Final answer:
It is true that individuals with Federal employment only in the excepted service or SES are typically not eligible for noncompetitive conversion to competitive service positions.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is true that individuals whose only Federal employment has been in the excepted service, non-career Senior Executive Service (SES),
or statutory positions are generally not eligible for noncompetitive conversion to competitive service positions. The competitive service are positions managed by the Office of Personnel Management and are filled through a merit system that includes a consideration of an applicant's education,
work history, and possibly civil service exams. Excepted service positions are not bound by this system, allowing for different hiring standards and practices.
Similarly, SES positions are leadership roles requiring specific executive qualifications.
This separation helps maintain a merit-based selection in filling competitive service positions while allowing flexibility in hiring for specialized excepted service roles or for those roles requiring high-level executive qualifications.