Need career advice

[Stuart Adams]

Find a business that does what you are interested in and try and work for them part time or see if you can volunteer for them is they won't hire you. Before you get out of a retirement type job you may want to make sure by trying your other interests first. When you do it for a living it becomes less fun. My dad was in the air force for 25 years and still gets a check today..

Good luck.

[Spmrks]

Thank you for your response. 25 years is quite admirable. I give much respect to those that can do it for that long. Quite honestly a 20 year retirement is becoming harder day by day. There is so many bills on the hill right now aimed at taking away from veterans and less and less people to defend those rights for those veterans who have signed on the line to give everything for their country. Quite honestly the most important thing to me right now is settling down and starting a family. Military life isn't always conducive to my main goal of being the best father I can be. As for trying to volunteer before getting out... I pretty much work 12+hrs a day 6-7 days a week.. that would be kinda tough right now. For that reason and the other being I'm in Korea until 2014. And I do not yet know where I will be when I return state side. What are some good schools stateside?

[BANKO]

Thank you for serving our country and keeping us safe!

I have heard good things about Wyotech.... there are even some on this forum who have attended. However, I'm not sure of the total cost for the program.

http://www.wyotech.edu/program/autom...om-fabrication

Bryan Fuller was also a graduate:

http://www.fullerhotrods.com/pages/about.aspx

After learning to weld and honing your skills with shop tools, an apprenticeship would the best way to learn especially if custom metal work is what you'd like to do.

[67ragtp]

If theres any way the military will send you to school to obtain your Airframe and powerplant liscence get it. The private sector loves to see military people working on there gulfstream G4/G5s and Bombardiar global's(sorry spelling sucks) . They do very well monitarily if you can get in with a good fortune 500 company flight department. All my in laws two brothers and father over 100k.

Rich

[youthpastor]

Do what you are passionate about- what do you think about constantly? check out Dan Miller's 48days.com and .net- great community about doing what you enjoy-

[Sandbagger]

If your thinking about the Auto Body Collision industry ... Run

















not kiddin

[Stuart Adams]

The planes will always need ejection seats. You could maybe cross train into something else that interests you in the air force. I would make them kick me out before I would get out in this economy.

I understand your complaint, but being twice your age and putting two kids through college and professional school, there is too much instability right now to think it's greener on the other side.

Thanks for risking your life for us, I hope your decision brings you happiness and prosperity. Be safe.