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Woodwizard

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19. Yes it made me be able to brush off bullshit.

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2024, 07:24 AM

Jun 2024

I also went to welding school while in never had a job as a full time welder but it helped me as a fixture fabricator at one job and I weld and repair stuff all the time.

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did your military training lead u to a good civilian job? [View all] mopinko Feb 2024 OP

Not much use for The Wizard Feb 2024 #1

hmmm. mopinko Feb 2024 #2

calling in artillery. The Wizard Feb 2024 #13

RNs are a bit different than other occupations in that each state SlimJimmy Feb 2024 #3

well, there's cna's, lpn's, emt's. and yes, it is a state issue. mopinko Feb 2024 #4

My son was a radioman in the Navy k55f5r Feb 2024 #5

tbf- my late former fil was a navy cook. mopinko Feb 2024 #7

Strange deal. Thing I learned in the Army was it does what is expedient for its needs. Your life goal...good luck. dutch777 Feb 2024 #6

his training was an advanced practice rn. mopinko Feb 2024 #8

Hell yeah!! Aircraft mechanic (6A670) Fichefinder Feb 2024 #9

he did, just not as an rn. mopinko Feb 2024 #10

Did you get your A/P in the military? When I was going to A/P school many moons ago about to were ex mitch96 Feb 2024 #11

You don't need an A&P to work on airplanes. Angleae May 2024 #18

Most definitely. GP6971 Feb 2024 #12

Nope. I was a tank crewman. Aristus Feb 2024 #14

Yes it did, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2024 #15

I was trained in AIT in Artillery. Jacson6 Feb 2024 #16

I was a radarmen in the Navy. bluescribbler May 2024 #17

Yes it made me be able to brush off bullshit. Woodwizard Jun 2024 #19

interesting how this thread keeps popping up. mopinko Jun 2024 #20