Originally Posted by: summersand 
I am currently looking at an announcement that in the assessment questionnaire is the below question:
7. Non-Competitive - I am applying for this position to be considered as a:
A. Reassignment.
B. Voluntary Change to Lower Grade.
C. Repromotion. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action and a copy of your SF-50 indicating the highest grade you held on a permanent basis
D. I am not applying using any of the above eligibilities.
The job is only open to: Current Permanent Civilian DLA Employees. ICTAP (Must be in Commuting Area). Individuals eligible for the following Special Appointing Authorities are not required to be in commuting area: Individuals w/Disabilities, Veterans w/a disability rating of 30% or more, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA).
I don't meet any of these categories, but it got me thinking about choice C. Repromotion... So I did some digging on OPM's website and came up with more questions than answers.
So oh wise FederalSoup forum, help me understand what non-competitive repromotion is all about.
1. Is repromotion only applicable to the same job series?
2. Is it only for repromotion in the same agency at which you previously held the higher grade?
3. Is it only for displaced employees? Or is it applicable to all Federal employees?
4. Where does it rank in the world of preferences and eligibilities?
Any information on repromotion is greatly appreciated.
repromotion.....
it depends on the agency and the announcement how they want to restrict it...
in general repromotion is:
1. You had previous worked at that GS level before
2. Specific job series does not matter
3. What agency does not matter
---a problem can be if you worked in agency under a non GS series. there is a rule that states if you work in a non GS series and your base pay is > GS X step 4 and <GS Y step 4 you get GS Y credit for that service.
As for non-competitive eligible:
There are numerous categories here some of them are:
1. you are at the same level in another agency
2. special hiring authority: Schedule A, vet disability of 30%+, military spouse, and others.
3. I am not sure how much of a weight this has---Say the job is a GS 12, you are currently working in a GS 11/12 position but currently at a GS 11 with over 1 yrs experience at that level4. You are currently at a higher grade like a GS 13 and this position is a GS 12 with no promotion to a 13 level. Then you willing to taka a downgrade gives you non-competitive status.