"Code" "Explanation" "From" "Through" "=""1""" "Competitive service. See 5 U.S.C. 2102 for definition of the competitive service." "06/01/1972" "Present" "=""2""" "Excepted service. This position is not in the competitive service or in the Senior Executive Service. See 5 U.S.C. 2103 for definition of the excepted service." "06/01/1972" "Present" "=""3""" "SES General. Employee in the SES occupies a general position as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(9)." "07/01/1979" "Present" "=""4""" "SES Career Reserved. Employee in the SES occupies a career reserved position as defined in 5 U.S.C. 3132(a)(8)." "07/01/1979" "Present"