I had a friend who wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force. Not sure what happened to him, whether he got into the program or whatever.
He was doing a sciency course at the same Uni as me (we graduated High School together) but I only ever saw him in 2 first year classes, and then 1 second year class. Not sure exactly what his specialty was within Science... But it was 1 Physics class and 2 Maths class that we shared. We weren't huge friends anyway, so we sort of ran in different circles.
And then I dropped out, and I haven't seen him since.
Your mentioning being a pilot reminded me of him.
And that's a compliment - out of all the friends I had during High School and Uni, he was the least crap person I knew.
Seriously, most of the people who decided to befriend me were terrible people. He was an alright guy though.
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Hey, while we're on the topic of careers, what do you think I could do (in a few years time, if all goes to plan) I could do that would be both interesting and with decent pay and hours, considering the following (future) qualifications?
-Certs II, III and IV in Retail (Cert IV is management)
-Cert IV in Office Admin (I might do this next year, and I can get straight into IV because I will have completed III in Retail this year - I can do any Cert IV class I want next year)
-Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, minor maybe in Psychology or perhaps Sociology
-Masters in Psychology or Sociology (assuming I can get in, and depending on which direction I take with my minor - alas, there is no Masters course for Creative Writing)
What do you think? I'm trying to decide what sort of really unique and interesting job I could have that would include all those things.
And don't say, "Write novels and movies about offices and retail environments, with a focus on social or psychological issues."
I mean, I probably will do something like that, but that's not exactly a 9-5 job - and I'd want something with a steady paycheck.
I'm so clueless about what sort of jobs are out there...