View Full Version : What do you want to be when you grow up
Strike For The South
08-28-2005, 22:17
for me I say
1.Football player
2.USMC
3.Firefighter
Any of those would make me a happy hick
nit sure why this is in the backroom but;
1. Writer (actually writing now, nothing published tho) ~:)
2. History Teacher
3. Filthy rich, like winning a retardedly huge amount of money on a lottery
Big King Sanctaphrax
08-28-2005, 22:35
A Medical Doctor.
Ianofsmeg16
08-28-2005, 22:49
A Pilot in the RAF
or A palaeontologist
KukriKhan
08-28-2005, 23:05
Moderator in a real Tavern. Click a button, the loud drunk's mouth moves, but no words escape; when he keeps it up, click another button and he's gone for a couple of days.
I'm waiting for TosaInu to work out the hardware and tech details...until then, I'll just practice here. :)
Byzantine Prince
08-28-2005, 23:57
Dead. ~:cheers:
Retired at 55. Woo-hoo. Well on track
Steppe Merc
08-29-2005, 00:05
I'm going to be a historian. Prefferably focusing on the steppe people around Central Asia, Iran and the Pontic steppes (Russia). :charge:
Divinus Arma
08-29-2005, 00:37
Alive.
InsaneApache
08-29-2005, 00:47
A train driver or perhaps an astronaut.....then again a drug tester may well have it's merits.....but I really want to be what I am...a grandad and father and last but never least, a loving and loved husband...lot to be said for it. :bow:
King Ragnar
08-29-2005, 01:11
History Teacher
SAS
Royal Marines
Papewaio
08-29-2005, 01:59
Principled like my father.
Loved by my wife and family. So doing quite well at the moment, but still a steep learning curve that I've got to climb. ~D
Muska Burnt
08-29-2005, 02:43
for me I say
1.Football player
2.USMC
3.Firefighter
Any of those would make me a happy hick
lol you must be like 8 years old if your wanna be a pro football player
Strike For The South
08-29-2005, 02:46
lol you must be like 8 years old if your wanna be a pro football player
Cmon reach for the stars ~:cheers:
Azi Tohak
08-29-2005, 02:51
Retired. ASAP.
Or with a loving wife and family. That could work too.
Azi
Kaiser of Arabia
08-29-2005, 03:41
SAC or Writer, maybe Historian.
Byzantine Prince
08-29-2005, 04:06
Alive.
That's no fun. ~;)
Al Khalifah
08-29-2005, 22:37
Move to the US and go live in Texas as a no good hick or maybe sherif. I haven't decided yet - I'm still awaiting my visa.
Strike For The South
08-29-2005, 23:02
Move to the US and go live in Texas as a no good hick or maybe sherif. I haven't decided yet - I'm still awaiting my visa.
Come vist me ~:cheers:
Silver Rusher
08-30-2005, 08:48
Tennis Player
Historian
Theatrical Director
Wise Wealthy Womanizer :charge: :charge: :charge: :charge:
More unlikely:
some day to be assistant moderator :embarassed:
Lawyer or something to that description
English assassin
08-30-2005, 13:35
I'm quite happy as I am, but if I was growing up again, I'd want to give the Royal Marines a go (specifically, the arctic and alpine warfare specialists). I like the arctic and I like the mountains and for that matter I like messing about in boats, and what I know now, and didn't know then, is it does no harm whatsoever to delay starting a "real" career for a few years.
Also the Royal Marines are bastard hard and that's a fact.
Craterus
08-30-2005, 13:51
No idea.
Proletariat
08-30-2005, 14:20
AdrianII.
Adrian II
08-30-2005, 14:36
AdrianII.I think he means after you grow up. :balloon2:
Devastatin Dave
08-30-2005, 14:56
A senior member. ~D
Byzantine Prince
08-30-2005, 14:58
Reaching for the stars are we Dave? ~D
Devastatin Dave
08-30-2005, 15:03
Reaching for the stars are we Dave? ~D
Nah, reaching for the starts would have been saying, "moderator"!!! Especially for me!!! ~D
A.Saturnus
08-30-2005, 15:39
Nah, reaching for the starts would have been saying, "moderator"!!! Especially for me!!! ~D
If you´d only know, Dave!
