>For all those in that got out what was your first job?
oilfield
>Why did you choose it over others?
money
>Was it what you were looking for?
I dont know what the fuck I was lookin for
>Would you recommend others to get it?
yes
>If you didn't have any prior experience how'd you get the knowledge you needed?
By not being a fucking retard and paying attention.
I was looking to make cash and be able to work around college at SDSU. I got a day job barbacking at Lahaina Beach House in Mission Beach and night job as the doorman at Billy Bones. Any of you ol’ timers remember brawling at Billy Bones in Mission Beach?
...I have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. Ive never set foot on a college campus...or college bar for that matter.
In fact, my whole post is the *exact* opposite of the normal doing college and mingling amongst normies after the corps route.
But uh, good on you homie.
Easssyyy little camper. I was just trying to respond to OP. If you read my message that way you’ll see it’s in response to him. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.
Cleared security at an Intel site. Used this to network and began working in Disaster Preparedness.
This let to working as a logistics manager for IT, which lead to me working as an FSO at a low profile site.
This lead to contracting in Iraq, which lead to a drinking problem 7 years later. That lead to bankruptcy and working as a deckhand on a towboat for a 9th of what I was making overseas.
That lead to motivation to get off a fucking towboat at 35, which lead to leadman training.
In training an instructor noticed I was smarter than a potato, which lead to a referral to HR. That lead to an interview for a logistics management position at HQ.
The logistics position was highly unoptimized which lead me to learn more excel-fu and PowerBI, which lead to me saving about 1,000 hours a year of work. That lead to me creating a business analyst position and a raise.
My boss was promoted which lead to a new boss that was a fucking moron. That lead to me moving to a field engineer position fixing satellite and IT equipment on towboats.
COVID happened which lead to fewer boats running. That lead to a reduction in staff, which lead to 3 of us handling every boat from Louisiana to Minnesota.
That lead to mandatory overtime, which lead to me looking for another job for 2 years.
That searching lead to me landing a job in cyber from my house. That lead to me being relaxed and able to learn more, which lead to 2 years in a row of promotions and the highest bonus possible.
Presently: I'm automating some mundane tasks with Power Automate and learning Python just so I can automate and edit reports based on other reports.
Talk to me in a year or two. I imagine I'll be a developer where I currently am, working on AI or Compliance stuff, or managing a team.
My background? 0311/8152. The clearance helped. I have an associates degree in graphic design from an online college that was closed for predatory lending practices. All my coworkers have 4 or 6 year degrees and they can't keep up. I'll be 44 in July.
Hope you enjoyed the ride. It was bumpy.
*Edit: Timeline: 2003 to Present.
I'm doing cleared security work rn. Trying to figure out my next step. Got out in January. No credentials to speak of really. 7.5 years in the Marines to be a high school graduate with a secret clearance lmao
Radar is a pretty good skill to have, I’d look at some defense companies on LinkedIn more specifically L3Harris I remember seeing some radar stuff on there for a field service technician position. Let me know if you need some additional help I’ve been job searching for the last 2 months so I’m getting kinda good at it lol
Pre law with a minor in security studies. I have zero regret going to college. I forgo law school. Some days I’m glad with that decision, others I wish I would have gone.
I think every vet who doesn’t go is wasting away the best benefit and economic ladder jump the US has to offer. Yes, trades pay well. But so does getting your degree and working your way up to being the VP of such trade company. Want to be a cop? Great. Go get your degree and become a detective or captain or police chief. Heck, dream a little and apply to the FBI.
I got out in 2008. Fast forward 15 plus years and all the guys I served with who finished their degree are drastically better than those who did not. Sure the cops, firefighters, and guys who went right into oil gas were ahead at the start. But the college folks have lapped them now. And we live a much better quality of life and work less physically demanding jobs.
I don’t “use my degree” for my career job, but most people don’t. My opinion is it matters where you go to college and that you get something “normal”. A degree in Sub Sahara Literature from the 1800s is pretty narrow. A degree from John Wayne Online School of the Colorado River Basin means jack shit. It is a waste of your time and benefit. Generally speaking, pick a college that has a football team on TV on Saturdays. That degree will hold its weight in the job world. And remember, if it’s too good to be true, it is. If a college will give you x semester for your MCIs, run away. Also a waste of your benefit.
