What Do COTEP Members:

[NAMVET72]

Please tell us what you do for Living or did for a Living:

[sdmc530]

I am currently employed of the South Dakota Highway Patrol....

The oddest job I ever has was I worked for a coffin maker..that was a good gig in college

[Roverron]

I'm currently employed by AT&T, and have been in their care for the past 36 yrs. This doesn't include building old cars, GUNS, COOKing, OU Football, Thunder Basketball, Driving around topless in the bimmer with my wife or hanging out with all my new friends on this forum!

[NAMVET72]

I Retired from US NAVY after 22 yesars Active Duty, and after I retired I went to College and got my Degree as and Electonic Engineer, in April 09 had stroke while traveling for work. I am Now Officially Retired...........

[Big Smoke]

Currently, I am working for an outsourcing company that is hired, by Kaiser Permanente, to handle it's mail/shipping, printing, and generally anything they can think of to make us do. I've been here for the past 14 1/2 years. I'm currently labeled the "Office Coordinator" which means I do everything.
Before that, I was an auto mechanic for a couple of different dealerships, but gave that up due to health reasons.
A few years ago, I went back to school and studied Photography, and graduated and planned to start a business, but that was the end of 2008, and you know what's happened since then. I've had a few odd jobs, but nobody wants to actually pay for a photographer, since it's so easy.
I have been studying, more recently, to get my FFL, since gun sales have been through the roof. Not easy, but doable in MD.

[Big Smoke]

Just a little story:
When I was 8, a neighbor friend and I had decided to join the Marines together when we "grew up," being that his dad was a Marine, and we both thought that was just the coolest thing. He was a couple years behind me, so I was going to wait after high school for him to finish.
Cut to 12 years later, and I got hurt playing in a football game (hit twice in the gonads HARD) and ended up getting a biopsy done. Turns out it was cancer, and my friend joined without me. After a few years of recovery and testing, etc, the Gulf War was getting started, and even though I was not in the same shape I was in before, I tried to enlist in the Army. I was turned down because I had gained too much weight during those years. I was disappointed, but totally understood.
So even though I never got to serve, I've always had a place in my heart for those who did, and currently do. So I just became a mechanic, worked on cars, and shot my guns, bored to tears most of the time. Maybe that's why I'm constantly searching for something I don't have already. Seems I have this hole I can't fill.

[JBT]

I spent 20 years in the ARNG, Air Force Reserves, and Air Force. Since then, I have done various machining jobs. Now, with the help of the VA, I am a student. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.

[ColMike]

Originally Posted by NAMVET72

Please tell us what you do for Living or did for a Living

I was,in the Army for almost 26 years as a Cav Trooper and attack heicopter aviator. I retired 1Dec2001. Worked 3years,in a crane company and hated it. worked 3years on the Army ing Model. Now I work on call, worldwide in logistics control for training exercises for 4star generals and their staffs.

[Jason_G]

I teach science at a local high school, and for a local university.

In my spare time I like to do freelance art jobs (been scrimshawing 1911 grips lately) to help make ends meet.

I'm also working on a Masters in Arts and Science, so I go to school at night. Other than that, and the obvious "powder-based" interests, I like to shoot pool, fish, and hunt. I hardly have time for that though. Most of the time I'm chasing my toddler son around the house and avoiding "honey-do's".

Jason

[AutoMag]

Jason, post some pictures of the grips that you have done scrimshaw on if you can!!

A friend of mine does the scrimshaw work for Randall knives!!