This weekend I met a 16 year old girl who wants to be a F16-pilot.
Devastatin Dave
08-30-2005, 16:01
If you´d only know, Dave!
This weekend I met a 16 year old girl who wants to be a F16-pilot.
She should consider A-10, they seem to be a more fun group of pilots. All the F16 pilots I knew would party, but tended to be jerks. There are some good female A-10 pilots...
King Henry V
08-30-2005, 16:58
1. Actor (theatre)
2. Politician (they're both the same thing really)
3. Writer
If all that fails, then I'll settle for being an accountant in Switzerland.
Silver Rusher
08-30-2005, 17:00
If you´d only know, Dave!
This weekend I met a 16 year old girl who wants to be a F16-pilot.
OMFG, you met my cousin???
Duke Malcolm
08-30-2005, 18:49
1. Life Peer
2. Minister of State
3. Chief of the Defence Staff or General Staff or One of the Sea Lords
4. Teacher
discovery1
08-30-2005, 19:33
Warlord, or Emperor of The Americas.
Barring that, an aerospace engineer will do just fine.
A.Saturnus
08-30-2005, 22:50
She should consider A-10, they seem to be a more fun group of pilots. All the F16 pilots I knew would party, but tended to be jerks. There are some good female A-10 pilots...
I´ll tell her.
PanzerJaeger
08-30-2005, 23:17
I had always dreamed of a military career, first in the German army and then in the American..
When I was told I couldnt enter the Marines or any US military branch it was the worst day of my life.
Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it. :fishbowl:
writer, musician, comic creator, or all three.
Papewaio
08-30-2005, 23:49
A senior member. ~D
Man, I have been a senior member before being a moderator... the viagra costs are a killer. :drummer:
Devastatin Dave
08-30-2005, 23:51
Man, I have been a senior member before being a moderator... the viagra costs are a killer. :drummer:
~D :bow:
Adrian II
08-31-2005, 07:35
Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it. :fishbowl:Too bad your favourite career was not open to you. Elsewhere you wrote this:
Of course not, or I wouldnt be playing on the net all day instead of doing work. I dont think he even knows exactly what Im supposed to be doing, only that Im to get a check every week and stay out of trouble. ~;)If I put the two together, I would think your present position is not conducive to self-esteem or initiative. Why don't you use that money to start your own business? Get out from under your Dad's wings. We will not be seeing much of you around here for a year or two (nor will your family see much fo you during that time), but in return you will be creating your own work instead of doing what comes your way. It is none of my business, but that is what I would consider in your situation. I've been there, I have held jobs that were no challenge, so I decided to become a free lance journalist until I hit upon a job that was so fulfilling I could not refuse it. But that was my choice, after years of fending for myself.
PanzerJaeger
08-31-2005, 08:17
If I put the two together, I would think your present position is not conducive to self-esteem or initiative. Why don't you use that money to start your own business? Get out from under your Dad's wings. We will not be seeing much of you around here for a year or two (nor will your family see much fo you during that time), but in return you will be creating your own work instead of doing what comes your way. It is none of my business, but that is what I would consider in your situation. I've been there, I have held jobs that were no challenge, so I decided to become a free lance journalist until I hit upon a job that was so fulfilling I could not refuse it. But that was my choice, after years of fending for myself.
Yes, from my limited viewpoint, you seem like the type of person who could become a freelance journalist - or anything else - and be successful at it. Hell, anyone who could read through the entire EU constitution deserves a government grant.
At this point in my life I still need some direction. I may be smart enough to put together a business on paper, but Im not wise enough to run it properly.
Its long overdue that I stop depending on dad, but I just havent come across anything that makes me enthusiatic enough to change my relatively boring, yet comfortable life. The military was "it". It was going to be the time when I got out on my own and became my own man.. and to think, all that ROTC marching down the drain.
English assassin
08-31-2005, 09:50
What was it about the military that you liked? Would something like the emergency services or the coastguard be similar?
Its long overdue that I stop depending on dad, but I just havent come across anything that makes me enthusiatic enough to change my relatively boring, yet comfortable life.
