1. Post Government Service Employment Restriction Counseling
Element 51
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2. Objectives
Summarize the most common post government employment restrictions. ​
Explain the mandatory Post Government Briefing requirement for TSMs.
List all resources associated with this element.

3. Prohibited Compensation Rule
After leaving the military, you may not accept compensation for representational services provided while you were still in the military.

4. 1 year ban
For one year after separating from the military, you may not aid, advise or represent any employer regarding trade or treaty negotiations that you worked on in your last year of military service.

5. 2 year ban
For two years after separating from the military, you may not represent someone else to the government regarding any matters that were pending under your responsibility during your last year of military service.

6. Lifetime ban
You may not, on the behalf of someone else, try to influence any government agency, officer or employee concerning a matter in which you personally worked on during your military service at any time… FOREVER.

7. Famous Rule Breakers
Matt Bissonnette “Fat Leonard”

8. Foreign Employment
Retired military members may not accept employment from any foreign government without the consent of the Service Secretary and the Secretary of State.​
Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of retirement pay.
rleen Druyun, a former procurement executive in the Air Force, plead guilty to illegal job talks with Boeing and showing bias to the company in exchange for a $250,000/year vice president job and employment for her daughter and future son-in-law.

9. Transition Counselor’s Role
The Service Member can not decline this counseling.​
Transition counselors shall refer transferring service members to an installation legal office to ensure they are briefed on post government service employment restrictions by an ethics official (Main Resource)

10. Summary
Do NOT bring personal DoD business into the private work sector or other agencies
Make sure all laws and restrictions are briefed by the proper personnel

11. Questions???