What did your high school guidence councilor say you should do? And did you take their advice? What say you? Let me just say that I didn't join the army and I didn't become a forest ranger.
What did your high school guidence councilor say you should do?
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red12
Fire Starter
Mine told me either I would be a cop or go to jail... I guess he knew what he was talking about. Been a cop for 17 yrs. Almost went to jail once on liberty in Mexico but the crisis was avoided lol.
That's great Red. Thanks for making the choice you did. We appreciate you guys and gals!
shoebe
Smoking Fanatic
Stay in school you I would be digging ditches. I stayed in school and i ended up digging ditches any way. I did get to use millions of dollars worth of equipment and I got to play in some big ditches like the Mississippi river and many others. I was a dredge operator for 23 years. The first thing I would do to any dredge I got on was get a smoker built for the dredge.
happy smoken.
David
happy smoken.
David
wolfman1955
Master of the Pit
Mine told me to take all of the industrial arts {shop classes} classes I could cause if I didn't learn to work with my hands I would probable starve to death working with my brain. I must say that she was probably right, at that time, but I have learned a few things over the years.
Keep Smokin!!!
Wolf
Keep Smokin!!!
Wolf
hitechredneck
Meat Mopper
I did not have a high school guidance counselor. But my wife did. She was told she'd be better off dropping out of school and getting a job than to continue on.
She had a 4.0 and was a Junior in HS when this happened. She was in band (1st chair), cheer-leading, and was an honor student at the time.
The reason she was told to drop out? She was married to me and pregnant with our son.
She ignored the counselor, went on to college, graduated with a 4.0 there too, got a degree in business, and has worked her way up in this ole world till she's making about twice as much as the counselor that told her to drop out. The best revenge though, was that 'somehow' a copy of her diploma and transcript made it to that counselor's desk along with a letter to the editor clipped out of the small town's newspaper. The letter was from my wife's husband. Yup. Me... The letter read (in part):
Congratulations! Your backward ideology could have created another drain on society. But (Mrs. HiTechRedNeck) was better than you ever gave her credit. I hope you haven't ruined too many people's lives in the interim by crushing their hopes and dreams. Just wanted you to know I'm making it my life's mission to ensure everyone in our sleepy little town knows just what kind of career counseling you give. I hope you get what you deserve.
She did leave town shortly thereafter. I suppose some people aren't cut out for career advice. Giving or receiving...
She had a 4.0 and was a Junior in HS when this happened. She was in band (1st chair), cheer-leading, and was an honor student at the time.
The reason she was told to drop out? She was married to me and pregnant with our son.
She ignored the counselor, went on to college, graduated with a 4.0 there too, got a degree in business, and has worked her way up in this ole world till she's making about twice as much as the counselor that told her to drop out. The best revenge though, was that 'somehow' a copy of her diploma and transcript made it to that counselor's desk along with a letter to the editor clipped out of the small town's newspaper. The letter was from my wife's husband. Yup. Me... The letter read (in part):
Congratulations! Your backward ideology could have created another drain on society. But (Mrs. HiTechRedNeck) was better than you ever gave her credit. I hope you haven't ruined too many people's lives in the interim by crushing their hopes and dreams. Just wanted you to know I'm making it my life's mission to ensure everyone in our sleepy little town knows just what kind of career counseling you give. I hope you get what you deserve.
She did leave town shortly thereafter. I suppose some people aren't cut out for career advice. Giving or receiving...
bbqbrett
Master of the Pit
Our school was so overcrowded I don't think I ever even saw the guidance conselor. Don't remember for sure though.
medic92
Smoke Blower
Mine never bothered with me. My plan since I was six years old was to be a paramedic (I spent my childhood watching Adam-12 and Emergency). Dad was an Air Force medic so I joined the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. Did my four years, got out and got my paramedic license. Now I drive a truck...
@Red12 Thank you so much for your commitment to law enforcement. You get crap from everyone all the time and you'll never be paid enough for the risks you take on a daily basis. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of you and your fellow officers.