I can understand that but on the other hand there is always a reason not to do something. You have to get out there a bit in order to discover interesting things you will want to do. How will you discover your passion for life as a gay rights activist if you never hang out in a San Fran coffee bar?
Divinus Arma
08-31-2005, 10:05
I had always dreamed of a military career, first in the German army and then in the American..
When I was told I couldnt enter the Marines or any US military branch it was the worst day of my life.
Now im just in limbo trying to figure out what to do with myself. Money and employment arent a problem, but I really dont enjoy my job and cant see myself making a career out of it. :fishbowl:
Why cant you join?
Zalmoxis
08-31-2005, 10:22
I'm guessing because he's not american, with *fakest Russian accent you've ever heard* real American money.
PanzerJaeger
08-31-2005, 16:44
I can understand that but on the other hand there is always a reason not to do something. You have to get out there a bit in order to discover interesting things you will want to do. How will you discover your passion for life as a gay rights activist if you never hang out in a San Fran coffee bar?
:laugh4:
Why cant you join?
My freind and I were duck hunting and he swung to get a duck and shot right by my head, blowing my eardrum out. Although its repaired and ive got 80% hearing and am still able to hunt, apparently the concussion of heavy weaponry could destroy it again. Thats a liability the military wont accept.
Byzantine Prince
09-01-2005, 02:17
Why do you want to rot away in the military Panzer? What's the point of lying around in camps with people yelling at you and all the hardships for such minimum pay? I know it's glamorous killing people that hate freedom but do you really think you'll get any more then 5 seconds of trigger time your whole life(also with the risk of being hurt)?
I used to think the army was cool too when I was small. I later watched a movie called Full Metal Jacket and that changed my mind completely. It's not even the army as it's suposed to be. Your superiors should have respect for you not beat into the ground and abuse you for everything.
Proletariat
09-01-2005, 02:27
My freind and I were duck hunting and he swung to get a duck and shot right by my head, blowing my eardrum out. Although its repaired and ive got 80% hearing and am still able to hunt, apparently the concussion of heavy weaponry could destroy it again. Thats a liability the military wont accept.
Uhm, you can go to a different MEPS and just not disclose this. They'll say a bunch of non-sense about 'fraudalent enlistment' but there's no way they're finding out unless you blab, thanks to HIPAA. All that should happen is that when you take your physical at MEPS you'll be barred from jobs like Sonar Tech or other hearing sensitive jobs, and it doesn't sound like those are up your alley.
It's stupid for the military to bar someone from serving because a gun blast damaged ones ear drum. Half the fun for guys in the Marines and the Army infantry is hearing how loud things can explode. Ask Redleg. I doubt he can hear a damn thing after his time with the King of Battle.
PanzerJaeger
09-01-2005, 02:36
Why do you want to rot away in the military Panzer? What's the point of lying around in camps with people yelling at you and all the hardships for such minimum pay? I know it's glamorous killing people that hate freedom but do you really think you'll get any more then 5 seconds of trigger time your whole life(also with the risk of being hurt)?
I used to think the army was cool too when I was small. I later watched a movie called Full Metal Jacket and that changed my mind completely. It's not even the army as it's suposed to be. Your superiors should have respect for you not beat into the ground and abuse you for everything.
Hehe, I didnt want to be in the military just to shoot people who dont like freedom. ~D I like the lifestyle, the organization, the comradery, ect. Being in the military gives you experiences you'll never get anywhere else, and I would argue it makes a lot of people better than they were coming in.. of course not all.
Prole, do they not request your military records? When I tried to join some years ago the recruiter required them and said it was the same in every branch.
Proletariat
09-01-2005, 02:41
Prole, do they not request your military records? When I tried to join some years ago the recruiter required them and said it was the same in every branch.
What military records do you have? Were you a dependent that visitied military hospitals? That could be a problem, but there's ways around it.
Most recruiters help you find the loop holes to get in around silly things like this. The worst that can happen is if you go to basic, and then try to get discharged because your ear hurts, if they find out what happened to you previously you'll get the fraudulent enlistment deal.
