Declining an invitation

[desamischers]

Hey, I'm sure this is repetitive, but there's no tags being used in this comm I guess. :\

Can anyone give me an idea of what it means to decline an invitation? Is it the end of the world? Is there any chance of receiving another assignment? I am hearing conflicting reports on this.

What is the best way to explain to your PO that you want to decline?

Comments

[ekaterinnile]

My understanding at the time that I received my invitation (in 2008/09) was that if you declined an invitation you were not guaranteed another unless you had a very compelling reason for declining, reason being that with so many applicants they could easily fill the spot with someone else. There was a girl who was supposed to be in my group who chose to decline her invitation for "strong reasons" (she didn't specify to me what those reasons were), and she didn't get another one. If they're saying in your invitation kit that you have to give a reason for declining, though, the situation may have changed

[midoriliem]

Yeah, exactly!

[namibiacoco]

I was in Nam 2005-2007 :) Opuwo!

[ekaterinnile]

So that makes you...Nam25? I'm Nam30, I was in Schlip (outside of Rehoboth) from 2009-2011, and now I'm extending in Mariental.

[namibiacoco]

Yep Nam 25!