tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post1076565462299489529..comments2023-06-12T09:43:25.286-04:00Comments on The Arms Control Otaku 『軍備管理のオタク』: Update Madness - 7 April 2007Robot Economisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-81614049087212698162007-04-09T20:48:00.000-04:002007-04-09T20:48:00.000-04:00If this is the same grumpy gus from earlier, I am ...If this is the same grumpy gus from earlier, I am way ahead of you.<BR/><BR/>I'm already a contractor working for the government and I make some serious money (not even close to 6 figures, but much better than the average 24 year old). Landing a PMF job is going to be a pay cut, but it will also only commit me to two years of civil service work.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I plan on either going to go back to school or bury myself in the intelligence community after completing the PMF program. For me, being a PMF is all about access and work experience, not a career per se.<BR/><BR/>I work in the Army secretariat and I know what it is like to have to deal with political appointees regularly. Its pretty lame.Robot Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462962401593301110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594178071784212079.post-14665748159436467592007-04-09T20:23:00.000-04:002007-04-09T20:23:00.000-04:00Okay, I really do think you're a smart guy, so I'm...Okay, I really do think you're a smart guy, so I'm going to do you a favor. I'm going to let you and your readers in on a secret. I understand that the PMF has a sort of prestige to it. I understand that PMFs get some fairly neat-o keen opportunities. However, you really need to discover how much you're worth! A GS/GG job with DoD/IC/State whatever is going to pay NOTHING!!! You're going to start out as some GS-13/14 or something and have limited upward mobility as far as salary is concerned. You really are going to be the "Graham Cracker Guy" for some SES/Appointee whose ass you'll need to kiss to make sure that the next POM cycle keeps your shop in business. Sure, you may one day get appointed Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Command and Control in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Defense Research & Engineering - Advanced Systems and Concepts - but is it really worth it???<BR/><BR/>Why not pick an office that would hire you as a PMF and then seek work with their primary contractor. You should be making $100,000.00. You're worth it. You have the background to make it happen.<BR/><BR/>Don't get mired in the bureaucratic nightmare that is the Government Service. Contrary to popular belief, you can serve you're country as a contractor. You can make a difference as a contractor. You can change the world as a contractor. You can manage and mitigate the fuck ups that these useless, incompetent, unionized, nearly-illiterate, ignorant government service civilians perpetrate on a daily basis. You can even make a buck or two.<BR/><BR/>Don't fall for the trickery - save the world, have some fun, and make money doing it! Join the world of the contractors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com