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Originally Posted by weirdharold
I went over the water also.... went to work in the oil field in the Gulf of Mexico.... got paid much better than the Navy and might have seen as much of the world over time as he did by joining the navy.
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My husband joined the navy in like 1968, to avoid the draft. He defended Corpus Christie, Texas from the North Vietnamese. It was the only part of the world he saw once he was out of basic. He was a musician, and his recruiter enthusiastically talked about the Navy band.
They made him an airplane mechanic.
He got a ribbon for enlisting during war time and a cute little plaque.
He also got a deep seated hatred for Corpus Christie that exists to this day.
I think he also got some kind of GI Bill loan on the first house he ever bought.
sarettah...the University of Phoenix is a university for working adults. One class at night for five weeks, plus one night each week (at least) for what's called "Learning Team Meetings." You pick your major or you don't get to play, then you're pretty much along for the ride. He has a "counselor," but asking one of the cats a question would be easier and probably get him a more intelligent response. On the upside, since he's worked for the UOP for 10 years, his tuition is free. (80% of mine would be knocked off, if they offered anything in which I'd want a degree...and wouldn't kill the members of my Learing Team on Day One. My husband has patience to a frightening degree.) He was forced to miss one class, so his grade was docked, and he's pissed about that. He'd have a perfect 4.0, instead of the like 3.95 or something he has. He wants to get his Masters, then supplement the income later in life teaching at UOP. Personally, I think he'll end up killing somebody and I'll have to spend my old age visiting him in prison.