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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 94 of 217 the seniority ranking for each applicant and the most senior applicant shall be selected and placed in the position. Section 5. Selected employees shall be release d to begin their new positions as soon as practicable. This shall occur no later than six (6) months from the date of selection unless otherwise requested by the employee, but in no case later than twelve (12) months from selection. Section 6. Employee r equests under this Article shall remain active for twenty - four (24) months. If no selection has been made within that period, the employee may reapply. Section 7. If a priority placement status candidate is not placed in the vacancy, the Agency shall pre pare a written narrative statement listing all reasons for non - placement. The Agency shall submit such written narrative to the employee's Service Area Director with a copy to the employee and the Union at the employee's current facility within seven (7) d ays of a non - placement determination. ARTICLE 61 REASSIGNMENT OF TRAINING FAILURES Section 1. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees who are unsuccessful in the air traffic control training program. Section 2. Developmental terminal an d en route employees who are unsuccessful in training as a result of withdrawing from training during their initial facility assignment, and have completed their probationary period, may be given an opportunity at a lower level facility if a vacancy exists . These employees will be provided a list of up to five (5) facilities of which the employee may select for reassignment. All other developmental terminal and en route employees who are unsuccessful in training and have completed their probationary period may be given an opportunity at a lower level facility if a vacancy exists. These employees will be provided a list of facilities of which the employee may select for reassignment. Developmental FSS employees who are unsuccessful in training and have com pleted their probationary period may be given an opportunity at another facility if a vacancy exists. These employees will be provided a list of facilities of which the employee may select for reassignment. En route developmentals fitting in the criteria above will attend the Academy for terminal training. Section 3. If an employee, who was previously facility certified, transfers and fails to achieve full certification in his/her new facility, he/she will be provided a list of facilities for which he/she qualifies and where a vacancy exists. The employee will select one for reassignment. This list may include the employee's previous facility if a vacancy exists. An employee failing to reach facility certification at two (2) consecutive facilities, whethe r due to failing training or withdrawing prior to certification, may be eligible for retention. After achieving facility certification and entering a new assignment requiring training, the employee commences training with a "clean slate." Section 4. Emp loyee reassignments made in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall

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