Let me be clear here. I fell into this career by dumb luck. I'm only "accomplished" because i'm willing to do things others aren't. I was 21 years old living off dollar store hot dogs back in early 2001 when I decided it was time to grow up. So I joined the military in an "open electronics" career field (scored fairly high in my military career placement test. ASVAB for those who remember high school) which could have put me in basically any job doing any number of things. I got out after my 6 year enlistment as an avionics technician and chose a sequence of jobs that were progressive to a "career". Most guys are not willing to move for a job, but I am. I'll go anywhere, and do anything if it means building my resume. I worked in San Antonio building the newest jumbo jets for Boeing during the summer where it reached 114 degrees to here in Alaska where i've worked in 50 below temps fixing helicopters with a guy standing guard over my shoulder holding a gun on polar bear watch. I do not have a college degree but feel I've earned my degree in the college of hard knocks. I'm just fortunate that my employers have all agreed.
... I will have that paper degree though some day. Mark my words.
im supplying the military steel, all the air plane, automotive, gun, drilling companies....im just a little steel mill person though
