Here's the idea. Write something that you love about your job. Let's see how many of us are on here. I'll start with one to get the ball rolling...
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 02:32
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 12:28
Worked 47 days last year.
Posted 16 January 2010 - 13:24
I start bouncing off the walls by the end of a 4-day weekend - I'd go crazy if I worked that little!
I get 36 days off per year (26 annual leave + 10 federal holidays). That works out to about 7 weeks. Generally, we take one or two "real vacations" and I use the rest to stretch some weekends.
I don't know what I'll do with myself when I turn 57 and forced to retire. My hobbies are web surfing, video games, and home theater...
Posted 16 January 2010 - 14:27
I work to live. Flying is just a job to me. If I could afford my own plane, I would probably fly for fun. But flying for someone else isn't fun anymore.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 17:25
That's a big difference between you guys and me.
I don't fight fires, rarely fly at night, and almost never see anyone get arrested. My challenge is keeping the aircraft well positioned for my observer and not being noticed by the bad guy.
Different environments make this easier or harder (helicopter vs. airplane, urban vs. rural, etc.).
And then there's erad, of course - my favorite time of year. Terrain flight with the doors off, landing in field LZ's, evening BBQ's with the ground crews, etc. takes me back to my Air Cav days. Haz Duty Pay 5 days/week is nice too...
Oh, and I thought of another plus for us - if we lose our medical for some reason (knock on wood), we still have a job with the same pay/benefits.
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Posted 26 January 2010 - 12:17
I won't go for it 'til you are on the verge of retirement..how long does that give me?
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 02:19
This is the only job I’ve ever had (and I’ve had a lot-of-em) where people actually told me “you’ve got the best job in the world”….....
Priceless…………………
Posted 28 January 2010 - 02:21
Brian,
Do ya'll have a max age to apply? I'm aways from retirement too, just curious...
CHAD
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