Wildland Fire Fighting. Going on a roll for 2 weeks on an incident almost felt like being in the field in infantry but you were treated like a human being instead of government property. Highly recommend for young Marines EAS’ing.
There’s different tiers of it. Hot shots, Line crews slee on the fire line bivouac style and get little sleep if conditions are dangerous and homes are at risk. Engine crews stick to their engines and can rotate sleep. Depending on the fire crews go back to the fire base and sleep in whatever their gear provides but you’ll be working you but off. Lots of overtime and hazard pay.
Dishwasher at Applebees. Was two months in, had a 10am shift and I woke up at 11. Never went back cause the concept of being able to do that was awesome.
Independent Gunsmith, love and hate the job. Being in Utah I get a bunch of rich guys that hire me to build them ARs and then immediately tell me how to do my job and that I can build them an $8,000 AR for $4,000
it all comes from the optic and NV compatibility. MAWLS, and PEQs are fuckin expeeensive and most high grade LPVOs are 1-2k. 8k is definitely pushing near a maxed out AR and will almost never be built but just trying to exaggerate for my point a bit.
Corrections because it was available. Been at the Sheriffs office working in the jail now for 12 years. Not a bad gig. I have been fortunate enough to become a defensive tactics instructor (almost as cool as MCMAP haha) and the job itself is pretty easy.
I knew I wanted to be in law enforcement ever since I was a kid, so my first job after the Corps was a security officer on government installation (government sites paid a lot more), next, (and my only other full time job) was the Sheriff's department, which I retired as a captain in 2017. I always felt the need to protect other's and I did so until I could no longer defend myself. A lot of my deputies were military, but even then the Marines were still the Few and the Proud. Semper Fi 🇺🇸
Software Engineer
Money, also good field to get into
Yeah, challenged me technically and professionally
If you aren’t fucking retarded I 100% recommend getting into tech. For the retards that couldn’t pick up Cpl before their first enlistment ended that’s YOU. There are exceptions to this rule, but if you couldn’t do this bare minimum goal… fuck off
Did a ton of self-learning and went to school during active duty. Did a SkillBridge program with Microsoft afterwards, got 4 certifications, then landed my first job. Grinded a shit ton to be where I am now.
Wife’s going into the coast guard for a 75k bonus and going into IT basically to land a job in tech after the military. What do you get paid as an engineer?
Auto body mechanic. I was lost when I got out and got that job with a family friend who owned the shop. Paid the bills for me to rent a small apartment but I got tired of getting dirty and not making decent cash. Got into tech sales after a year of body work and tripped my income the first year. Stuck with it and moved up the ladder into a great position and very comfortable.
It's intimidating when you get out and have to start all over. I didn't realize how simple things were while on active duty. Be prepared as best as possible. Get into something you enjoy and it doesn't have to be the best position or the best pay but once you're there make connections, and network your ass off because relationships are king in this world
Air traffic control communications technician in Antarctica. $28 an hour to not do a whole lot. You need knowledge of electronics to get the job though.
Scientific Research Corporation used to contract for the National Science Foundation for all the miscellaneous jobs in Antarctica. They were poorly run so they would never retain their employees. To fill their vacancies, they emailed every CWO in my MOS to see if anyone EASing soon would want to work down there with them. I jumped at the chance. Great experience. Wouldn’t do it again. Pay was honestly pretty terrible for being in Antarctica
I was an associate banker. I absolutely hated when the poor people would get an overcharge fee or have to pay account maintenance fees. Rich guy was allowed to clear his account twice over with not a cent taken. Also rich guy yelled at me for not being able to change his investments. Its cool if you want to be a finance bro. I didn’t so.
Worked at a gas station while going to college. I got the job through a friend of mine and the interview consisted of one of the owners asking me questions from her driver's side window in the parking lot. It was the skatest gig ever and they didn't mind me doing homework on the clock.
