Author Topic: What you do for a living (Read 2683 times)

Leslie · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:25:18 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Les

Wow.

Really good stuff there.

Thanks Diablo. You know, just now looking at one of those paintings I see where I missed a spot. Need to paint that in.

Les

DiabloTX · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:29:40 PM »

Les - Check your PM's.

Sandman · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:32:08 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
I agree.

Too bad the Navy didn't pay for my Associates.

I'm in school now with Embry Riddle. The vast majority of the students are active duty and if the Navy isn't paying, they're on some GI bill.

Leslie · « **Reply #33 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:39:53 PM »

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Les - Check your PM's.

PM's checked Diablo.

Les

Ripsnort · « **Reply #34 on:** January 14, 2007, 08:14:24 PM »

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Originally posted by eagl
I r a jet piolot.

No matter what you decide to do, get the degree finished first. It's worth money... Lots of money.

I used to design the tools that made airplane parts that gave pilots good airplanes to fly, but now I r a project management professional who doles out work to 36 CAD/CAM software testers and keeps us SOX compliant.

Golfer · « **Reply #35 on:** January 14, 2007, 08:35:06 PM »

I drink. A lot.

1K3 · « **Reply #36 on:** January 14, 2007, 08:51:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Serenity
No job yet, im too young, but im looking to start off as a profesional glider pilot (Giving tourists rides) when I turn 16 and get my ratings, in order to earn money to get my powered rating, in order to make myself appealing to the United States Air Force where I hope to spen the rest of my life as a career officer.

Also try to ace your SATs or ACTs, Ace it and you would not believe how many college/university brochures you'll get.

DieAz · « **Reply #37 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:12:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Vulcan
Ummm who's gonna tell him they ain't deer?

you ain't never been deer < the 4 legged kind > hunting have you? those paintings are the usual view when deer hunting here in the south.

back on topic, hmmm a living hmmmm, I think I past the point of living and became a zombie. for a job I think I'm a machinist, I can't remember. go in to work never knowing what I'm going to be doing. I do whatever they say they need done. < shrugs > it a job. what I'd like to do for a living, well mmm, beats me. almost 40 and still don't know what I want to do. usually feel like doing nothing.
been thinking about going to college so I can get one of those high paying pointless jobs doing nothing.

p.s. back to Vulcan , yer auntie is a hottie, send her my way.

Black Sheep · « **Reply #38 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:20:11 PM »

I R a myoosishun - it is teh fun - Currently playing bass with Lone Star and Richard Marx - Yes I know - yee haw . . . BUT . . . I travel about 125 dates a year, and the other 8 months I'm either producing or writing, or doing absolutely nothing.

I went to college for about 3 years to party and get laid - never got a degree though. Other than that . . . . do what you love - love what you do.

If I go back to school again, it will be for more pilot training and maybe some culinary classes. But no more advanced mathematics

Stringer · « **Reply #39 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:29:43 PM »

Hey DieAZ, I was in Mocksville about 3 weeks ago. I'm planning another trip there in about 2-3 weeks.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #40 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:46:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Leslie
There are lots of similar landscapes on the ride up there. Haven't painted in 8 years, so did these to see if I still had it in me. Mostly been doing etchings. They're on my website Les Thompson etchings .

Les

Wow. now thats art

Real art

Nice stuff

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #41 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:52:16 PM »

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Originally posted by Serenity
yup.

<----- Praying for acceptance to the Air Force Academy

Praying? Either be confident in yourself, or have your backups already lined up.

Serenity · « **Reply #42 on:** January 14, 2007, 09:59:53 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Praying? Either be confident in yourself, or have your backups already lined up.

Well, all of my life, I have been smarter than the class a year ahead of me. After studying in public school in 5th grade, I tested in the top 1% of the 7th grade in a privat school on the SSATs. I WAS confident. But somehow this year, entering my freshman year, for the first time EVER I have had difficulty studying the material. And im not even in honors classes, im the level just below (2 levels above average, one level below honors). THATS why im worried. That and the PT is hard. The pushups and the like are fine, but my mile run is DREADFUL.

Bad31st · « **Reply #43 on:** January 14, 2007, 10:00:33 PM »

I'm a network administrator.

In my field a degree isn't really necessary for one to be functional however it is required for nearly all positions that will pay competitive wages.

Probably the best advice I've been given is to do what you love ( or at least enjoy doing) and the money will follow. I know very few people who's degrees have translated directly into employment. For example, my Dad's degree is in secondary education - he has never taught a day of school in his life and has held several VP positions for a couple of different software companies and currently owns an IT consulting firm. The Chief Network Architech at my company has a PHD in chemistry.

The point is that these people have all done well for two reasons Dedication/hard work and they had a degree to get their foot in the door.

eagl · « **Reply #44 on:** January 15, 2007, 04:00:26 AM »

Serenity

Regarding an Academy application, I have a few tips.

1. Don't give up. I got accepted the second year I applied. Keep applying until they tell you you're too old.
2. Pad your application with everything you can. Get into school council, join a club or two that have something to do with athletics, leadership, engineering, or flying. Even better is if you take any kind of leadership role in the clubs, but membership is better than nothing.
3. Do sports. As much as possible. Lettering is best but participation is better than nothing.
4. Work on that run. I guarantee you that if you get accepted, you will appreciate every second you spent preparing for the run. Imagine the runs you're doing now, but at 7,000 ft altitude carrying field gear in the rain with instructors "encouraging" you to not be the weak link...
5. Test and test again. Take the SAT and ACT tests until you're no longer eligible, to get the highest possible score.
6. If you get passed up, don't enlist. Instead, go to college and re-apply, adding your college courses to your application. Any college will do. I screwed up my State University applications and ended up having to go to a local community college for a year, but the Academy admissions process didn't hold that against me. It helped that I swam at the intercollegiate level...
7. Did I mention sports? Getting blue-chipped as an athlete is a great way to boost your entrance application score. And you really need to be in good shape because running at altitude sucks until your body adjusts.
8. Your interaction with your congressman and his/her staff is for the sole purpose of convincing them that you are not only the best candidate, but are also going to graduate and serve in the military. If you get the congressman's selection group behind your application, you can really boost your chances of getting in.

If you want to better prepare for the 1.5 mile run, you should always run farther than the test length. A 1.5 mile fitness test at altitude "feels" about like a 2 to 2.5 mile run at sea level, so when doing practice tests, try to run at least 2 miles as if you're running the shorter test.