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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say go for it. As long as you enter service by 59, you can stay until forced retirement at 65. You can come back as a contractor the next day and double your salary if that's your jam.[/quote]

Could you recommend a pathway for a current govt attorney? Take the FS exam?  Or is the routing different?[/quote]

Is this seriously a thing?  I was an international relations major and speak 3 languages but went to law school instead.  Are they really taking 50 year olds with no foreign service experience?  And then they slot you into the usual 3 year country assignment routine?  Very tempted to send my teens to boarding school and do this.  [/quote]

Yes, this is seriously a thing, especially at USAID where you need a graduate degree to get in the door as an FSO. You missed a big hiring push by about a month, but keep your eye out for more opportunities. You can also compete for offshore hire PSC positions that give you many of the same benefits (including education, travel, housing) that FSOs receive.[/quote]

I have a relative who took the foreign service exam at ~55 ( when her husband retired and kids were grown). Because of a past cancer diagnosis, they didn't give her hardship posts. Instead she was posted to major cities in western Europe. It was great (she is not a lawyer and this was about 20 years ago).[/quote]

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