Quote Originally Posted by gassersrule_196 View Post
ive decided against school dave, i cannot justify spending 32k on school for a collapsing industy. but thats just how i look at it.

BTW all my tools got stolen. so im purdy much just fed up with that bs
Gasser, sorry to hear about you losing your tools to a thief.

I have two sons, and one grabbed onto math & science in school and ended up with a degree in engineering - he designs major high pressure vessels for a niche company that serves everything from gas pipelines to NASA and still has his first Mustang in the garage. The other son did OK in school, but in college he just couldn't see how the sheepskin was going to be his key to happiness, and he ended up in the Navy. He did their 'A School' (fundamentals) on jet engines which put him on F14's in Japan and two SE Asia & southern hemisphere tours, then a 'B School' on helo's which gave him turbo skills plus helicopter specialties. He got out after eight, got his A&P card and now works for a private company maintaining their growing fleet of planes, and supporting their R&D efforts on the planes. It may not be the right thing for you, but the service was the right thing for one of my boys and he has made a good life for himself and his family. Hope things work out for you, whatever your decision.