I know people continuously employed with DOD since the early '80s. Lots of 'em. Have they always had exactly the same job in the same place doing the same thing for the same money? No. Of course not, and I didn't say they did.
I didn't say that people with skills and clearances would never experience a job loss. No education or skill set can guarantee that. My point was that if you have technical skills and the ability to get and hold a security clearance, there is a place for you. It may not be exactly what you want to do, when you want to do it, where you want to do it for exactly the amount you think you're worth, but there is a place for you.
That's what I said and I stand by it, although more than one poster has tried to twist my words.