Civilian Government to MBA

Does anyone else have any opinions on this subject?

After being in my government job for a while now I am trying to move on to a private sector job and having them pay back my loan. I feel that I will have a better chance of getting into a Top 10 B-School by first being in a city, I am in a rural area right now, secondly I am afraid that my supervisor does not have the willingness or competence to provide me with a good recommendation. Just an example of his unwillingness to help, I tried to get an honest performance review for my half year review and he still has not responded to my request, its been almost 2 months! I am frustrated with the lack of work, lack of incentive, and lack of motivation especially with the people around me.

I am just trying to look for options, but yea I have been trying to look for jobs within the DoD so at least I can be close to my gf in TX but I have no leads after 5 months of applying...I have applied to more than 30 government jobs within the last 5 months.

Hello Everyone,

I need advise about where to go next in my life because I am stuck!
First to preface this with a little background:

Major: Aerospace Engineer
Minor: Georgia Tech Technology/Management Program
Georgia Tech
Undergrad: 3.60
Grad: 4.00

I did a combined BS/MS program at Georgia Tech in 5 years. Now while I was in undergrad, my father had cancer and had to go through a lot of treatments and I was having financial trouble getting enough money for school. I took a "scholarship" of sorts, called the SMART Scholarship. This program had paid for the last two years of my UG and my 1 year of Graduate studies, the only stipulation being I would have to serve with a US government entity for 3 years. I will be starting the position with the government this summer, however thinking forward 3 years I want an MBA from a top 15 school, preferably top 10. I am currently thinking about trying to pay back all of the money the government has given me, i.e. tuition, monthly stipends, etc. or should I stick it out with the government and apply after 2 years of working as a civilian engineer for the government. From my previous two summer internships, working with the government has almost nothing to do with business and it is very hard to cut through red-tape to push projects which may help improve efficiency. Also I would like to mention that my salary is comparably MUCH LOWER than that of a similarly suited student as in 20% lower.

Basically it comes down to this should I stick it out with the government, should I try to apply for other job prospects even though it is not really job hiring season have a $170k debt on my hands for five years, or should I work with them for 1.5 years and then try and find a job? Any help would be appreciated!