Career Choices
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Topic: Career Choices
Posted By: battlefreak
Subject: Career Choices
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 7:49pm
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So im in a bind on what i want to do in the way of a career. I know i want nothing to do with any office im more into mechanics i am really considering diesel and big trucks tractros stuff like that because ive grown up around it. Also ive recently gotten really interested into planes and aviation especially helicoptors, so ive narrowed it down to im either gonna go to college for diesel or aviation mechanics, but im also considering just joining the airforce after i get out of school and maybe get some scholorships and expeirience. Any suggestions? ------------- 
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Posted By: God
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 7:52pm
| Graduate first, then worry. |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 7:54pm
| what year of hs are you in? |
Posted By: Da Hui
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 7:55pm
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Go to your schools colledge night and check it out. Also the Army/Coast Guard/ Air Force is there. ------------- 
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 7:55pm
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Just a heads up, Freightliner is paying full tuition for diesel mechanics for thier service operations. 2 year vocational school while emplyed then full time employ at thier larger service/sales centers across america. Lincoln is offering a $5000.00 sign on bonus and $26.75 an hour, If i were young and agile again know what I would be doing. ------------- 
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Posted By: oreomann33
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:02pm
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I think I want to be a train conductor. Does anyone think trains are as cool as I do?
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Posted By: battlefreak
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:04pm
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oldsoldier wrote:Posted By: NotDaveEllis
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:05pm
If I can get paid to conduct miniature trains, yes! |
Posted By: Kristofer
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:10pm
| defiantly go into the military. get in a mechanic field. you'll get plenty of on the job training, great training schools and experience. you'll learn a lot. after a 4 year contract with active duty, go into the civilian world. you'll dominate it. you'll be so good at taking initiative and working under pressure and having people tell you what to do you'll have no problem moving up fast. you'll also have great leadership skills. i highly recommend it. i cant tell you which branch to join, i'd recommend Marines. but thats because I am one. if you wanted a guarantee of working on a specific vehicle Marines may not be the best option because they would give you a field of mechanics. then put you somewhere in that field. where as other branches could probably tell you what vehicles you'll work on. good luck! |
Posted By: paintbusta
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:13pm
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i want to be a narc officer or fbi ------------- 
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Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 8:35pm
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agreed, except for the marine part....not a shot at the marines but i think you would be better off in the air force for the sole reason that you could go into either diesel for the trucks or jet engines with the planes....either one would be really good after doing 4 years like kristofer said |
Posted By: battlefreak
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 9:07pm
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Posted By: evillepaintball
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 9:16pm
| go to college on an rotc scholarship. youll go into the AF making around 40k/year as a 2LT. after 4 years, you can be a CPT and make around 60k |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 9:17pm
| what year of school are you in? if your in your junior year of hs id recommend checking out the academy websites for AF, army, marines etc, see what they have to offer. dont talk to a recruiter, bc they'll promise you everything you want but then they "forget" to put it in the contract. |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 10:16pm
My uncle is a train engineer for CSX. He loves it, and it's good pay too. The only downside is that he doesn't have a set schedule, and is essentially on call all the time. |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 14 November 2006 at 11:29pm
I would love to see this town in the autumn. I think Crabbeville in autumn would look quite magnificent.  ------------- 
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Posted By: oldsoldier
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 9:07am
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I am a big train hobby person and often talk to the crews at the local ma/pa resteraunt. There is a BNSF bunk house here in Lincoln for train crews off shift. Thier life is not one I care to live. Same DOT rules basically as trucking, but you never know where your next run will take you, or when you will get home, but still on-call. Good money, but the sacrifice of home, is it worth it? -------------
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 9:41am
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trains are awesome, but conductors usually have a long, long ladder to climb before they get that far, and I mean from starting as a yard hand before they're even riding in the cabs of one of those big freight babies. Last year, and I should have gotten a picture of it, I stood between a stationary line of cars and a fully loaded, fully moving freight train.....and there aint a whole lot of room between tracks.....it was one of the most awesome and stupid things I've done in a while. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 3:34pm
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seriously guy, look into WyoTech. You graduate in 9months and its probably one of thee best schools for Mechanics. http://www.wyotech.com/ - WyoTech ------------- 
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Posted By: G|zmo
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 3:50pm
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I went to two year school for welding! Theres big money in welding and theres always going to be a need for them. And right now theres a Nation wide shortage of welders and other skilled craft men. ------------- Just add water 
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Posted By: Thanatos
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 3:53pm
Air force 
Do it when your young you get money for school Plus education while your in. the training you receive counts as college credits as well. not to mention pay is great and the air force life style is the best . IMO you cant go wrong by going for 4 years. Good luck if you have any question feel write them here or PM me.------------- U.S. Air force PJ Apprentice Proud Member of Team.Tacticalmarkers.com ------------------------Being original is overated. Love, Peace, And Chicken Grease!!! |
Posted By: the_blade
Date Posted: 15 November 2006 at 4:03pm
im going into the air force for schooling and experiance I would like to get into fixing commercial airplanes
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