tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post4396230275548378941..comments2023-12-22T19:58:58.655-05:00Comments on Air Force Association Blog: Troops on the ground and a STEM StudyThe Air Force Association Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262071008560681148noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-28744962515985759682009-08-27T00:26:44.920-04:002009-08-27T00:26:44.920-04:00You know a lot of old timers who enginered and bui...You know a lot of old timers who enginered and built this country want to have their children followsuit in their footsteps like Jerry Shuler wanted his son to follow his in the Chrystal Cathedrali in Orange County, California. You know when I got out of the miltary I wanted to continue in the health care field as an EMT with maybe the fire department, but in order to get my full VA benefit's for school I had to take at least 12 untis per semester so I took up Construction Trades as my major.Well I couldn't even hold a hammer with out bending a nail, but I kept at it and even after getting in a little trouble with the police at the Cal-Jam concert I went back to school and finshed the course.Well the Fire Department had plenty of Firemen most of those from minorities and other under priviledged groups who handled most of the certification for LA County in Los Angeles like was the VA for Long Beach in Compton. So with a record I didn't go very far witht the city. So I was told to go to the Carpenter's Union Hall and apply for apprentiship,but most contractor's had sons and family that came first so there went that.I tried to work for an old lady my old land lord,but her family didn't like that.So I took what ever I could get at 5 bucks an hour and the Illegal Immigrant workers didn't like that.Well I should be retired and living the life of Riley,but everyone else don't like that as well as I can't even get back in the military as officer in charge of LATRINES as you would think no one likes that job, but here I am blogging. So my advise to you old ACE's like the ealy day's of Aviation, Engineering,and building an Air Force that your Forefather's first used glass jars filled with nails,gas,and a little gun powder to make the first bomb, and shooting at each other with your pistol was like Knight's jousting in battle and is why as airmen the German Lufewafe separated US from the rest of the combatant's in their stalags as did the Russian's in their Gulag's, as the kids and the rest of world do not care at least the generals' do as who will be our hero's when our own treats us a enemies......WhiteCloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00686173172065891212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-42513754713071360322009-08-22T13:55:15.548-04:002009-08-22T13:55:15.548-04:00On the subject of not enough US engineers:
My fat...On the subject of not enough US engineers:<br /><br />My father was an engineer and among other things he worked on the A-20 light bomber in WWII and C-54 of Berlin Airlift fame. I followed in his footsteps and worked on the DC-8, DC-10 aircraft, Maverick missile and many satellites for 30 years. Then I was laid off in 1992 and could only find work as a real estate agent. <br /><br />My two sons saw this and couldn't be talked into going into engineering. One, who came out of the Air Force with a tech background in EW, is pre-med. The other is also going into healthcare which is nearly 20% of the GDP. They want the stability of a healthcare job vs. the instability of an engineering job. <br /><br />In my opinion, the reason we don't have a lot of young Americans going into engineering is job instability. It's not like being able to count on working 20 years in the Air Force. <br /><br />What is the solution? I don't have one. But I do think that job instability for engineers is a big negative. As a country, we have to realize that we have a big problem and generate some creative solutions.Bill T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12753106351963372247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-86537117535729216722009-08-14T11:32:25.653-04:002009-08-14T11:32:25.653-04:00Todays paper indicates that there are 62,000 U.S. ...Todays paper indicates that there are 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan with an additional 6,000 to be sent soon. Which figure is correct 29,950 or 62,000??<br />Bill Sachse, Spokane, WABill Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435464404385927289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-48186067439811895852009-08-14T10:10:04.379-04:002009-08-14T10:10:04.379-04:00Michael:
Amazing statistics. I wish the media woul...Michael:<br />Amazing statistics. I wish the media would publish this.<br />Thank you.<br />Harvey Bennett, president<br />Gold Coast Chapter 351<br /><br />fxepilot@aol.comHarvey Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292643624318294355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004611408106715980.post-6681737100855413542009-08-14T08:48:05.794-04:002009-08-14T08:48:05.794-04:00An additional byproduct of lesser numbers of U.S. ...An additional byproduct of lesser numbers of U.S. graduating engineers; fewer security-clearance eligible engineers for both the government and private sectors. Net effect could be higher costs in salaries for a shrinking pool of engineers positioned to work on leading edge technology in the classified realm.Don Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105574464575868862noreply@blogger.com