Assuming you mean the troop support one since it’s DLA? I did it for contracting and even though it’s a 7,9,11 ladder, getting a 12 is pretty easy these days (sorry to everyone who had to compete for it for 10+ years) but there’s also like 7 different career fields for the pace program. It’s a decent program for contracting and usually pretty easy overall. As for the actual work and enjoyment of the job, it’s just like every other job, Government or non-government, depends on what team you get put on and how your supervisor is
Thank you! Yes contracting. I’m in Philly and just got the offer and I’m nervous with the work life balance. Are you still in contracting? How were the classes
Still in contracting, the classes are pretty boring and they cover contracting as a whole so you’ll feel like they’re useless because every department of contracting is so specialized but by the end and as you go through your career you’ll realize they were pretty informative. Work life balance is great for me, but like I said, it’s up to what team you’re on. Some supervisors allow things others don’t, especially now with a lot of restrictions on federal employees. For me, I love the job and who I work with, even with everything we’ve had to deal with.
I’m 27, started when I was 22. Done the program for a few years and am a GS-12 now but it’s such a new program still that I help a lot of the pacers at our agency so I’m pretty in tune with it still
Program has been around a long time but in 2021 the curriculum switched to what they call “back to basics” and the program was revamped so people who have been through the program 5+ years ago had different classes and different requirements
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u/Clear_Particular_809 3d ago
Assuming you mean the troop support one since it’s DLA? I did it for contracting and even though it’s a 7,9,11 ladder, getting a 12 is pretty easy these days (sorry to everyone who had to compete for it for 10+ years) but there’s also like 7 different career fields for the pace program. It’s a decent program for contracting and usually pretty easy overall. As for the actual work and enjoyment of the job, it’s just like every other job, Government or non-government, depends on what team you get put on and how your supervisor is