Well there are good reasons for having them. If you had those positions manned by soldiers etc you would have two separate military groups. Unit moves would be a mess. Soldiers are not cheaper except for wages and even a lot of that has gone away. When you add up all the pay and benefits soldiers are more expensive. believe it or not DOD has the best use of civilian slots of any dept. Ag and others are overrun with politically created jobs.

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,163897,00.html


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