Raven33_2, I'm glad for your son, kudos to the both of you. My point is simple. I have almost 35 years of federal employment. I'm not a D.C. Level guy. Just a hard worker who knows more than you. I /we federal guys see this attitude all the time with people who apply for jobs. If you squawk at this simple federal mandate... do you think you'll get hired??? if you complain about this ... your already not on the forefront of highly qualified. Just food for thought.