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NDAA, DoD said, “Thorough analysis concluded that 12.6 percent of the dual status technician population was administrative in nature, and when considering their impact on military essential duties, recommended a 4.8 percent conversion of dual status technicians to title 5
status positions not requiring overseas deployment, ACT said—not just those labeled “administrative in nature” under DoD’s overly restrictive criteria—should be converted. ACT identified many such positions falling outside DoD’s limited conception of “administrative.”
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civilian positions.”
ACT promptly criticized both figures, pointing out that DoD’s analysis was flawed. All dual
ACT also noted the invalidity of DoD’s sole reason for proposing reduction of the percentage from 12.6 to 4.8. DoD claimed
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