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Offline Stalkingfox

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #180 on: January 03, 2013, 01:03:04 pm »
I joined the Army @ 17 as a Forward Observer. had a few jobs in between 09' I picked up an MP mos and still doing that. At 28 years old and 10 years serving Im wondering if I should continue or retire at 20 years in? Either way other than that I have no job.. Ive picked up learning to forge high carbon steel and now this bow making. I still forge knives and tomahawks and want to get a small buisness going when Im good at it. I am now a Single father of a beautiful 2yr old daughter and not yet born baby boy.
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Offline Jimbob

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #181 on: January 04, 2013, 02:09:27 pm »
Stalkingfox, I was an MP for 7 years on active duty at Fort Bragg, NC.  Where are you stationed?
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Offline Stalkingfox

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #182 on: January 04, 2013, 02:27:58 pm »
I am in Ames Army reserve now.  :P
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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #183 on: January 05, 2013, 08:21:12 am »
Oh ok, how you like it?
You skin that smoke wagon and we'll see what happens!---Are you gonna do something? Or just stand there and bleed?

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Offline Ben M

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #184 on: January 05, 2013, 09:06:52 am »
I'm a stay-at-home dad. I have 3 awesome kids and a fantastic wife who works as a nurse. I take my kids swimming in the creek and stump shooting all summer long. I get to know all their friends and I know what's going on at school. Of course the housework is never-ending, but that's a given. Never saw my life heading this direction, but I can't complain a bit.

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #185 on: January 05, 2013, 01:22:37 pm »
Im right there with ya prowler I love watching my daughter grow. Shes two and come when she gets of age Ill teach her the life and things that flow in the wilds.

JIMBOB Thats the issue Im an infantry soldier not a cage kicker. I hate baby sitting adults theyre worse than most kids. 31E
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Offline n8tr boy

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #186 on: January 05, 2013, 06:05:22 pm »
bricklayer and love working with my hands.

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #187 on: January 06, 2013, 12:16:08 am »
Yeah, I'm glad I never had to do the 31E job!  I was always on the law and order side of it.  The closest I came was deserter apprehensions.  THAT was a blast.  I drove all over NC and to KY a couple of times, I also got to escort a prisoner out to the confinement facility in San Diego.  We ended up having a free day in San Diego, that was pretty cool.
You skin that smoke wagon and we'll see what happens!---Are you gonna do something? Or just stand there and bleed?

"Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who'll fight for his country."
Lt. General James Gavin

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #188 on: January 16, 2013, 05:17:14 pm »
I am the Clinical Manager for the Division of Transfusion Medicine in the Department of Pathology at The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.  I grew up out in the woods and would love nothing more to live off of the woods but the wife and kids would have a real problem with that.  I guess I will just have to wait until this world goes to hell in a hand basket to be able to do that.  At the rate its going it shouldn't be long.

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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #189 on: January 16, 2013, 10:45:55 pm »
I'm a wildlife biologist.  I trapped and commercial fished to pay my way through college in the early 80's. I felt like I needed to give back to the things that meant so much to me as a kid.  I have 8 counties I'm responsible for and primarily meet with private landowners offering technical guidance for wildlife habitat improvement.  I also deal with nuisance wildlife problems as well.

I trap and band waterfowl and doves.

I'm an official measurer for Pope and Young and Boone and Crockett.

Upon retirement I plan to freelance write outdoor articles and wildlife photography, I dabble in both currently anyway...

I'm a newbie to the bow making arena, I hope to complete my first this summer...

Offline tattooDude

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #190 on: January 18, 2013, 01:59:09 am »
Used to be a graphic designer in print and front end web dev for 8 yrs, but got tired of the corporate entitlement of treating people like slaves. Now I am a tattoo artist earning a lot less, but also learning to relax and enjoy life again. I think I finally found a way to make money with my artwork, so it has been worth the transition.

Offline Scottski

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #191 on: January 30, 2013, 04:12:41 pm »
well don't have best job in the u.s.a. i help make shocks all day for the past 10 years. utility worker that meens i go all over the plant and get to do your job if you dont come to work. it pays the bills and keeps us with food in the house. shocks and struts for your car that is.monroe shocks.
Did the Native Americans think about all this that much or just do it?

Offline trad bow

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #192 on: February 05, 2013, 02:50:42 pm »
Work in a power generating facility for the past 37 years. Operation shift supervisor. !2 hr rotating shifts.Work 2 days(or nites) then 2 days off and do alot of hunting yearround. Good to live in the middle of great hog hunting. Middle Ga.  Just starting making self bows.

Offline Jeremy Holden

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #193 on: February 10, 2013, 10:21:27 pm »
Career Firefighter/Paramedic.  Been at it since 1995 but fulltime with my department since 2001.  11.5 down, 18.5 to go.  Everyday is a Friday.

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Offline Don

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Re: What's your day job?
« Reply #194 on: February 10, 2013, 11:31:04 pm »
I worked for the Iowa DOT for 31 years. I took care of all the signs and guardrail in our county.
Retired now. After I get the house work do the days ALL MINE  ;D.