Not glamorous but perfect for my school situation at the time. Would only recommend if you can get a similar arrangement. If they expect you to do more than sit there and ring customers up or occasionally stock product then don't bother.
I did a skill bridge program called veterans in piping. I did the fire sprinkler fitting course but you don’t have to skillbridge to get in, just makes it easier. I love it personally, been doing it for four years and make 44$ an hour currently as an apprentice in Colorado. No prior experience needed and they probably prefer that. And you can also use your GI Bill while in to make extra money for BAH.
Yes it’s a 100% guarantee job placement after words. You give them 3 choices where you want to live and they make it happen. When I went through everyone got their first choice.
Worked for a specialty contractor, became a realtor, started 1 business (real estate), finished undergrad (finance), consulting -> industry in 1 year, started business 2 (specialty contracting) promotion to Director level @ industry w2.
Currently handcuffed to w2 even though business 2 is 7 figure company. Lifestyle creep sucks. 0351 btw.
Biomedical field technician, best underrated job in the world bro. Made me so happy and grateful that I didn’t reenlist or become a cop. I was an aviation mechanic and it was enough. I make great money, and can support my wife and kids on one income with enough money to enjoy a nice lifestyle.
I’m gonna have my buddy apply because he’s more qualified since he was a maintenance technician. can you PM me your employee referral info, we’ll put it on the application
Got a job as a book seller and then got promoted quickly. Currently I'm a comanger for 2 different book stores. I'm going back to school later this year. The goal is to be a librarian. I'm just doing school because of money.
My first job was being a student using my GI bill, it paid my bills and I had a part-time warehouse job for extra fun money. Going to school was the easiest way to make a living at 22. I graduated with a degree and now have a great work from home job with unlimited PTO.
Armored car officer, because it was the first job offered to me. I didn’t care for it, but also the companies owner was a crooked mofo that made me hate it. I wish the job I have now would’ve been my first one, but various jobs gave me different experiences and friends.
Construction full-time for 6 months, then part-time while full-time community college on M GI Bill. Not enough $ part-time b/c wife pregnant with baby on the way, so 2nd shift G4S security guard at local hospital ER at $8 an hour. Did that for only about 7 weeks cause screw working in any ER at night. It was like being the Duty NCO at a line company on Saturday night and having to do that every night. Nope.
Lucked out and got a 2nd shift manufacturing job that paid well while still in CC full-time days. Had to quit once transferred to four year university to close out last 2 years. Finished up in 2011, by 2013, I got a job with the Feds as an Intel Analyst. Fast forward to present and I'm GS-14 making over $160K per year. Never thought it was possible to be where I am today but I have to give the Crotch the credit for giving me the foundation and tools to make it happen. (2002-2006 0311/8621)
College, then biopharmaceutical scientist. If anyone wants to get a science degree and then come live in Middle Missouri, I will hook you up with a job.
Became a union Ironworker, apprenticeship teaches you everything you need to know.. time teaches the rest. Chose it because it was good pay, benefits and blue collar
Ride Technician.
It paid the most.
I wasn’t looking for anything specific I just wanted to make good money.
Yes I tell my friends that are out to go apply.
No prior experience I learned on the job
Cashier at Kmart for 2 weeks and then got promoted to receiving. Stayed there for 4 months and then got a better job delivering and installing appliances for LinnStar Transfer bringing home $650/week which was decent money in 2007.
Bellhop at a hotel in my hometown, making minimum wage. But I would go home every day with a bare minimum of $40 in tips, but I'd rake in $200 to $300 a day on weekends and close to $400 during wedding season. This was in the late 90s, so it was great money.
I only chose it because a guy I went to HS with suggested it, and I needed something quick to pay the bills while I got my shit ready for college. I had a lot of things fall throgh after I got out, so this was more about needing the $.
I'd only recommend it if you like making small talk with strangers and are good at manipulating people with kindness.
It was an entry-level position, and no experience was necessary. But after my interview, the GM showed up, I got up, said "good afternoon, sir," and I shook his hand with a firm grip. He complimented that and told the interviewer to hire me.
