Once in the APS the main aim is to move from position to position gaining promotions as you go. I saw people moving on after 6 months, promoted to new positions. Before I witnessed this I always thought you had to actually work and deliver results to get promoted. Nope you just spend you days surfing the intranet looking for new jobs. Unless it's Friday of course when you have morno's and you spend the morning having tea and sticky buns.
Saw this first hand