A theory of explanation might treat explanations in either a realist or an epistemic (that is, anti-realist) sense. A realist interpretation of explanation holds that the entities or processes an explanation posits actually exist--the explanation is a literal description of external reality.
Officers in pay grades O-1, O-2, and O-3 with more than four years of prior cumulative service in an enlisted or warrant officer grade are paid increased wages using the special pay grades of O-1E, O-2E, and O-3E, respectively.
Thus, an employeeâs salary may be raised without moving out of the grade itself. For example, an employee at GS-1 (grade 1), Step 1 will be paid about $16,000 while an employee at GS-1, Step 10 will receive $20,000. This is part of the incentive program the government uses to inspire better employees.There are two promotion patterns when changing grades.he highest grade is GS-15 with the highest salary, which is also the cap for all the salaries. In any given year, a government employee may not be paid more than that limit. As of January 2005, the top salary allowed is $116,517.