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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you PP.  I think some others view FS life through a narrow lens.  Let's not forget there are those among us who are SME HQ "desk jockeys" and they certainly do not send kids to Big Three schools.  They might live in Fairfax City, struggle with a daily commute, overcrowded schools and a bloated AAP program.  They have a mortgage and two car notes to pay.  [/quote]

So basically you're like every other person working in the DC metro area?  :roll:

I have zero sympathy for the OP wife who started this thread. She's living like the 1% and doesn't even have the foresight to realize how privileged she is.[/quote]

As a matter of fact I am.  I am an FSO.  My salary, including locality pay for Washington, DC is $108,000.  I have a mortgage, college bills to worry about, car payments, etc.  I cannot afford $30K on private schools either so my kids go to public.   So, yes I AM JUST LIKE any other mid-level Fed living and working in the DC metro area.  The only difference is that I have post 911 taken three unaccompanied assignments without my family.  I stepped up to the plate to serve just as my brother in the Army did.  I find it laughable that anyone would think I live like the 1% with my two "antique" cars that we will drive into the ground before buying another and my modest $450K home in what could be considered a working class area of Fairfax.   If I could afford it, I could retire in 10 years at age 55.  Oh, the other differences, our personnel system is up or out. So, you are either promoted or find yourself "ticed" out - just like in the military.

All that being said, I love the variety and challenge of my job(s). There is not one day that is the same, and I know even if I hate it now, in two - three years it will all be different.  Right now, I am happy to work on the hottest foreign policy ticket in town.  I guess serendipity and the right language skills and regional expertise came together at just the right moment.  [/quote]

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