As painful as government beurocracy can feel, it’s always been a better experience for me than trying to get anything fixed or have a reliable point of contact with a massive private company. The worst part is how processes can be jerked about because Congress and some administrations just don’t care or understand how things are for civilian (and I would guess enlisted) employees. I only worked over the second Obama and first Trump admin, which was enough to make me leave. I’d hate to be in there now.