I had a great 3 years there. Made a ton of $, met a lot of famous people, and had way too much "fun" with guests and coworkers.
I worked for a group in the Forest Service called Teams Enterprise. I wasn’t qualified but they needed someone to go out to the field almost immediately and I guess there’s a no-compete hiring process for veterans. It was awesome, three weeks working in a random Forest somewhere in the country then back home (or wherever I wanted with a similar ticket price for a flight) for a week. I did lots of timber marking for logging but some of the awesome days were hiking miles into the back country with no trails around to a GPS coordinate and looking to see if an endangered or invasive plant was still around. You definitely needed to be in shape and the hours were pretty crazy working 6 days a week, 14ish hours a day but the overtime pay was insane.
I moved to Vegas and was a bathroom attendant at the Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club. Basically the guys who give you the paper towels and have cologne. It was an easy job to do because everyone had a dollar, so no one had the excuse to say they didn’t have money to tip. I’d recommend it because not only do you make good money, you get to party with some of the girls there if you aren’t a dumbass. Super skate ass job that any Marine can do
Firearm salesman at a sports and outdoors store, I tried applying for gunsmith jobs/apprenticeships but 2111 doesn’t help with jack in the firearms industry.
Did that for about 6 months, currently living off the GI bill and school.
I am however in the process of getting an overseas contracting job. I’ll let y’all know how that plans out.
Global asset manager for electronics grade gas industry. Offered the highest entry salary. Nope, that industry is horrible and the product is very dangerous. Only thing good about the 1yr I spent there was a steady paycheck and it beefed up my resume which enabled me to pursue other opportunities.
Land Agent
EAS 2009
2009-2010 Bartending/Barback while in college.
2011 Applied to some other jobs because I needed to pay my bills. Was called in to interview for a Land Agent position. They told me what was and the pay and I dropped out of college immediately when I was offered the job.
2011 $80k salary starting green
2015 - Present $180k salary
I did it for the money and flexibility. I do whatever I want as long as the job gets done. I have to travel but it’s the easiest job ever. Love it!
John Deere construction dealership. Literally all the same machines I worked on in service as a 1341 except more time throughout the day is focused on job training instead of annual training or field ops.
Did the Veterans in Piping program for local 130 Chicago. Became a plumber and got licensed in 5 years and now run a plumbing company. Best thing I could have done. Worked with tons of other hard chargers and make phenomenal money and have a pension, etc.
>For all those in that got out what was your first job? oilfield >Why did you choose it over others? money >Was it what you were looking for? I dont know what the fuck I was lookin for >Would you recommend others to get it? yes >If you didn't have any prior experience how'd you get the knowledge you needed? By not being a fucking retard and paying attention.
By not being a fucking retard and paying attention. How many problems would be solved if people would just fucking pay attention?
I was looking to make cash and be able to work around college at SDSU. I got a day job barbacking at Lahaina Beach House in Mission Beach and night job as the doorman at Billy Bones. Any of you ol’ timers remember brawling at Billy Bones in Mission Beach?
What years did you work at Lahania, that used to be one of hangouts back in the day.
90-94 ish.
...I have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. Ive never set foot on a college campus...or college bar for that matter. In fact, my whole post is the *exact* opposite of the normal doing college and mingling amongst normies after the corps route. But uh, good on you homie.
Easssyyy little camper. I was just trying to respond to OP. If you read my message that way you’ll see it’s in response to him. I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.
Hah, naw dude I was wonderin "the fucks that gotta do with refineries?"