I remember seeing Marine recruiters giving their recruits who had smoked pot masking teas so they could pass the drug test upon entry. A health problem as minor as your's has to be workable.
PanzerJaeger
09-01-2005, 02:47
Heh, ive got the military on my mind. I meant medical records. Sorry. :dizzy2:
Proletariat
09-01-2005, 03:05
No, medical records are protected by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act. It's illegal for them to get your medical records without your consent. They'll ask you a bunch of stuff about your medical history, just answer 'no' to everything. It's how alot of people with asthma get in.
Something like your injury would be very easy to get in with, since it's so likely you'd get that injury while serving anyway. The first time you're on a live fire exercise or some activity where there's risk to your ear drums, just go on to sick call the next day and complain about a ring in your ear. You'll probably wind up with better treatment for your ears than you'd get on the outside.
If you want to be in as bad as you say, just don't bring it up with your (new) recruiter and you'll be fine. I hope it works out for you.
(I know this sounds unethical, but the doctors at MEPS that are there to disqualify recruits fight dirty. You could say 'Mexican food gives me indigestion' and they might send you home. I actually saw that happen.)
Kaiser of Arabia
09-01-2005, 03:23
:laugh4:
My freind and I were duck hunting and he swung to get a duck and shot right by my head, blowing my eardrum out. Although its repaired and ive got 80% hearing and am still able to hunt, apparently the concussion of heavy weaponry could destroy it again. Thats a liability the military wont accept.
Try Police Force. Esp. in LA, you get to beat people with sticks when they don't comply ~:).
PanzerJaeger
09-01-2005, 03:54
Thanks Prole, i feel a bit mislead now. The guy never said I could chose not to disclose medical information. I hope im not on some list somewhere. My dream might not be gone afterall. ~:)
LoL Caps.. i could defend the freedom of those brave men and women in Beverly Hills, God bless them.
Proletariat
09-01-2005, 04:11
Thanks Prole, i feel a bit mislead now. The guy never said I could chose not to disclose medical information. I hope im not on some list somewhere. My dream might not be gone afterall. ~:)
Well, technically you should disclose that stuff when they ask, but if it keeps you from doing something you've dreamed about... Well, I know this wouldn't be a very difficult moral dilemma for me. (Think of how many of our Great Grandfathers lied about their age during the World Wars)
Anyway, good luck, good luck, good luck and keep us updated whenever you choose to look into it again.
~:cheers:
Strike For The South
09-01-2005, 04:28
wow allot of people want to join
Kaiser of Arabia
09-01-2005, 04:48
LoL Caps.. i could defend the freedom of those brave men and women in Beverly Hills, God bless them.
Heh my one friend wants to be a cop right? So I'm going USAF and I'll be like "Ha I have a cooler uniform than you" and he'll pull out his NARC weaponry and be like "Ha I have these guns and stuff" and I'll be like "Hah I have a B-52 Bomber Fleet, some A-10s, a Squardron of F-15s, and the US Ballistic Missile Fleet" and he'll be like "Oh" and I'll be like "PWNED"
Sorry, brain fart.
English assassin
09-01-2005, 11:24
Wow, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Prole and PJ, a wonderful thing may have happened here today. In amongst all the endless reheating of abortion, evolution, and what underpants are you wearing right now YES RIGHT NOW, a young man's dream may now come true, all thanks to the org.
Put it in your diaries and Prole, today's fairy godmother award goes to you.
(NB for those who can't tell I am not actually being sarcastic here)
Ja'chyra
09-01-2005, 12:18
Wow, ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Prole and PJ, a wonderful thing may have happened here today. In amongst all the endless reheating of abortion, evolution, and what underpants are you wearing right now YES RIGHT NOW, a young man's dream may now come true, all thanks to the org.
Put it in your diaries and Prole, today's fairy godmother award goes to you.
(NB for those who can't tell I am not actually being sarcastic here)
Lol, yes you were but it's funny anyway.
Anyhow, good luck PJ I wasn't too pleased when I was told I couldn't join the Navy after passing all the tests.
English assassin
09-01-2005, 12:37
I really wasn't...
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