Quote Originally Posted by Spoonminnow View Post

I've worked with radiologists that have felt it beneath them to serve veterans, especially at the salary they were making, and doctors like that need to be weeded out. You don't expect to make the same money as on the outside and rarely get cost of living increases, so the incentive is that you like what you do, are proud of it and the reward is the quality care you provide veterans.
That may have been true about government workers salaries in the past but I don't think its true anymore. On top of that the government is one of the few employers who get a retirement package after working 5 yrs or more, special perks like every holiday under the sun off, continued training of every sort, often away from the work site, Comp time for sick days not used. Generous vacation allotments, access to special facilities and so one and job security. Most civilian jobs I know of don't have these benefits.