Originally Posted by
RockyMtMadDog
No, there is nothing prohibiting it. But lets deal with probabilities and realities rather than with mathematical possibilities that are artificial to everything except your argument. So I think you admit the scenario you propose is not realistic.
Here's a question for you. Do you understand that in the scenario you describe (an out of base OE), nothing would have changed? Under the TA, you would still have been bought off just as you were this week. The changes only affected OEs if the "trainee" was inbound to your category. You knew that, right?
Wrong. It's very realistic as the retirements kick in mass. Just pointing out you want to ignore the fact that the ta allows it.
And you need to go read the ta again, the ta absolutely did not carve out the out of base OE. Read it. Read it for the first time I guess.