Man... you got a friend with a wicked sense of humour... ;0)
Re-read your post....you're not gettin' laid-off. And yer probably a trooper. But you might want to mention to all your buddies that Massachusetts has the biggest, bloatedest, wastefullest, money-is-no-object state police force in the nation. Maybe they could latterally transfer right in to the spend-fest?
My buddy in the MSP rides a horse for a cool $100,000+/year! They got helicopters and planes and lots of detail time at Logan and the Big Dig! Heck, a lot of these guys are making more than the Guvnah!
I once saw a major in the MSP land in a helecopter at a local grammar school to review and address the graduates of the DARE program. That's a sweet gig!
Someone was pulling your leg. Sorry you wasted your time. You're welcome. Goodbye.
Hey, you didn't sign up until today! How can you be posting yesterday? Very strange.