like the conquering army which chooses the time and place of the battle

Experiential Responses: Medical Retirement for Postal & Civilian Federal Employees

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Life’s garbage is supposed to teach us lessons; that is what we are taught from a young age. Thus, long lines allow for an opportunity to test patience; insults and ingratitudes, self control; imprudent behavior, an antipathy towards it; lengthy battles, allowing a lesson to forge on while others give up; and similar encounters which provide ample revelations for altering one’s natural instinct of regressive responses. […] Read More …

FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement for Federal and USPS Workers: ICM versus ICBM

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During the Cold War era, the latter acronym was familiar to most, as fears were magnified as to the intercontinental capacity of the U.S.S.R. (those who can still decipher this immediately reveals one’s age). In those days, one did not need to know the Eastern […] Read More …

CSRS & FERS Medical Disability Retirement: Time as a Valued Commodity

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At what juncture in the course of human lives the linear progression of “time” on a continuum of history became of prominence, philosophers, psychologists and historians may differ. Certainly, animals are aware of the general importance of seasons; daylight […] Read More …

Federal Employee Medical Retirement: Dealing with Adversity

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How does one deal with adversity? When the adversary is a faceless entity, a bureaucracy which acts as a behemoth of epic proportions, one must take care in choosing the proper battle to engage. For, ultimately, the victory or loss of a battle is often determined by […] Read More …

Federal Employee Medical Retirement: The Clarion Call that Never Comes

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Medical conditions are often subtle in their subversive impact — a slow, progressively deteriorating manifestation, characterized by pain, depletion of energy and stamina, and with manifestations of symptoms which may not be immediately noticeable with a passing glance. Most of us […] Read More …

Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Timing and Perseverance

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The proper timing of an event has much to do with the successful outcome of an endeavor. Just look at the “timing” passes in the NFL, where the quarterback throws a pass towards a receiver who has […] Read More …