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Old 06-11-2009, 20:40   #10
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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
Wasn't the $$ that kept me in - have things really changed that much?

Richard's $.02

There were no good alternatives paying $500-$1000 per day back then, and a force begging to keep people in either.

I suspect that this will come to a head when the 18Xs they have built their hopes on exit at better than 80%. IMHO, many of the guys we are selecting are not the ones we really want. More is not always better.

Consider also that we are on OEF XIII already, and an SF plus-up coming, with no end in sight.

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