What Do COTEP Members:

[sstpierre]

Originally Posted by Brwster

New guy here says Hi. Retired from a utility company after 41 years and change.

Welcome, to one of the greatest online Families EVER!

-scott

[BeerHunter]

For the past 28 years, I've worked as a Civil Servant for the U.S. Navy doing flight test of fixed wing tactical jets (F-14 and F/A-18, mostly), the last 15 years of that as an academic and flight instructor teaching military aviators how to be test pilots.

Started out as an aircraft lineman (fueling and parking aircraft) during last two years of high school and first year of college to earn money to learn to fly, build time and ratings.

Needing to support myself and earn money for college, decided to enlist and spent 4 1/2 years active duty USAF as avionics technician from 1980-1984 (C-130s at Dyess and McCleland AFBs, then A-10s at RAF Woodbridge and then RAF Bentwaters, UK). Got out and went to GaTech to study Aerospace Engineering, working as a security guard to pay tuition.

[Big gary]

For the past 30 years I have ground up baby seals to make ozone depleting products, worked at a chemical manufacturing plant.
For about six years before that I delivered pesticides and herbicides to the AG pilots in Kansas and Oklahoma. Most were retired vets and some of the most interesting nuts I have ever met and got to know. I even hauled trash for BFI with one of the commercial front loaders that dump the little dumpsters. I tried for six months to make it one day without some kind of breakdown or problem. Never made it and quit. And when your the new guy you get the worse route. It was the nastiest filthy job I have ever done. And everything that can go wrong did, daily, for six months. Looking back now, I think I did the right thing turning down the UPS job. I bet it is just as bad as BFI.

To all the vets here thanks. You guys are the best.

[ab5996]

I'm a Machinist, I work for Toyota Bodine, we cast all the engine blocks and automatic transmission housings for Toyota Motor Co. I maintain the dies for the high speed injection moulding machines.

[Pro Street]

I have a small auto repair shop and my youngest son works for me.

[chiph411]

As I stated in my Newbie post, I am a daytime bartender in a resort town on the Eastern Shore of land. Been doing that for the last 15 years. Prior to that I was the general manager for a restaurant here. Prior to that spent 10 years in the Army 1968-1978.

Chip

[Dwe]

Control room operator and mechanical maintenance at a simple cycle electrical power generation plant for 14 years. Before that I operated and maintained large HVAC equipment at a government laboratory.

[boatdoc]

38 years of working as a foot doctor(podiatrist). Enjoy what I can do to help others.
served 1.5 years in Chicagos WEstside VAMC--those were the best years of my professional career. I still love to help our vets. IF I get to retire, I plan on volunteering @ a local VAMC and an animal shelter(If I can handle THAT---I am like Ralph Kramden--I try to adopt all the strays I can-- > 30 cats and now 3 pit bulls in 33 years--not bad I think)

I can never do enough to pay back our Veterans for all they have given me. I would not be the physician I am without them

[DrHenley]

My status has changed to Professional Bum

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by DrHenley

My status has changed to Professional Bum

Lol... congratulations!


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