Message from @Trashboat
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Out of all of the factors necessary for success, continued focus and action on clear goals is the most critical of all.
More on goals...
Let me get uhhh, one order of direction in life, and a side of uhhh, possible outlets and resources to achieve a sense of what I want to do.
Hahaha
I graduated high school in June and then I went to Germany to see my girlfriend for a couple months (No, I met her IRL and have been with her IRL, not E-dating) and I've come back to my parents telling me I need a plan by November or else I am getting kicked out of the house.
So yea
Ever consider the military?
Don’t say anything about muh zog either lol
I haven't
I just don't think that would be for me
My dad went into the Air Force before I was born so he could get his college paid for.
I've thought about it
And given the time frame I have of being able to like start a family and live with my gf, it would make sense.
A military - like option, that teaches you skills, keeps you in shape, makes you a badass AND helps your community is Wildland firefighting.
And there's never been a large scale Forest Service deployment to Israel, as far as I know. lol
I am submitting an application to a welding school right now, but I am not entirely sure that is what I want tbh. I'm good at it, but it costs money that I don't have and I am not sure I'd be alright with doing that for the rest of my life.
That sounds pretty rad actually
It is the most brutal work, but you'll make an extraordinary amount of money and come out the other end jacked and grizzled.
I've never done it myself (too tall to cut line), but I took fire classes and supported on perscribed burns. I've done trail crew, which is the diet version.
If I was under 25 and under 6'6" I'd do at least one season of wildland fire.
That sounds awesome actually.
I hate having to work making food for ham planet NPCs
It sounds like it would actually be having a positive benefit on society, like something important was actually being done. And, I'd be out in the woods doing something cool.
I feel like I'd have to relocate for that though, Michigan doesn't really have very many wildfires.
Here's some propaganda: https://youtu.be/QxJFIfkOQLY
There is "Diversity," but since the job is hard, affirmative action hires don't stick around long.
Michigan does have a lot of National Forest land, though, and therefore, probably crews. In the spring/fall they probably do some perscribed burns or trail work and then get deployed out west during the summer. Yes, you'd have to be away from home for a while. Do you have children / dependent elders?
No sir
Wife/fiance?
The only thing I've got is free time
Yes