If you could do anything...Part 2

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Flexin

Money is over rated. What I want is time and enough money to do the things I enjoy. Firefighting might be the career that can do that. I have to decide. My black ass burning in a fire is a drawback. Nothing is perfect.

James

Yea me too! I used to make really good money in sales but I was a nervous wreck that smoked and drank. Now I get up, do my work and come home with a clean conscience.

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by cuttle

or lock outs....

[Cutty72]

I believe that the job I'm looking at with Arctic Cat would be very close.
So... we shall see how it goes!

Originally Posted by Archren

When I was in high school my dream was of going into the medical field (forensic pathology or genetics). Forensics still fascinates me, but that dream hasn't so much faded as I kinda lost interest once I discovered helicopters.

So right now I'm studying for the AFAST and working on improving my PT score so I can be a little more competitive when I submit my Aviation Warrant Officer packet when I redeploy. My eyes aren't perfect, but my current prescription falls within the limits of the flight physical regulation, so it shouldn't be an issue. From what my boss back home (an aviation LTC) and her friend the state flight surgeon say, anything is waiverable.

I've wanted to be a helicopter pilot since my last deployment in '04... but my ex-husband always guilt-tripped me to keep me out of it ("I don't want you to be away from me for so long!"). Ironically, after we had kids (and things were going sour between us) all of a sudden he was completely supportive of me going to flight school.

Good luck! I have thought about that for a long time, and will be submitting my warrant packet when I get off this deployment, but in the Maintenance field. Only birds in the state are Blackhawks, and I would need to get lasic first anyway...

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Good luck! I have thought about that for a long time, and will be submitting my warrant packet when I get off this deployment, but in the Maintenance field. Only birds in the state are Blackhawks, and I would need to get lasic first anyway...

Thanks!

Yeah, if the aviation thing doesn't go through, there are TONS of mobility warrant slots open (when we left for Iraq, there was ONE mobility warrant in the TXARNG... and he is in our unit ), and being an 88N I'm a shoe-in for that. It's just too bad I'm not actually doing 88N work on this deployment.

Is your eyesight worse than 20/50? If so, then yes, you'd have to get LASIK (or PRK... I think PRK is less invasive, but check with your state flight surgeon first as to which procedure would be more acceptable to their flight program), because I think that's one of those waiverable things (and there's a study that they're doing on pilots they accept who have had eye surgery). I'm no true expert on that, though... so check with the folks that know. I know I don't have to get surgery since my eyesight is within the 20/50 limits according to the reg for Class 1 flight physicals and it's correctable with glasses.

[Cutty72]

FAR worse than 20/50

[Archren]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

FAR worse than 20/50

D'oh!!

I'd like to get eye surgery... I can see without my glasses, but reading signs without squinting gets real hard if they're more than 15 feet away. It sure would beat the $$$ I have to spend on prescriptions (especially prescription Oakleys!! I still need to order some VR28 and Persimmon lenses for range days.) But I was told to hold off on it because certain eye surgeries could completely preclude me from the flight program, versus getting accepted with my eyesight as-is.

[skiergirl]

Originally Posted by Archren

D'oh!!

I'd like to get eye surgery... I can see without my glasses, but reading signs without squinting gets real hard if they're more than 15 feet away. It sure would beat the $$$ I have to spend on prescriptions (especially prescription Oakleys!! I still need to order some VR28 and Persimmon lenses for range days.) But I was told to hold off on it because certain eye surgeries could completely preclude me from the flight program, versus getting accepted with my eyesight as-is.

Blade Free Lasik - FTW! I had it 3 weeks ago and it's the best money I've possibly ever spent on myself. Super easy and I'm very happy with the results.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by skiergirl

Blade Free Lasik - FTW! I had it 3 weeks ago and it's the best money I've possibly ever spent on myself. Super easy and I'm very happy with the results.

I don't doubt it! Everyone I've talked to who has had eye surgery has said the same, regardless of the procedure.

[Flexin]

I received and email today saying I was approved for the grant. So it looks like I'm in the school. I still need to get the other half but I'm in.

James

[marko138]

If I could do anything I'd sit on my ass all day and do nothing.