Former Secretary of Defense asks a question on CSPAN from his questionnaire for the US youth to fill out.

I know the answer well; and it is an answer why people are dissatisfied with going into government service.

A story.  I just received my PhD and was considering going into US government.  I talked it over with my wife at the time and she was emphatic: "No," she did not want to participate as a team with me in government.  Government service basically is a two-team commitment--usually, husband and wife, whether the one or the other has a job title in government.

Unless one transfers from business to government, maybe with the status of a Musk, for whom it may not matter, to run for office or Congress requires two in a team; and the kids, too--generally.

But after some years, I got a divorce, remarried to a librarian!  She was set in her ways; and so that marriage did not last long.  

As a single divorcee I got involved with government service--behind the scenes, which I don't want to go into much at this time, save to say I had an intriguing and exiting time.  It's been a blast!

So, where there's a will, there's always a way.  But I never remarried after the second divorce.  Yes, what I am doing, I enjoy muchly and feel there's a lot of good will toward my country in government work.

My opinion.

P.S. I personally feel the era of "the two-people team doing service or forget it" is over.  It's asking too much in marriage life and of their children's lives.