kjm -- "management moved me into PTF position on Sept 1st however I still do not have form 50 in liteblue....is this correct?"
-- Let's hope so! Just be sure manglement is entering work hours properly.
"Or am I technically still a RCA?"
-- One way to look at the situation is that as a PTF, you are basically an RCA serving in a "career position". Could be long-term or could be short-term.
-- If the minimum of 2-K routes no longer exists, you go back into the ranks of non-leave earning RCA's.
-- PTF's can be utilized just about anywhere manglement sees fit, so it is not that much different from being a "regular" RCA, except you are earning leave while a PTF. And if a regular route posting opens up, you are going to get it, even without bidding.
-- As noted in Step 5 ( R-95 ): The PTF rural carrier is a leave replacement employee.