How come Military Service comes with a federal contract different that all other federal employees?

The five armed forces are provisioned by title 10 and Title 14. The other agencies are not. The other agencies do not have near the volume of in and out flow, 11% a year. The Uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces are all on a term appointment.

It like expecting an NBA contract to be the same as a recording contract. Different functions.

You will see a lot of great explanations posted but the reality is that the military is the only one with a (when required) obligatory service and a mandate to fight this thing we call war. Not a lot of folks like to do this, even some of the folks who joined the all volunteer force; joining only for college money, and a paycheck. But when things get real if it wasn’t for that contract (DD Form 4). They would take a fly faster than a blink of an eye! The other government agencies you can quit as you please since there are many folks applying for your the position every day.

There is no Federal contract. Feds work under a competitive promotion status, no time requirement. Some programs come with required service post training. LEO Feds have a period of automatic annual promotions through to a certain grade save disciplinary issues. It is more complex than explained but this is the gist of it. Thank you for your service.