Longer times in FAB, trying to get a realistic picture

[Guest guest]

This has been a somewhat heated discussion in the last few weeks, and

some of us have even taken the discussion off list. Right or wrong

as that may be, I had a thought tonight that I wanted to present to

see what others think.

First, I am wondering how long the older kids (, Kelley, Jakob,

more I am afraid I don't remember right now) stayed in the FAB and

what, if any determining factors were there for time of " release " ?

Second, I think that many of us fixated on the " 4-5 years " and are

missing an overall picture. When I reflected on the information, I

began to think that perhaps realistically what we are looking at is 3

1/2 to 5 years. Am I just being hopeful here on behalf of others, or

does this seem about right?

Angel