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This is an unusual opening for an instrument repairman for the DOD schools in Germany. It is a US Federal Government job with good pay, possible relocation expense reimbursement, and full federal benefits.

$100k after the locality adjustment.

sweaty wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:48 am https://www.usajobs.gov/job/690986600

This is an unusual opening for an instrument repairman for the DOD schools in Germany. It is a US Federal Government job with good pay, possible relocation expense reimbursement, and full federal benefits.

For you. If you've got a wife/kids, you're footing the bill for medical/dental.

I only see an hourly rate. It doesn't specify how many hours...?

Still sounds like a cool job, though.

Ex-military/DoD folks who've been deployed overseas recently will have a better idea of medical care, but in my childhood as a military brat, medical care was always available from base facilities except for really serious stuff, and there are provisions for handling those occurrences. My brother, for example, had some pretty serious issues that had to be dealt with at a very large children's hospital, and I'm pretty sure the military picked up most or all of the bill. From reading some of the details in the job ad, it sounds like dependent family members would be covered in a likewise fashion. Friends who've been stricken with illness or injury while overseas usually availed themselves of local clinics, and I can't recall any who had any horror stories. Most reported a high degree of care, at least in developed countries, usually with comparatively low out-of-pocket fees. In my excursions outside the US I've been lucky enough to not need medical care. You can look at the OPM website for more details.

As for hours, it indicates it is a full-time gig, and it indicates a minimum 36-month engagement.

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:09 pm

sweaty wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:48 am https://www.usajobs.gov/job/690986600

This is an unusual opening for an instrument repairman for the DOD schools in Germany. It is a US Federal Government job with good pay, possible relocation expense reimbursement, and full federal benefits.

For you. If you've got a wife/kids, you're footing the bill for medical/dental.

I only see an hourly rate. It doesn't specify how many hours...?

Still sounds like a cool job, though.

Says full time in the listing. That’s usually 40 hours for USG jobs.

Missed that, thanks!

I would imagine there would be a bunch of "parts making" and "parts making do" involved (obviously, depending on the make{s} of the equipment).
Also (considering that) I might wonder how much and the style of supervision - as well as the expectations - involved.

"Does anyone have a low E key for a 'shooting stars' Conn alto sax, and would they be willing to express mail it to Germany?" (etc.)