@Red12 Thank you so much for your commitment to law enforcement. You get crap from everyone all the time and you'll never be paid enough for the risks you take on a daily basis. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of you and your fellow officers.
gavin16
Meat Mopper
First off, I applaud you Red and the work you and your fellow officers do to maintain peace and order everyday. Luckily my home is a nice distance away from St. Louis, but the crud that's been going on down there and everywhere else lately has had me severely questioning the sense of humanity..
My high school counselors helped make my college life harder.. Insisted I take classes I did NOT need (because they were geared to the in state universities only.. that I did NOT want to attend.. and even then they weren't classes required for the AG colleges so they were useless anyways..), and failed to help me get into classes I wish I'dve been in before going to college...
The road hasn't been much better with some of my college advisors. Granted, it also doesn't help I'm down to the last few months of my college career, and have no more clue of what I want to be when I grow up than what I did my first day of college. Maybe since I've got a newfound addiction to smoking meat I'll just set up shop off the back of my tailgate. Traveling smoker.. Seems like good use of my college education and investment.
Okay, so here's a good guidance counselor story.
I did well in HS and planned to go to university to become an architect. Didn't have any real interaction with my HS guidance counselor until financial circumstances at home changed drastically and suddenly I needed substantial help to go to school. Went to the counselor. She cleared my class schedule and had me fill out scholarship applications all day, including Navy/Army/Air Force ROTC. Although I had to pay room and board and worked midnight to 8 AM while attending university, I went to school on the Navy's nickle. I still wanted to be an architect though and that wasn't an option for the Navy. It was engineering or nothing.
My dreams of being an architect evaporated the summer after my sophomore year when the Navy strapped my ass in a TA-4J Skyhawk (look it up if you are unfamiliar). I had already turned in my scholarship resignation and had plans to transfer to a school that had an architecture program. The Marine Captain who was my class advisor said he'd hold my resignation and convinced me to go on the summer orientation cruise. If after the summer I still wanted to resign, he'd honor it. Surface Navy? Yawn. Submarine Navy? Cool, great food, but too confined. Marines? Fun guns, not for me. Naval Aviation? Props and helos were okay but didn't get my blood flowing. Then came the A-4. Holy Crap! I finagled my way into three flights that day instead of just one, went back to school and asked Capt. Buck Bedard "where do I sign?"
I just looked him up BTW and he retired after 37 years of service as a 3-star Lt General. Great guy.
I did well in HS and planned to go to university to become an architect. Didn't have any real interaction with my HS guidance counselor until financial circumstances at home changed drastically and suddenly I needed substantial help to go to school. Went to the counselor. She cleared my class schedule and had me fill out scholarship applications all day, including Navy/Army/Air Force ROTC. Although I had to pay room and board and worked midnight to 8 AM while attending university, I went to school on the Navy's nickle. I still wanted to be an architect though and that wasn't an option for the Navy. It was engineering or nothing.
My dreams of being an architect evaporated the summer after my sophomore year when the Navy strapped my ass in a TA-4J Skyhawk (look it up if you are unfamiliar). I had already turned in my scholarship resignation and had plans to transfer to a school that had an architecture program. The Marine Captain who was my class advisor said he'd hold my resignation and convinced me to go on the summer orientation cruise. If after the summer I still wanted to resign, he'd honor it. Surface Navy? Yawn. Submarine Navy? Cool, great food, but too confined. Marines? Fun guns, not for me. Naval Aviation? Props and helos were okay but didn't get my blood flowing. Then came the A-4. Holy Crap! I finagled my way into three flights that day instead of just one, went back to school and asked Capt. Buck Bedard "where do I sign?"
I just looked him up BTW and he retired after 37 years of service as a 3-star Lt General. Great guy.
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Mine told me I would never amount to anything and would end up in prison. I really don't think she like me very much!!
van holton
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LOL----Mine brought a Shrink in to try to talk me out of going to Tech School for Cabinet Making, and to find out if my Carpenter father was forcing me to.
Bear
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twoalpha
Smoking Fanatic
Yeah, mine asked me if I wanted to go to college. I told her no. She asked what I liked to do, my answer was hunt, fish, and go camping. That's when she told me I should join the army or be a forest ranger.
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