TRIAL PERIOD REQUIREMENT FOR STAFF PERSONNEL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00679A000300050044-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: October 15, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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15 October 1969
OrFICE OF PERSONNEL MEMORANDUM 110. 20-2-2
SUBJECT . Trial Period Requirement for Staff Personnel
RESCISSION: OPM 20-520-9 dated 8 March 1956
fr'?r 1959
1. General-Categories of Personnel, requires that
staff personnel serve a twelve months' trial period following entrance
on duty with the Agency and provides for exceptions when the individual
is a former Agency employee or has performed military service. The
procedures prescribed below will apply to determination and documenta-
tion of credit for prior military or civilian service. Except as pro-
vided below, all staff personnel entering on duty will automatically
be required to serve the full trial period.
2. Credit of Prior Military Service
a. Upon restoration follow military serviced Full credit
of military service toward the trial period requirement is pro-
vided by law to individuals who leave Agency employment to enter
military service and are restored following satisfactory comple-
tion of such military service. If the individuai 's combined
civilian Agency and military service is more than twelve months,
he has completed his required trial period If his combined
service is less than twelve months, he will be required to cogs
plete the balance of his trial period following restoration,
b. Following military detail to the Agency The credi.tab-.1tt.J
of detailed military service is subject to administrative d.ete_rm.i
nation by the Director of Personnel. When the individual's military
service with the Agency has been in. the performance of duties com
parable in scope and level to those of hie civilian position, the
Chief, Staff Personnel Division (SPD) or the Chief, Contract Pear?
sonnel Division (CPD), as appropriate, is authorized to determine
the amount of credit to be allowed.
3. Credit of Prior Civilian Service
a. Prior civilian service with another Federal enc ? Such
service is normally not creditable toward completion of the CIA
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trial period. However, in some instances, if the appointment
to the Agency is without a break in service following service
in the same line of work (including grade level) in another
Federal agency, such service may be creditable. Refer any
such cases to the Director of Personnel for determination.
b. Prior civilian service with CIA: Such service may be
credited toward the trial period requirement by the Director
of Personnel. If the individual's former Agency employment
was in the same line of work as his new position, such credit
may be authorized by the Chief, SPD, or the Chief, CFD, as
appropriate. Other cases in which it. is desired to credit
prior Agency service will he referred to the Director of
Personnel with the recommendation of the Chief, PD or the
Chief, CPT
4? Documentation Detor*ninations in accordance with the pro
visions of paragraphs 2 and 3 above will be recorded under Item 18,
Remarks, of Form 11`2, Request for Personnel Action, by the Staff
P'ersonne.l Divis?.on or the Contract Personnel Division, as appropriate,
for notation under Ltem 18 of Form 1150, Notification of Personnel
Action, by the Control Division
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