Term Appointment
(Time limited more than one year but not more than 4 years)

Federal civil service Term appointments are defined as appointments expected to last for a specified period of time that is at least more than 1 year but not to exceed 4 years.

To determine if your Federal employment is or was a temporary appointment, refer to your SF-50, “Notification of Personnel Action”, in the section “Employee data”, block number 24 (“Tenure”).  Term appointments are denoted by a “3” in that block.