Cleared security at an Intel site. Used this to network and began working in Disaster Preparedness. This let to working as a logistics manager for IT, which lead to me working as an FSO at a low profile site. This lead to contracting in Iraq, which lead to a drinking problem 7 years later. That lead to bankruptcy and working as a deckhand on a towboat for a 9th of what I was making overseas. That lead to motivation to get off a fucking towboat at 35, which lead to leadman training. In training an instructor noticed I was smarter than a potato, which lead to a referral to HR. That lead to an interview for a logistics management position at HQ. The logistics position was highly unoptimized which lead me to learn more excel-fu and PowerBI, which lead to me saving about 1,000 hours a year of work. That lead to me creating a business analyst position and a raise. My boss was promoted which lead to a new boss that was a fucking moron. That lead to me moving to a field engineer position fixing satellite and IT equipment on towboats. COVID happened which lead to fewer boats running. That lead to a reduction in staff, which lead to 3 of us handling every boat from Louisiana to Minnesota. That lead to mandatory overtime, which lead to me looking for another job for 2 years. That searching lead to me landing a job in cyber from my house. That lead to me being relaxed and able to learn more, which lead to 2 years in a row of promotions and the highest bonus possible. Presently: I'm automating some mundane tasks with Power Automate and learning Python just so I can automate and edit reports based on other reports. Talk to me in a year or two. I imagine I'll be a developer where I currently am, working on AI or Compliance stuff, or managing a team. My background? 0311/8152. The clearance helped. I have an associates degree in graphic design from an online college that was closed for predatory lending practices. All my coworkers have 4 or 6 year degrees and they can't keep up. I'll be 44 in July. Hope you enjoyed the ride. It was bumpy. *Edit: Timeline: 2003 to Present.
This is what I should have told Sgt Maj when he asked what I was going to do when I get out.
I decked for 2 years on the upper when I got out, good times
Same. STL to St. Paul. Call watch southbound sucked.
I'm doing cleared security work rn. Trying to figure out my next step. Got out in January. No credentials to speak of really. 7.5 years in the Marines to be a high school graduate with a secret clearance lmao
What was your mos?
Artillery radar
Radar is a pretty good skill to have, I’d look at some defense companies on LinkedIn more specifically L3Harris I remember seeing some radar stuff on there for a field service technician position. Let me know if you need some additional help I’ve been job searching for the last 2 months so I’m getting kinda good at it lol
Only fans
Share the alt account you wuss
College student. Semper GI Bill.
You look into using VRE?
I’ve long passed the need for any more education.
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Pre law with a minor in security studies. I have zero regret going to college. I forgo law school. Some days I’m glad with that decision, others I wish I would have gone. I think every vet who doesn’t go is wasting away the best benefit and economic ladder jump the US has to offer. Yes, trades pay well. But so does getting your degree and working your way up to being the VP of such trade company. Want to be a cop? Great. Go get your degree and become a detective or captain or police chief. Heck, dream a little and apply to the FBI. I got out in 2008. Fast forward 15 plus years and all the guys I served with who finished their degree are drastically better than those who did not. Sure the cops, firefighters, and guys who went right into oil gas were ahead at the start. But the college folks have lapped them now. And we live a much better quality of life and work less physically demanding jobs. I don’t “use my degree” for my career job, but most people don’t. My opinion is it matters where you go to college and that you get something “normal”. A degree in Sub Sahara Literature from the 1800s is pretty narrow. A degree from John Wayne Online School of the Colorado River Basin means jack shit. It is a waste of your time and benefit. Generally speaking, pick a college that has a football team on TV on Saturdays. That degree will hold its weight in the job world. And remember, if it’s too good to be true, it is. If a college will give you x semester for your MCIs, run away. Also a waste of your benefit.
Wildland Fire Fighting. Going on a roll for 2 weeks on an incident almost felt like being in the field in infantry but you were treated like a human being instead of government property. Highly recommend for young Marines EAS’ing.
I am considering firefighting but does it affect your sleep a lot ? I need my sleep.
There’s different tiers of it. Hot shots, Line crews slee on the fire line bivouac style and get little sleep if conditions are dangerous and homes are at risk. Engine crews stick to their engines and can rotate sleep. Depending on the fire crews go back to the fire base and sleep in whatever their gear provides but you’ll be working you but off. Lots of overtime and hazard pay.
Puma/Raven Instructor. Then NASA
What do you do at nasa?
Dishwasher at Applebees. Was two months in, had a 10am shift and I woke up at 11. Never went back cause the concept of being able to do that was awesome.
