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**johnlohanmclee** · 09-25-2011, 03:18 PM

Only a couple problems with your utopian scenario. You assume that there is a Federal job for everyone that wants one. You think that "your" federal job is safe from the chopping block (you read much?). You don't see the writing on the wall about "modifying" your retirement.

You can now return to your regularly scheduled dream world.

For one thing, with the downsizing of the military, one thing I can tell you is this - my civil service job is far more secure than my job in the military was; that's for sure. In addition, the specific federal agency for which I work is actually growing. On top of that, because I am now "in the system" - even in the highly unlikely event that my job went to the chopping block, getting another would be far easier than if I simply had "veteran's preference."

You can now return to drinking your Hatorade!

09-25-2011, 03:18 PM	#14
johnlohanmclee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	Only a couple problems with your utopian scenario. You assume that there is a Federal job for everyone that wants one. You think that "your" federal job is safe from the chopping block (you read much?). You don't see the writing on the wall about "modifying" your retirement. You can now return to your regularly scheduled dream world. For one thing, with the downsizing of the military, one thing I can tell you is this - my civil service job is far more secure than my job in the military was; that's for sure. In addition, the specific federal agency for which I work is actually growing. On top of that, because I am now "in the system" - even in the highly unlikely event that my job went to the chopping block, getting another would be far easier than if I simply had "veteran's preference." You can now return to drinking your Hatorade!
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