Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
No, but the department (and therefore, the position) would be...far more than most other flying jobs. And when I say political, I don't just mean (R) vs. (D)...
I know a guy who flew for a midwestern state who hated it, because the levels of red tape & bureaucracy were many. Nobody would ever do anything or authorize anything done because they didn't want to "rock the boat" or bear the responsibility of the consequences should someone disagree with their action. Even when the Governor wanted something installed in the airplane, it took months for the state acquisition office (who knows jack about airplanes) to go through their RFQ/vetting/decisionmaking process to be done where in the typical 91/135 world, that process would be weeks with the device installed in much less than the time that particular state gave folks to return their RFQ proposals.
That's what I was referring to...
Ah yes, the civil service. I see the point. I have a good friend who took a Navy civilian job to round out her resume with an unusual opportunity (a specific project). She's a real fast-track go-getter in private industry and figured that 9-12 months of federal civil service couldn't hurt her. Of course the bureaucracy and lackadaisical attitudes of her staffers drove her absolutely nuts from day one. And then the economy collapsed, and nary a job opening in sight...three years later she's about to jump off a bridge
