Assignment to the Pentagon?

Is there something that states what positions there are available and the qualifications?

Pick me!

I would accept the assignment if given the opportunity. I think it would be a great opportunity to learn from senior leaders as well as share some of the TTPs I've learned throughout my career. I think it would be a great learning experience where I might have the opportunity to have a solid impact.

If possible I would have accepted it.

I have been trying to find out how to put myself in position to get an assignment there. Does anyone have any pointers on how to do this because my branch was NO help.

I was there from 2012 to 2013 and couldn't find a place large enough to hold all my household items for a 1BR apartment that I had in Newport News, VA had to place everything in storage and live at an Extended Stay in Fairfax, VA just to be close enough to the Pentagon. AM Traffic wasn't to bad but that afternoon traffic took me almost 2 hours or more to travel 33 miles to my location in Fairfax, VA.

Work hours are very long and demanding, so be ready to work some of the personal are good people to know and network with others have that me, myself, and I syndrome thus no bonding nor protection as they are seeking retirement and then getting a civilian job at the Pentagon so watch out.

The assignment looks good on Military BIO and the Top Secret/SCI Clearance is good for any civil service job door opener outside of the Pentagon, so it has it pros and cons like any other assignment.

It depends what you want and where you are in your career. At the company grade (O1 to O3 and E1 to E7), I would only recommend it if as a part of a special developmental program with defined follow-on opportunities. At the senior levels, if it is not a nominative position, then I would likewise avoid it. I spent two tours there on ARSTAFF and the sad fact is that like any large organization, there are many roles that are just necessary to make the organization function. For example, we had two SFC that basically opened and closed the office and greeted visitors. Yes, they did some other work, but their real purpose was to receive visitors and keep the wrong people out of the way. We needed two because the office was open so long each day. I did what I could to help them grow, but if I had sat their promotion boards, then I would have much rather seen time as platoon sergeant, senior drill, or even battalion staff. There are exceptions, but in general no one below the grades of E-9 or O-5 are going to be allowed into the meetings where the decisions are made about running the DoD or Service. So it goes back to understanding where you are in your career and where you want to go. For example, I never sat on a CSM selection board, but I would suspect that staff time in the building is not a prerequisite for success and so therefore that tour could have been better used.

Not just no but hell no. They shoot their wounded and eat their young.

I was there from Nov 2011 to Nov 2012, too political for me but those Senior NCOs or Officers that likes the assignment is looking for a Retirement Career as a Civilian after the end of their military career that was not my cup of tea, but I made a few friends along the way.

That would be a great opportunity to make important contacts for a future outside of the military.