exoduster18
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- Oct 7, 2005
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All,
First of all, it's been a while since I have been here. So I apologize for myself missing in action. But I have a dilemma as explained below (I hope this is a just and proper place to post this, if not, Mods, please move or delete as needed).
First of all, I have been interested in guns for pretty much all of my life. I obvisously would not be a member of this forum had I not had an interest in guns at some point in time. But, even before the love of all things that go boom, I had instilled in me the difference between right and wrong and the yearning to help people when and where needed, no matter what the conditions or outside factors were. I was basically raised by my grandparents when I was younger and they came from the Depression Era generation, where, no matter how hard they had it, they always helped their neighbor if need be.
I feel absolutely blessed to have been raised by them and to have these same values instilled in me. Now comes the hard part...I currently have an awesome job with a telecom company that pays all of the bills and then some. I enjoy all of the people that I work with and all of the work that I do. When I leave at 5 (or whenever I get done what is needed of me), I feel as though I have done something good. I am proud of my work.
But at the same time, I am scared. Lately, we have started outsourcing things, and while I don't think that I will be directly affected by this change, it is the same job duties that I perform that are going overseas. So, eventually I see that may be the case for my entire job function. So, as a result, I have been kicking around the idea of going through the required training to become a municipal police officer and then from there, applying to the state police academy or some other law enforcement entity from there.
My question is this: Do I stay where I am content and happy with my job? I really do feel secure in it. I have never been happier in a career and it is exactly what I was looking for and so much more. Or do I go to a job field that can't be outsourced and will always be around provided that there are the "bad" guys to caught? I really do have the yearning to become an LEO and I am just about ready to send the check in for the tuition.
As far as guns go, well, I will be carrying one. And my local PD's only specifications are this: "Anything that you are comfortable with and can shoot well with. And it has to be .45 caliber." LOL....But that really is the specification. What should I do? I was thinking of possibly the ATF, as, well, they could use a better image and I would hope that I could eventually change something, sometime, somehow....It could use a few more people that level headed and actually know how firearms perform. Please let me know what you all think of my career choice that I have in front of me. Thank you.
First of all, it's been a while since I have been here. So I apologize for myself missing in action. But I have a dilemma as explained below (I hope this is a just and proper place to post this, if not, Mods, please move or delete as needed).
First of all, I have been interested in guns for pretty much all of my life. I obvisously would not be a member of this forum had I not had an interest in guns at some point in time. But, even before the love of all things that go boom, I had instilled in me the difference between right and wrong and the yearning to help people when and where needed, no matter what the conditions or outside factors were. I was basically raised by my grandparents when I was younger and they came from the Depression Era generation, where, no matter how hard they had it, they always helped their neighbor if need be.
I feel absolutely blessed to have been raised by them and to have these same values instilled in me. Now comes the hard part...I currently have an awesome job with a telecom company that pays all of the bills and then some. I enjoy all of the people that I work with and all of the work that I do. When I leave at 5 (or whenever I get done what is needed of me), I feel as though I have done something good. I am proud of my work.
But at the same time, I am scared. Lately, we have started outsourcing things, and while I don't think that I will be directly affected by this change, it is the same job duties that I perform that are going overseas. So, eventually I see that may be the case for my entire job function. So, as a result, I have been kicking around the idea of going through the required training to become a municipal police officer and then from there, applying to the state police academy or some other law enforcement entity from there.
My question is this: Do I stay where I am content and happy with my job? I really do feel secure in it. I have never been happier in a career and it is exactly what I was looking for and so much more. Or do I go to a job field that can't be outsourced and will always be around provided that there are the "bad" guys to caught? I really do have the yearning to become an LEO and I am just about ready to send the check in for the tuition.
As far as guns go, well, I will be carrying one. And my local PD's only specifications are this: "Anything that you are comfortable with and can shoot well with. And it has to be .45 caliber." LOL....But that really is the specification. What should I do? I was thinking of possibly the ATF, as, well, they could use a better image and I would hope that I could eventually change something, sometime, somehow....It could use a few more people that level headed and actually know how firearms perform. Please let me know what you all think of my career choice that I have in front of me. Thank you.