Don't let these people dog you about living in DC. Yeah, it's expensive, but it seems like it's where you want to be, so just ignore them.

Talking to people in the AWAC training dept., they were predicting hiring 100 this year. It has come to a point as we near the mid-year mark, I am sure the classes in the foreseeable future have been filled, so now you're looking at getting in at the trailing end which has the possibility of keeping you on reserve for a while. Just something to keep in mind.