[jamesmishra]

I signed up for a similar government program and ended up leaving after 1 year.

If you want to dedicate yourself to public service, these programs are absolutely amazing. You can get your foot into doors that many other civil servants and contractors cannot.

But that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to work in Silicon Valley and eventually start my own company. So that's what I did.

Whether this program is right for you depends on how seriously you want to stay in government. If you want to work in the private sector, I suggest you look for private sector opportunities instead of doing any government work.