i am also in two minds about joining the civil services that is why i am never fully convinced about this profession because i have personally seen so many honest civil officers who have been made OSD only because they stood up against dishonesty which has become prevalent in this system.. and there is a big number of those officers who followed the wrong path and got the opportunity to serve on key posts in the country..may of them even after retirement are serving in the government only because of their dishonesty which is the criteria for ones success esp in govt sector..