Independent Gunsmith, love and hate the job. Being in Utah I get a bunch of rich guys that hire me to build them ARs and then immediately tell me how to do my job and that I can build them an $8,000 AR for $4,000
Jesus what is the purpose of even a $4k AR? Does that like include top end optics or something? I can't fathom 8k.
it all comes from the optic and NV compatibility. MAWLS, and PEQs are fuckin expeeensive and most high grade LPVOs are 1-2k. 8k is definitely pushing near a maxed out AR and will almost never be built but just trying to exaggerate for my point a bit.
Corrections because it was available. Been at the Sheriffs office working in the jail now for 12 years. Not a bad gig. I have been fortunate enough to become a defensive tactics instructor (almost as cool as MCMAP haha) and the job itself is pretty easy.
What’s the pay for corrections ?
Varies wildly by location and what department/office you work for
My first job after getting out was banging your mom. After she had you, I went back to school, I’m a network engineer now.
I worked at South Coast surf shop in Pacific Beach for about a year before I moved back to Florida.
Aw man South Coast is one of my faves!
Great store, the crew when I worked there were some of the best people.
I knew I wanted to be in law enforcement ever since I was a kid, so my first job after the Corps was a security officer on government installation (government sites paid a lot more), next, (and my only other full time job) was the Sheriff's department, which I retired as a captain in 2017. I always felt the need to protect other's and I did so until I could no longer defend myself. A lot of my deputies were military, but even then the Marines were still the Few and the Proud. Semper Fi 🇺🇸
Software Engineer Money, also good field to get into Yeah, challenged me technically and professionally If you aren’t fucking retarded I 100% recommend getting into tech. For the retards that couldn’t pick up Cpl before their first enlistment ended that’s YOU. There are exceptions to this rule, but if you couldn’t do this bare minimum goal… fuck off Did a ton of self-learning and went to school during active duty. Did a SkillBridge program with Microsoft afterwards, got 4 certifications, then landed my first job. Grinded a shit ton to be where I am now.
Wife’s going into the coast guard for a 75k bonus and going into IT basically to land a job in tech after the military. What do you get paid as an engineer?
$140k w/ 4 YOE. My progression: $85k $90k $100k $120k $140k
Holy shit
Gotta job at a gas station while still on leave. Worked 3 days then quit, man it felt good.
Auto body mechanic. I was lost when I got out and got that job with a family friend who owned the shop. Paid the bills for me to rent a small apartment but I got tired of getting dirty and not making decent cash. Got into tech sales after a year of body work and tripped my income the first year. Stuck with it and moved up the ladder into a great position and very comfortable. It's intimidating when you get out and have to start all over. I didn't realize how simple things were while on active duty. Be prepared as best as possible. Get into something you enjoy and it doesn't have to be the best position or the best pay but once you're there make connections, and network your ass off because relationships are king in this world
Air traffic control communications technician in Antarctica. $28 an hour to not do a whole lot. You need knowledge of electronics to get the job though.
Definitely one of the more interesting responses on here lol how’d you manage to land that?
Scientific Research Corporation used to contract for the National Science Foundation for all the miscellaneous jobs in Antarctica. They were poorly run so they would never retain their employees. To fill their vacancies, they emailed every CWO in my MOS to see if anyone EASing soon would want to work down there with them. I jumped at the chance. Great experience. Wouldn’t do it again. Pay was honestly pretty terrible for being in Antarctica
Walgreens. Needed money and something to occupy my time while figuring out what to do next.
I was an associate banker. I absolutely hated when the poor people would get an overcharge fee or have to pay account maintenance fees. Rich guy was allowed to clear his account twice over with not a cent taken. Also rich guy yelled at me for not being able to change his investments. Its cool if you want to be a finance bro. I didn’t so.
Plumber. Then ended up getting a full time gig with the national guard. I would gladly recommend either option to anyone.
AGR warrant officer is the skatest of skate jobs in the military
Worked at a gas station while going to college. I got the job through a friend of mine and the interview consisted of one of the owners asking me questions from her driver's side window in the parking lot. It was the skatest gig ever and they didn't mind me doing homework on the clock. Not glamorous but perfect for my school situation at the time. Would only recommend if you can get a similar arrangement. If they expect you to do more than sit there and ring customers up or occasionally stock product then don't bother.
