The Foreign Service Journal, January 2008

60 F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L / J A NU A R Y 2 0 0 8 A F S A N E W S Rank-Order Priorities * median score is the score above which are 50 percent of the responses and below which are 50 percent of the responses. The lower the score, the more votes for that priority. Priority for AFSA Advocacy Median Score Rank Overseas comparability pay 3.7 1 Fairness in assignments/promotions 3.8 2 Family-friendliness within the Foreign Service 4.8 3 Iraq staffing and security concerns 5.1 4 Opposition to directed assignments to war zones 5.3 5 Freedom to express dissent at State 6.2 6 Role of FS careerists in U.S. foreign policymaking 6.3 7 Unqualified political appointees 6.6 8 Members of Household 7.9 9 Excessive penalties for security infractions/investigations 7.9 10