What job did you really want to do ?
02 December 2008, 09:12 AM
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02 December 2008, 09:44 AM
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Originally wanted to join the RAF with a view to then moving across to being a commercial airline pilot. Had my ear drum very badly perforated which kind of screwed the RAF for me 
Then wanted to work on Oil Rigs but somehow ended up working for a company who design / fabricated them... and from there moved into IT
Then wanted to work on Oil Rigs but somehow ended up working for a company who design / fabricated them... and from there moved into IT
02 December 2008, 09:51 AM
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RAF pilot before i left school.. now i get to watch them do practice low flying bombing runs( as they pass over the house every bloody week..... good fun thou!!! top guys!!!)
02 December 2008, 10:33 AM
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I could not think of anything more boring than wanting to be a commercial airline pilot if i am being honest. Alright for a year or so but any excitement in the job after that would be the trip to work Ask a taxi driver if he enjoys his job, pretty much the same really, although more involvment in a car than there is in a plane. Fast jet pilot, or an attack helicopter pilot, now that would be a lot more exciting.
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Ask a taxi driver if he enjoys his job, pretty much the same really, although more involvment in a car than there is in a plane. Fast jet pilot, or an attack helicopter pilot, now that would be a lot more exciting. SAS soldier, best of the best, basically untouchable. Astronaut, forensic scientist, Hollywood film star.
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02 December 2008, 11:07 AM
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02 December 2008, 11:37 AM
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I would have loved to have been an airline pilot, I know it isn't as glamorous as people think, or it once was but still I would have loved to have done it, A 747 Captain, aged 34 in 1971 would have been about right for me.
Computer databases are alright for earning money but if I crash something I want the NTSB involved
Computer databases are alright for earning money but if I crash something I want the NTSB involved
It was still a relief to get back to normal military flying however where you are expected to be able to use an aircraft to its full performance usually at low level in order to complete the required job. Lot of satisfaction to be got from that.
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02 December 2008, 11:57 AM
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02 December 2008, 01:48 PM
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I wanted to be a Policeman, but my uncorrected eyesight was below the minimum requirement
I ended up in engineering instead, at least it gets me out of the house
I ended up in engineering instead, at least it gets me out of the house
02 December 2008, 05:07 PM
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I always wanted to be an archaeologist, though as an adult I suspect it's considerably less exciting than I imagined as a (dinosaur obsessed) kid...
These days, I just wish that an interesting (and well paid) job would come up that would actually make use of my chemistry degree. Since leaving university 8 years ago, I've ended up in very routine lab work, albeit fairly well paid with lots of time off. Zero job satisfaction though... :-(
These days, I just wish that an interesting (and well paid) job would come up that would actually make use of my chemistry degree. Since leaving university 8 years ago, I've ended up in very routine lab work, albeit fairly well paid with lots of time off. Zero job satisfaction though... :-(
02 December 2008, 05:12 PM
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Me I wanted to be a Traffic Policeman, but sadly at 16 I got epilepsy out of the blue, my dream was shattered
And in them days Traffic Cops were just that!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Colin
And in them days Traffic Cops were just that!!!!!!!!!Cheers
Colin
02 December 2008, 05:36 PM
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I always wanted to be a fighter pilot 
Had a huge poster of one of these on my wall as a kid
Still, at least i have a mini remote control one from Christmas
Had a huge poster of one of these on my wall as a kid
Still, at least i have a mini remote control one from Christmas
03 December 2008, 12:26 PM
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