4 Qs for AfPak vets (II): From a former civilian member of the program
This one is, by request, anonymous.
This one is, by request, anonymous.
— Are you glad you did it?
Yes
— Would you do it again?
No
— How do you think it has affected your career? And does that effect matter to you?
No/Yes
As a civilian I think people don’t know how to interpret the service in country so it does not help in job hunting if fact I think it has been a hindrance.
Plus there is no recognition or annotation in my record of the service.
— What else should people remember about this experiment?
Do not have a program like this managed at the Joint Staff level.
U.S. Department of Defense
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