Originally posted by: FamilyGuy
Date: April 02, 2010 at 06:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/military-junkies.24052/
I'm a MCpl. If I went down to the states, I'd be considered a Tech Sgt working there, and that would be how I would be treated. (I've spent alot of time working with Americans actually who worked up here in Canada with us for NORAD.) Yeah, I'm still in, and have another 20 or 30 good years to put in, as long as it keeps treating me well.
Yeah, I switched from Air Defence to Air Traffic Control for that very reason, to be able to fall back on something in the civie world if I get out. I wouldn't be fully qualified, but almost, and I'd be accepted much faster than joe blow who has no experience.
I love my job, I get specialist's pay. I'm over paid, and under worked. But the training involved to get to where I am was absolutely insane. I'm now paid for what I know, not not for what I do, lmao! At least that's how I like to see it.
The ATC guys here in Edmonton who are civies - make over 100k per year. 3 - 6 months of training, and I'd be doing the same, so it feels nice to look at that as a "Fall back". Gnarcore, I think we started talking about this before, but never finished?? lol.
Anyway, nothing but respect for those who serve or HAVE served. You're all brothers. (and sisters of course!)
And as far as G a y s... I have many friends who are g a y. It's accepted in our military, and there are some great people in that group who are good friends of mine. I find it so "behind the times" that the US is still against that whole policy. It's really their loss, cause there are great people up here in uniform who wouldn't otherwise have a job if we didn't wise-up.
