RCA applying for PTF out of district, back to day 1?

[fastjackg]

Hi all, I've been an RCA for two years and I'd like to change states and move but that will put me out of district and my understanding is there is no way to bid on routes out of district, is that correct? There are rural career positions that pop up in the district I want to go and I had naively assumed that meant open routes but I was recently informed it was almost certainly PTF positions (which makes more sense). If I apply to one of these positions while still working as an RCA in my district will I go back to day 1 as far as USPS is concerned and have to wait a full year before bidding on routes in the new district? If so, am I better off bidding on and taking a route anywhere in my district and then trying to transfer to the state I want to work in?

I am in northern California and I'd like to move to Oregon, or maybe Washington or Idaho. Does anyone know how rare or common it is for a route to go to district bid in Oregon? We recently had like 6 open routes up for district bid and I didn't bid because I thought I could bid to go out of state so now I'm kicking myself.

 

[flash]

Salmon, Id. Best postmaster around and open rts

 

[Worve]

If you get ptf position its not possible to transfer you would have to resign and reapply as rca at another office. As an rca you can transfer to any office that has openings if past 90 day period. As far as getting your own route then moving its mutual transfer and much harder to do.

personally if you truly need or want to move. research on offices where you want to move to, contact those offices. Make sure they have openings and it seems like a good fit, submit paperwork to transfer as an RCA. take a week off between the transfers to move and get everything in order at your new home.

 

[Soccer Playing Carrier]

When you switch to another state your seniority starts over there. If you are an RCA that is everything so yes, it's just like being on day 1. If you are a regular, you keep the years as far as benefits, but your local area seniority starts over as far as bidding on routes and so forth. Definitely research where you want to go because some places you can be regular in a year and some places it could be 10. It is probably easier to just start fresh as a new RCA then it is to find a mutual transfer as a regular.

 

[Morty]

You can go out of district. You will have to paper bid the position. Ask the state DR whether Oregon or Washington to send you the open routes postings, and you should still be able to paper bid that position.

At least, that is what I was told. Just like an RCA still in probation can paper bid an open route district bid and get it if no one else applied.