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Try Lows you may have better luck. Home Depot just downsized and got rid of a slew of people nationwide to cut spending. I received a bunch of emails from another one of our members who shared tons of info about the two since he has worked for both. He is with Lowes now and said things are a lot better, and his stress levels are a whole lot easier to deal with. Your going to find out fast just how cut throat things are out there in the civilian sector. Plus the money most want to offer is embarrassing. One of our daughters received her Masters in Social Psychology and findig a job has been quite a challenge looking to make any kind of money to live off of. The best thing she could find was substitute teaching in a school district that is trying to create a counseling position siuted for her qualifications.

Check out State.Gov and look under employment. Remember they post jobs in cycles, and the application process is tetius and time consuming, but it is worth it once you get in. If you do get in it is a job with international postings just like the military. My wife just reached her 16th year as an Office Management Specialist", which is an (executive assistant), and she will earn well over $100K for 2011. Plus full medical with co-pays, manditory paid 6 week home leaves, and our kids paid tuitions for international schools worldwide at $15K-$20K per child per year. Our housing is paid in full, and we have no utility bills. The first two tours are Department picked two year postings, and from there on you pick three year postings where you wish to go. We have been in South Africa, Tokyo, Belgium, Korea twice, and now Prague twice. Life is good.

A friend of ours is an RSO Reginal Security Specialist. He did three years here, and then opted for a one year tour in Kabul. His family stays here while he serves his time in Afganistan. He is earning double pay, Hazardous duty pay (all tax free), and has to take 2 to 3 weeks leaves every two to three months to help keep his family stablized (happy). He will make over $200K+ this year. Keep in mind that we pay for nothing. Our housing is paid for. Our utilities are paid for. All of our travel is paid for. We have the best benefits out of every Gov service you can think of. We have friends in every agency branch who praise our lifestyle. It is a traveling lifestyle, but much better than the military. Trust me I know.