Requirement question
 

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV, FG/GS 9/11/12 in the Federal Service.

Can anyone tell me what the bold means? Thanks. I am getting tired of being furloughed and I enjoy each night at home with my wife and daughter.

Obviously you're not qualified for the job. Those are government pay scales, they're saying you have to have been a GS-11 or a FV-(I think they use letters instead of the 9, 11 or 13) for whatever for a year.

"experience equivalent to" dosen't mean you had to be a GS or FV gov civilian. It means you need to have had a position where there is similiar responsibility or duties. If this is off of USAjobs, they usually describe what would be considered equivalent expierence in the job description

But, yes. The letters (and following numbers) correspond to pay scales/levels for civilian government employees.

It is a BANDED pay system rather than the standard GS pay scale

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BANDED SYSTEMS
Banded Systems create broader pay bands or “clusters” within which employees fall. They are less specific than the GS pay scale and are promotion-based. Each agency sets its own band expectations and salaries. Promotions are typically more merit-based than seniority-based. Banded systems include a pay-for-performance system: bonuses and salary augmentations based on accomplishments and pay increases are not necessarily accompanied by promotions.
If an agency is not on the GS pay scale:
Ask for their pay banding chart, which should include what the range of salaries is for each pay band.
Ask if they have information on how to overlay the GS scale on top of their pay bands.
Federal employees can (and do) change jobs between agencies, so the agency must be able to translate from GS grades and steps to their own system of pay bands. While the pay bands may not overlap perfectly with GS levels, there should be a clear, explainable relationship.
For example, consider a theoretical agency that might have the following three pay bands: band I - $35,000 to $60,000; band II - $60,000 to $90,000; band III - $90,000 to $115,000. At such an agency, GS-12 steps 1, 2, and 3 might fall into pay band I, while GS-12 steps 4 and above might fall into pay band II.
Departments and agencies that have utilized pay banding programs for some or all employees include:
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Intelligence Community Agencies
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Pay Band Minimum Midpoint Maximum
A $17,200 $21,100 $24,900
B $19,700 $24,100 $28,600
C $22,200 $27,800 $33,300
D $25,500 $31,900 $38,300
E $29,400 $36,700 $44,100
F $33,700 $42,100 $50,600
G $39,400 $50,200 $61,100
H $48,100 $61,300 $74,600
I $58,500 $74,600 $90,700
J $71,500 $91,100 $110,800
K $85,300 $108,800 $132,200
L $102,100 $130,200 $158,300
M $120,300 $141,400 $162,400
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USMCFLYR

"...one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV, FG/GS 9/11/12 in the Federal Service."

I guess the bolding made me mentally add a coma before "in Federal Service."

Under the payscale descriptions it mentions what equivalent experience is. You don't have to be former military.