Doing good. Had another child so life is interesting. How about you?
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Doing good. Had another child so life is interesting. How about you?
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Atomic_Diver
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wow, umm I've been pretty darn good, so has Meg, and the kids, I am thinking about attending Ocean Corp's Commercial Diving School to become a commercial diver... but I am not sure yet if I am going to do that or if I am going to become an instructor... lol hard choice, but if i go commercial I would want to do saturation diving...
I would think that having 2 new borns you would want a job that pays well. I imagine that commercial diving would pay better that a scuba instructor.
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Atomic_Diver
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Very true, I was leaning more toward Commercial, I do however plan to be a flight instructor and teach flying on the side.... Meg is getting her Insurance license and has been offered a job selling insurance at 17.50 hr plus commision, she also plans on becoming a flight instructor to do on the side, but thats later on down the road ...
thanksforallthefish
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Long time no see .. glad that you meg and the kids are all well.
Think long and hard about turning a hobby into a job ...
Think long and hard about turning a hobby into a job ...
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Atomic_Diver
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Yea, i know, How ya been?
I have been giving it a lot of thought, enough that I lose sleep over it...
still not sure what to do, if I can make a successful career out of Commercial Diving I will do it, but theres no gaurentee, but i guess that goes the same for any other job, mabey I would be better of going to a flight academy and getting my commercial pilots license instead and building my hours with a commuter then once i got my Airline Transport Pilots License getting on with a Corporate Airline and fly a private jet like my father... the choice is soooo hard! lol
ShakaZulu
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Flight instruction is not that glamorous either...the senior guys here only make around $35.00 to $45.00 an hour...
mike_s
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Have you considered applying as an Astronaut for NASA?
That way you could train in their Neutral Buoyancy Simulator, which is the pool they dive in pre-mission, and then get your flight hours in the Space Shuttle (or it's replacement) after pool training?
that'd be pretty cool. Aim high!
Lobstah Slayah
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Or even better yet, you could become a flight surgeon for the Navy Seals. That way you could be a pilot, doctor, scuba diver and a sailor and get in very good shape at the same time! Plus, all Navy guys get fire fighting training so you could also be a fireman. Also, many ex-military people get elected President. Just think of the possibilities. Meow.
Don't listen to Slayah. A buddy of mine is a former Navy Seal, and he never even was asked to run for President. He would have been AWESOME in elected office. Maybe it's 'cause he wasn't a flight surgeon - never looked at it that way before? 
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