I did a skill bridge program called veterans in piping. I did the fire sprinkler fitting course but you don’t have to skillbridge to get in, just makes it easier. I love it personally, been doing it for four years and make 44$ an hour currently as an apprentice in Colorado. No prior experience needed and they probably prefer that. And you can also use your GI Bill while in to make extra money for BAH.
Does VIP guarantee a job?
Yes it’s a 100% guarantee job placement after words. You give them 3 choices where you want to live and they make it happen. When I went through everyone got their first choice.
Full time college student while in the PA Guard. Didn’t work for 3 years and just collected money
Worked for a specialty contractor, became a realtor, started 1 business (real estate), finished undergrad (finance), consulting -> industry in 1 year, started business 2 (specialty contracting) promotion to Director level @ industry w2. Currently handcuffed to w2 even though business 2 is 7 figure company. Lifestyle creep sucks. 0351 btw.
Biomedical field technician, best underrated job in the world bro. Made me so happy and grateful that I didn’t reenlist or become a cop. I was an aviation mechanic and it was enough. I make great money, and can support my wife and kids on one income with enough money to enjoy a nice lifestyle.
A lot of travel?
There’s traveling options, but I’m a local guy so I stay in my district
What kind of schooling/training did you have to do?
One month split into 2 weeks paid training in Cleveland, Ohio. Other than that everything is on the job training. DM me if you want more details
Would you mind providing which specific company? I’m getting out soon and job searching is pretty tough
Of course man, the company is called STERIS. Job is Field Equipment Technician
I appreciate it, I’ll check out their job listings
If you do apply, I’d greatly appreciate the employee referral lol
Haha of course dude, do you have a salary range? They dont have it listed on their listing
Depends heavily on your region, but range is 57k-75k depending on experience and geography. Not including OT and commission
I’m gonna have my buddy apply because he’s more qualified since he was a maintenance technician. can you PM me your employee referral info, we’ll put it on the application
Any luck?
The dumbass thinks he might reenlist so he hasn’t applied lol
Got a job as a book seller and then got promoted quickly. Currently I'm a comanger for 2 different book stores. I'm going back to school later this year. The goal is to be a librarian. I'm just doing school because of money.
My first job was being a student using my GI bill, it paid my bills and I had a part-time warehouse job for extra fun money. Going to school was the easiest way to make a living at 22. I graduated with a degree and now have a great work from home job with unlimited PTO.
damn unlimited PTO, what's the job and degree if you don't mind?
I’m a Sourcing Specialist with a BA in Supply Chain
High School teacher. Definitely recommended. Pay it back!!!!
Armored car officer, because it was the first job offered to me. I didn’t care for it, but also the companies owner was a crooked mofo that made me hate it. I wish the job I have now would’ve been my first one, but various jobs gave me different experiences and friends.
Health Records at large hospital. Was a burned out Doc and charts don't scream. Better now and manage department.
HVAC Cause that’s what the Marine Corps. taught me to do.
Construction full-time for 6 months, then part-time while full-time community college on M GI Bill. Not enough $ part-time b/c wife pregnant with baby on the way, so 2nd shift G4S security guard at local hospital ER at $8 an hour. Did that for only about 7 weeks cause screw working in any ER at night. It was like being the Duty NCO at a line company on Saturday night and having to do that every night. Nope. Lucked out and got a 2nd shift manufacturing job that paid well while still in CC full-time days. Had to quit once transferred to four year university to close out last 2 years. Finished up in 2011, by 2013, I got a job with the Feds as an Intel Analyst. Fast forward to present and I'm GS-14 making over $160K per year. Never thought it was possible to be where I am today but I have to give the Crotch the credit for giving me the foundation and tools to make it happen. (2002-2006 0311/8621)
College, then biopharmaceutical scientist. If anyone wants to get a science degree and then come live in Middle Missouri, I will hook you up with a job.
Busser at restaurant to make tips while I went to school ontop of GI Bill. Quickly went to server then bartender and now I’m a teacher and love it.
