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Can you promote here?

Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.

From the rules · No subreddit posting rules or recent top-post samples were provided here — ask the moderators before posting promotions, surveys, or recruitment.

Links

No explicit link policy. Default to no URL: link-plus-young-account is one of the most common automated removal patterns on Reddit.

What this community rewards

Dominant post formats: question, discussion, guide

Headline: concise, specific question or topic (e.g., 'How do COs apply FAR clause X to Y?'). Write in first-person for case questions or neutral third-person for guides. Keep body short (title + 1–3 brief paragraphs), cite regs/policy when possible. Tone: professional, factual, non-sales. Upvoted: practical, specific issues, clear case studies, cited answers. Removed: obvious ads, solicitations, or surveys without mod OK.

Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.

Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/contractingofficers's rules page before posting anything that matters.

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