Originally Posted by
FAAFlyer
It worked out great, three years at the FAA and back to a major. I left five years ago. It's nice to have lifetime reinstatement rights if necessary in the future.
A side note on the reinstatement rights: If an Inspector does leave and plans on returning someday, don't burn any bridges on the way out. I know of one Inspector who left and five years later has tried to come back only to be turned down after applying to several offices.
You do have reinstatement (as noted on the SF-50) but the hiring office has to agree to take you back. It's not guaranteed.