dirkpitt77 wrote:

I too work in the auto service industry.  Started at the dealership (GMC Pontiac Buick) I'm at now when I was 19, worked my way up from lot kid washing cars on the lot, over to Service on the lube rack, up into wrenching, and now I'm a service advisor and warranty admin.  Been here 15  years and love it.  The crew is great here.  The only challenge is overcoming the public's distrust of mechanics, which is almost as bad as their distrust of lawyers. (no offense Rob! :))

stikpusher wrote:

I'm a Deputy Sheriff for L.A. County the past 19 years, currently working patrol.

Hey we are almost co-workers.  I am a Nurse Manager for the County at LAC+USC Medical Center. My work is really exciting. I write nursing policies/procedures, do research, and manage a QA department.  

I'm currently active duty U.S. Navy ( 16 years).  I served from 1990-1994 on CVN-65 USS Enterprise.  Then I got out and decided to go to college.  Well, college lasted only for a short time for me.  I majored in beer, women, and ,,,,,,well I will leave that out being that this isnt the place to discuss some things.

Anway, came back into the Navy in 1996 and since then I have worked on F-14's (VF-143, VFA-143 The World Famous Pukin Dogs') both with the Tomcat and the Super Hornet F-18E.  Also served two tours at shore duty I level maintenance on the F404-414 engines for the F-18.  While serving in the commands I held a variety of positions ranging from A/C Painting & Corrosion Prevention, Quality Assurance, Flight Deck Troubleshooting, Line Maintenance, Power Plants, Hazardous Waste/Hazardous Material Management, Confined Space Engineering, Teardown and Build Up, Quality Assurance Rep/Collateral Duty Inspection of all the 5 modules of the F-18 Engines, and molding and shaping young minds both in the area of what it means to be a good sailor and "good" port call sailor. 

So since 1990 with a two year break as a civilian and then back at it again in 1996 I have been active duty U.S. Navy Airdale, Brownshoe Sailor.  Plan on retiring in 4 years or so if I don't make CPO.  If I do I will stay in for 24 and then move on to something new.

Took a long time for a thread like this to be created on FSM.

I'm in the IT industry as well. I work as a systems programmer, and support all major (and minor) infrastructure components for a 30k employee network. Anything to do with computers, I'm there.

Been modelling for years, but slowing down now, as other things in life are taking up the time. My car is my other hobby. Namely modifying, racing, etc.

I'm retired from the US Army after 30 years... Currently manage an apartment building (free apartment plus salary) and living off the Khaki Ta-ta...  I can now devote full-time to modeling, although I also am active with the Comemmorative Air Force and a WW2 re-enactor with the WW2 Historical Reenactment Society as a German Panzergrenadier, 1 Kompanie, 2nd Panzer Division and an American USAAF officer in the 918th Bomb Group (H).

I'm married 28 years, have two kids and three grandkids.  Both my kids are in the Army and Army Guard, son's an Artillery Captain in the 3rd ID, daughter's a WO1 Blackhawk pilot in the 34th ID. 

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Colonel, CAF
Great Plains Wing
Commemorative Air Force

Ok, here goes -

Civilian - Worked a variety of jobs until I joined the Army in Aug of 1963, went to college from 67 to 70 (history major), got married in 70,still married to the same gal - she's probably the only female who could have put up with me this long).  Along the way, we've managed to raise a couple of pretty good sons and now have a 7 year old grandson and two 4 year old granddaughters.  Got into aviation in 72, got my Powerplant rating in 75 and my Airframe rating in 76 followed by my Authorized Inspector in 79.  Got my Private Pilot in 81.  Worked as an A&P full time until 96 (got tired of arguing with owners/operators, usually about the size of their bill and when/how are they going to pay it).  Still work on a/c part time (I can now pick and choose who I work for and what I work on). Since then, I have worked full time as a civilian electronics security technician for the Adjutunt Generals Department, Kansas Army National Guard - I'm eligible for retirement but plan on staying for at least a couple of more years before retiring at which time I put a little more time and energy in the aircraft side.

Military - Enlisted in the Army Security Agency on my 19th birthday, 31 Aug 1963 (for you who don't know, that's Militiary Intelligence - which is a basic oxymoron in anybodies language).  Got out 4 years later and swore I would never re-enlist. 17 years later I got talked into a "Try One" and enlisted in 1/127FA of the Kansas Guard and 20 yrs later retired from the same unit.  Still kinda proud that the 127th was picked as the first Readiness Component (Guard/Reserve) unit to field the M109A6 Paladin - we fielded them 2 years before the 1st ID at Ft. Riley.  Now the Guard pays me not to attend drills.

 Hobbies - Of course my primary hobby is modeling, but I also enjoy photography (finally got a decent camera - Canon Rebel XTI), reading, classical music, woodworking (very, very slowly aquiring the equipment) and camping/fishing with the wife and kids/grandkids. My major interests in modeling are 1/72 aircraft (mostly prop driven) followed by 1/35 armor, and 1/700 ships.  I also occasionaly will venture into other scales (currently working on a 1/32 Stuka to be followed by a 1/32 BF110C-4)

I served in the Canadian Artillery for 28 years, 6 years as a reservist while going to school, and then transfered to regular forces after that.  Served the Guns from 75 to 83, then crossed over to Air Defence from 83 until I was medically released in 2003.  Took a car accident to cause that. 

As you can see from my avatar I worked with the ADATS.  I was a Troop Warrant Officer in charge of a troop of ADATS in the Canadian Airdefence.  After my accident I was assigned to the Artillery School as an instructor until my release.

Then worked for a Cable service doing High Speed internet support for clients for awhile till health issues forced me onto disablility...

Cheers.

most of you guys have all the cool jobs

me i am just a photo jerk  i mean a photo clerk at a one hr lab

someone has to do the loser jobs  right?

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