Name:   MrHodja - Subject:   Some Things Never Change Date:   2/23/2016 9:57:28 AM

When in my basic Communications Officer school at Keesler AFB, MS in 1968 one of our better instructors was a civilian who told us about the "Civil Service Rocket", by saying "it won't work because you can't fire it".  While i have stated and Know for a fact there are many, many dedicated, hard working professionals in the government civilian workforce, unfortunately the Civil Service Rocket is indeed an accurate description for many others.

Like Hound, i believe the DoD civilian workforce is blessed with a much greater percentage of the dedicated ones.  i also agree with her that a reason is the DoD mission is in large part responsible.  Plainly stated, if the DoD fails, people die.  My contract work has occasionally  been with other Federal agencies, and that exposure serves only to reinforce those opinions.