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Q. I am 46 with 22 years of service, and have been told that I will soon receive a letter of directed reassignment to a job in my same grade far outside my commuting area. When the letter arrives, if I should decline to move to the new position, what are my options for drawing retirement? How about insurance? Severance pay? What about my 401(k) in the Thrift Savings Plan? My performance ratings are not an issue. A. Reg: Because you wouldn’t meet the age and service requirements to retire, you’d only have one option. If you didn’t take a refund of…

Q. In October, I went up to a GL-7 step 5 making $49,138. If I get selected for the GL-8 Senior Officer Specialist position I put in for, what step will I become? Do you gain an extra step as part of the promotion? A. You must be paid at least the equivalent of a two-step increase in the grade from which you were promoted.