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[quote=Anonymous]I would also like to know what was OPs intent with this post - can't tell if they feel like they are getting too few benefits or too many.

I think most of the benefits we get are necessary, like the provided housing/housing allowance, COLA, school tuition, etc. you'd be hard pressed to find volunteers if their paycheck couldn't allow them to live on the economy, or if they had to pay out of pocket private school tuition for access to US-equivalent education.

I do agree with whoever posted that a big negative is that the trailing spouse often loses out on a career. This is true. The salary and benefits need to make up for having a one breadwinner household. This is why people like to stay abroad - they can't afford to live in the DC area for their Washington assignments.

As for FS kids, I don't see the sense of entitlement in young kids - could possibly in some of the older ones but most FS "brats" we know are far from it and have turned out to be really interesting, fun, bright young people.[/quote]

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