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  2. Civil service - Wikipedia

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    The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service official, also known as a public servant or public employee, is a person employed in the public sector ...

  3. United States federal civil service - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal civil service is the civilian workforce (i.e., non-elected and non-military public sector employees) of the United States federal government 's departments and agencies. The federal civil service was established in 1871 ( 5 U.S.C. § 2101 ). [1] U.S. state and local government entities often have comparable civil ...

  4. Alternative civilian service - Wikipedia

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    e. Alternative civilian service, also called alternative services, civilian service, non-military service, and substitute service, is a form of national service performed in lieu of military conscription for various reasons, such as conscientious objection, inadequate health, or political reasons. Alternative service usually involves some kind ...

  5. Excepted service - Wikipedia

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    From 5 U.S.C. § 2103: (a) For the purpose of this title, the excepted service consists of those civil service positions which are not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service . (b) As used in other Acts of the United States Congress, “unclassified civil service” or “unclassified service” means the “excepted service”.

  6. Title 42 appointment - Wikipedia

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    Title 42 appointment. A Title 42 appointment is an excepted service employment category in the United States federal civil service. It allows scientists and special consultants to be hired as part of the Public Health Service or Environmental Protection Agency under a streamlined process "without regard to the civil-service laws".

  7. Non-commissioned officer - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A non-commissioned officer ( NCO) is a military officer who does not hold a commission. [1] [2] [3] Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. [4] In contrast, commissioned officers usually enter directly from a military academy, officer training corps (OTC) or reserve ...

  8. Civil service reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Civil service reform in the United States was a major issue in the late 19th century at the national level, and in the early 20th century at the state level. Proponents denounced the distribution of government offices—the "spoils"—by the winners of elections to their supporters as corrupt and inefficient. They demanded nonpartisan ...

  9. Non-combatant - Wikipedia

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    Non-combatant is a term of art in the law of war and international humanitarian law to refer to civilians who are not taking a direct part in hostilities; persons, such as combat medics and military chaplains, who are members of the belligerent armed forces but are protected because of their specific duties (as currently described in Protocol I ...