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Tidings.

TheBigElectron

TheBigElectron

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Hello. I am 19 years old.
I don't talk very much. I think a lot, though.
I'm attempting to join the U.S. Airforce. I want to be an electrician.
I'm very empathetic, but it's hard for me to connect with others, so I prefer to be left alone.

I like to read about psychology, cosmology, chemistry, and religion.
 
TheBigElectron said:
Hello. I am 19 years old.
I don't talk very much. I think a lot, though.
I'm attempting to join the U.S. Airforce. I want to be an electrician.
I'm very empathetic, but it's hard for me to connect with others, so I prefer to be left alone.

I like to read about psychology, cosmology, chemistry, and religion.
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Welcome! You're making a very smart move. If I were young like you, I would've done the same thing and would never have gone to college. I bought into the lie that college guarantees good employment. Trades pretty much guarantee someone will be employed for the rest of their lives. I went to college for a degree in Criminal Justice because I thought it was interesting. Ended up working in various forms of IT and truck driving. Now at 40, I am a Security Guard. I will have to pretty much depend on being able to do this because I would not be able to work a retail job or office job. Don't get me wrong, I like the security work but it is a hand to mouth existence.
 
Mattymatt said:
Welcome! You're making a very smart move. If I were young like you, I would've done the same thing and would never have gone to college. I bought into the lie that college guarantees good employment. Trades pretty much guarantee someone will be employed for the rest of their lives. I went to college for a degree in Criminal Justice because I thought it was interesting. Ended up working in various forms of IT and truck driving. Now at 40, I am a Security Guard. I will have to pretty much depend on being able to do this because I would not be able to work a retail job or office job. Don't get me wrong, I like the security work but it is a hand to mouth existence.
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I read your Graveyard Shift post, and I'm kind of jealous. I'd love to do something like that if I'm rejected.
 
TheBigElectron said:
I read your Graveyard Shift post, and I'm kind of jealous. I'd love to do something like that if I'm rejected.
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I am quite certain that it is possible but most security firms want people 21 or older - it's not necessarily the law but it is an insurance thing. May I ask where you live?
 
If you decide that the air force is not for you, then you could look into becoming a commissioned security officer. In Texas, this means that you carry a firearm and other weapons. I live in Pennsylvania and we have something called Act 235 which is sort of the same thing. It is a license to carry a firearm as an incidence of employment. When I was researching the career, I decided to go armed because the pay and job opportunities are better.
 
Mattymatt said:
If you decide that the air force is not for you, then you could look into becoming a commissioned security officer. In Texas, this means that you carry a firearm and other weapons. I live in Pennsylvania and we have something called Act 235 which is sort of the same thing. It is a license to carry a firearm as an incidence of employment. When I was researching the career, I decided to go armed because the pay and job opportunities are better.
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I will keep that in mind!
 
welcome.webp
 
Welcome to the forum.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I don't talk much either and I think a lot too.
Overthink, I think.
But, I sure can ramble in these posts here sometimes.
o_O
 
WittyAspie said:
Welcome!

Why the AF instead of the other branches?
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Not sure his reasons, but from my experience AF is best choice for someone with ASD, and electronics also a good choice. I spent 20 years as electronics technician in AF.

Anyway, Welcome TheBigElectron
 
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