to you.