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re: OT Vets, What'd you do when you got out?
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:46 pm to FiddleHead
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:46 pm to FiddleHead
Fiddlehead,
I got my degree while serving 14 years.
I ended up going to med school in my 30's, so you shouldn't have a problem going back to school.
I have a friend who trains ets-ing soldiers/marines in the steel industry. The school is in Texas. It is called ACS.
Those guys make some good money.
Let me know if you are interested.
I got my degree while serving 14 years.
I ended up going to med school in my 30's, so you shouldn't have a problem going back to school.
I have a friend who trains ets-ing soldiers/marines in the steel industry. The school is in Texas. It is called ACS.
Those guys make some good money.
Let me know if you are interested.
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Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:48 pm to FiddleHead
Went to work for Xerox on an AF base. Quit a year later and went to school.
Went back after almost 20 and it took some getting used to, I don't want to be negative so I'll leave it at that.
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How hard is it going to college after 5 years of pretty much zero formal education? Any success stories?
Went back after almost 20 and it took some getting used to, I don't want to be negative so I'll leave it at that.
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 8/21/17 at 4:50 pm to WAR TIGER
Where at in Texas?
Any prior experience required?
Any prior experience required?
This post was edited on 8/21/17 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 8/22/17 at 12:32 am to FiddleHead
College then med school. I originally joined with a military career in mind but some events in one of my deployments changed my mind. I had no idea what I wanted to do as I was accustomed to functioning in a high level unit so I decided to try to become a doctor...there are no college grads in my family and certainly no doctors, but the drive and determination I learned in the military served me well.
Just make a lofty goal and do what it takes to accomplish it. If I can make it to where I am today, anybody can. It just takes the right frame of mind.
Just make a lofty goal and do what it takes to accomplish it. If I can make it to where I am today, anybody can. It just takes the right frame of mind.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 12:35 am to FiddleHead
Oh, and I was a grunt as well...3/75 Ranger Regiment. I was in for 6yrs after high school.
Just do it. You only have one life to live.
Just do it. You only have one life to live.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 9:32 am to FiddleHead
After discharge from the Air Force I started working at Home Depot part time going to school full time on the GI Bill. After about a year and a half of University I transferred to a technical college full time and started working full time at Home Depot. After graduating from the Technical College, I left Home Depot and started a career in IT, been progressing with my career since 2001.
Going to college after being out of school is not difficult. However, it was difficult for me to live a college lifestyle being 25 years old.
Going to college after being out of school is not difficult. However, it was difficult for me to live a college lifestyle being 25 years old.
Posted on 8/22/17 at 10:00 am to FiddleHead
I contracted in Afghanistan for a few years, saved money, and went back to school. When I decided I was done with that, I used what I had saved to start my own company.
What are your career interests?
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Guess I should have read the entire thread first. Being single, you have nothing but opportunity. Don't waste your money until you have more than enough to waste. I saw a ton of guys that got a little bump in pay when they got out and blew it on a truck or something stupid.
Go to college for something that interests you and get some certifications. With your clearance, don't overlook contracting positions. There's a significant bump in pay and a relaxation of reqs just because you have that.
S/F
What are your career interests?
*edit
Guess I should have read the entire thread first. Being single, you have nothing but opportunity. Don't waste your money until you have more than enough to waste. I saw a ton of guys that got a little bump in pay when they got out and blew it on a truck or something stupid.
Go to college for something that interests you and get some certifications. With your clearance, don't overlook contracting positions. There's a significant bump in pay and a relaxation of reqs just because you have that.
S/F
This post was edited on 8/22/17 at 10:09 am
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