Hi
This is Mansoor Ali from OMG 37th Common.

OMG is a very good group in terms of promotion and horizontal mobility.
First of all, every OMG officer is posted in the secretariat as Section Officer for first 5 to 8 years but there are a number of attached departments in which one can go on deputation. One can even get posted in provinces on deputation for 3 years which is also extend able for further 2 years. In provinces one can be posted on DMG seat as well.
Another good point is that OMG officers can go for foreign trainings and degree programs. OMG officers are also posted on deputation in foreign missions abroad.
Moreover, the donor agencies and other organizations like UN and USAID take hire OMG officers to run their secretariats and programs in pakistan and they offer a very good pay package.
Another great feature of OMG is that promotion is fastest among all the other occupational groups. There is great number of shortage in secretariat of officers right now so when our batch will be posted, we'll get 18th scale in just 2 years. We can also be posted on 18th scale on acting charge immediately coz there's no one above. The great thing is that we'll all be in 19th scale in just next 8 years which is impossible in DMG.

Some negative points are that OMG officers don't get a car or house immediately. The senior officials in secretariat possess all these facilities and one gets them in 19th scale. but if ur in an attached department or in province on deputation, u can get these facilities subject to availability.

Another problem OMG officers appointed through competitive exam face is that we have to fight promotees or rankers who qualify the promotional exam and join the OMG group. these people affect our seniority. Another category of people are the ones who come from other departments on deputation and get themselves regularised in OMG.

but overall OMG officers are the ones who run not only the secretariat but also have the chance to formulate policies from their desks.