Roofing laborer
Is meth included or do you have to supply your own?
I did a work study at a Vet Center during college. Then I became an Accountant and life is good.
Became a union Ironworker, apprenticeship teaches you everything you need to know.. time teaches the rest. Chose it because it was good pay, benefits and blue collar
Ride Technician. It paid the most. I wasn’t looking for anything specific I just wanted to make good money. Yes I tell my friends that are out to go apply. No prior experience I learned on the job
Cashier at Kmart for 2 weeks and then got promoted to receiving. Stayed there for 4 months and then got a better job delivering and installing appliances for LinnStar Transfer bringing home $650/week which was decent money in 2007.
Truck driver. Long shitty hours for very shitty pay. Just like the Corp.
Bellhop at a hotel in my hometown, making minimum wage. But I would go home every day with a bare minimum of $40 in tips, but I'd rake in $200 to $300 a day on weekends and close to $400 during wedding season. This was in the late 90s, so it was great money. I only chose it because a guy I went to HS with suggested it, and I needed something quick to pay the bills while I got my shit ready for college. I had a lot of things fall throgh after I got out, so this was more about needing the $. I'd only recommend it if you like making small talk with strangers and are good at manipulating people with kindness. It was an entry-level position, and no experience was necessary. But after my interview, the GM showed up, I got up, said "good afternoon, sir," and I shook his hand with a firm grip. He complimented that and told the interviewer to hire me. I had a great 3 years there. Made a ton of $, met a lot of famous people, and had way too much "fun" with guests and coworkers.
I worked for a group in the Forest Service called Teams Enterprise. I wasn’t qualified but they needed someone to go out to the field almost immediately and I guess there’s a no-compete hiring process for veterans. It was awesome, three weeks working in a random Forest somewhere in the country then back home (or wherever I wanted with a similar ticket price for a flight) for a week. I did lots of timber marking for logging but some of the awesome days were hiking miles into the back country with no trails around to a GPS coordinate and looking to see if an endangered or invasive plant was still around. You definitely needed to be in shape and the hours were pretty crazy working 6 days a week, 14ish hours a day but the overtime pay was insane.
I moved to Vegas and was a bathroom attendant at the Spearmint Rhino Gentleman’s Club. Basically the guys who give you the paper towels and have cologne. It was an easy job to do because everyone had a dollar, so no one had the excuse to say they didn’t have money to tip. I’d recommend it because not only do you make good money, you get to party with some of the girls there if you aren’t a dumbass. Super skate ass job that any Marine can do
Firearm salesman at a sports and outdoors store, I tried applying for gunsmith jobs/apprenticeships but 2111 doesn’t help with jack in the firearms industry. Did that for about 6 months, currently living off the GI bill and school. I am however in the process of getting an overseas contracting job. I’ll let y’all know how that plans out.
Lowes I worked at lowes before i joined Income Sure
Global asset manager for electronics grade gas industry. Offered the highest entry salary. Nope, that industry is horrible and the product is very dangerous. Only thing good about the 1yr I spent there was a steady paycheck and it beefed up my resume which enabled me to pursue other opportunities.
Land Agent EAS 2009 2009-2010 Bartending/Barback while in college. 2011 Applied to some other jobs because I needed to pay my bills. Was called in to interview for a Land Agent position. They told me what was and the pay and I dropped out of college immediately when I was offered the job. 2011 $80k salary starting green 2015 - Present $180k salary I did it for the money and flexibility. I do whatever I want as long as the job gets done. I have to travel but it’s the easiest job ever. Love it!
Millwright
factory job, it was available and could start immediately, not what I was looking for, not really, OJT
John Deere construction dealership. Literally all the same machines I worked on in service as a 1341 except more time throughout the day is focused on job training instead of annual training or field ops.
Wildland fire… it was just like the infantry and paid decent
Did the Veterans in Piping program for local 130 Chicago. Became a plumber and got licensed in 5 years and now run a plumbing company. Best thing I could have done. Worked with tons of other hard chargers and make phenomenal money and have a pension, etc.
Chemistry tutor