Combine that with the cost of even applying (having to travel to DC, etc), time away from family/friends and the low wages... easy to see how this would only at

Combine that with the cost of even applying (having to travel to DC, etc), time away from family/friends and the low wages... easy to see how this would only attract a small dedicated set of people. Not going to lie though, it would be really interesting to do a tour just to see how it all works.