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The Center of Camp => The Campfire => Topic started by: Spotted Bull on July 05, 2019, 10:48:26 PM
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Well guys I've decided to do something I've wanted to do for a very long time. I'm going back to school to get my bachelor's degree. I've decided that online is best for me. So I'm looking at Sam Houston State University and their Bachelor's of Arts in History. I have a business associates already so I'm half way there.
Plus, a veteran that enlisted as a Texas resident, the State has what's called the Hazlewood Exemption Act, giving veterans 150 free credit hours at a state funded school. Since degree will basically be free, I figured why not? And I love history.
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Sounds like a "good move". :hairy :bl th up
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I think that's great Spotted Bull :hairy
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👍😁🤠
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I have a degree!
It reads:
DD-214
:yessir:
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I got one of those also.
My other one is from the University of Hard Knocks. But they didn't give me a certificate.
Good on ya' Bull. Once you got it, nobody can take it away from you.
Go for it.
John
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Good move on your part , partner !!! Education ain't just a part time thing , it is an everyday thing , be it an accredited university , or the "school of hard knocks", as i found when i turned 18 for my first of many stints in the military to retirement !!
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I have a degree!
It reads:
DD-214
:yessir:
I have that one too sir. It's that DD-214 that is enabling me to reach this goal.
My wife asked me what I'm going to do with a history degree. I told her probably nothing, but it's not going to cost me anything so I may as well go for something I enjoy. And some day maybe I'll work in a museum.
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:hairy Congratulations on YA!!! I think it's great to go after that degree. It's really not about the degree, however. It's about doing something you want, and making the effort. I luv it, and my hat's off to ya! :toast
By the way that DD-214 is a great degree. Got mine from the University of Science, Music & Culture (VietNam Campus)...OOORAH!
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I have a degree!
It reads:
DD-214
:yessir:
I have that one too sir. It's that DD-214 that is enabling me to reach this goal.
My wife asked me what I'm going to do with a history degree. I told her probably nothing, but it's not going to cost me anything so I may as well go for something I enjoy. And some day maybe I'll work in a museum.
Good for you! I used the GI Bill to get into aviation and the 2000$ it cost our Uncle was a good investment for the 40 years I paid in TAXES!!
GO FOR IT!! :yessir: :hairy
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I have found the G I Bill kind of humorous. Before I went into the Army, I was taking a class in Diesel Mechanics. I got my draft notice and not wanting to be a random factor and take what they were giving, I decided to enlist. So, my friend and I decided to do a buddy thing. Off we go to the recruiting office and sign up for that. I said I wanted to go into Diesel mechanics, so the recruiter looks up in his book and says, here you go, 62E20, Diesel Equipment and Operation. He further said when you get to your school, you will have the option of going into operating or maintaining. Lies, all lies.
So, we get to the reception center and we're sitting there, not having a clue what is going on, when all of a sudden this HUGE Negro Staff Sargent comes stomping out and says in a loud voice, "OK, who's the !$@#$$%$^Y alien?" Who knew he was a Canadian? So, off he goes, and that is the last I ever saw of him. Maybe he wound up as a stew for the non coms. Time passes, I finish basic and off to my school. I there found out that operation and maintenance were basically the same thing. We learned how to operate bulldozers, scrapers, graders and all that fun stuff. The maintenance part was lubricating, changing oil, maintaining fluid levels, etc. My choice, my a$$.
Phase II. So, I do my time and I see the world. Finally I get out and go back to college, again at the Diesel course at the local city college. I am there less than two weeks and lo and behold, the teacher up and died. No more class. They offered a class in auto mechanics which I transferred over to, but I had already had a few of those, so it was no big deal. Fast forward a couple of years or so, and I had worked in service stations and garages but not a lot of progress. So, I decided to go back to school in accounting. Surprise, I really aced that. Seriously, would have had a 4.0 if it weren't for typing. All the time, I was getting a check from Uncle Sam the first of the month. So, I can say that the benefits finally paid off. How good is that?
Over a course of time, I went from accounting into computer programming and operating and finally, I got into powder horn making and here I am today, still making horns in my semi retirement. And Uncle is still sending me a check every month. It just goes on and on.
John
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You're never too old to learn, Bull. I got my Bachelor's at 51 years old and never regretted it.
:bl th up :bl th up :bl th up
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I tried college on my GI Bill back in '79 (I ETS's in '77) and to be honest - I hated every minute of it. I think College is great, but it just wasn't for me... Back in those days I was bricking houses and laying block foundations, and I enjoyed that a lot... (and the pay was pretty darn good)
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I went into college right out of high school because, because. I had two ideas about a career: Advertising Art or Firefighting. I decided to try for what I thought might be the hardest to achieve first but the one I had the most talent in. I ended up getting a degree in art and design and have worked as an artist for over 30 years now. Thats all good, but... If I had gone into firefighting, I would have been able to retire with a decent pension 6 years ago... Instead, I will most probably have to work until they find my dried up body hunched over my desk with a mouse in my hand. Ah well. I was able to support a wife and two kids, sending both kids to college where they graduated debt free. Things could be a whole lot worse.
Thank you all, who served or are serving our country. I am grateful and I am PROUD to have my taxes go to help you in any, and every way--- you EARNED it and much much more. Thank you for keeping us free.
K
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Now that you've announced your intentions, Bull, we'll expect you to post your grades, too.
:laffing :laffing :laffing
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Now that you've announced your intentions, Bull, we'll expect you to post your grades, too.
:laffing :laffing :laffing
Well when I finished by associates I was Manga Cum Laude with a 3.58 GPA.
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Hey Bull, if you'd a spelled it right, they'd a given you a 4.0. :lol sign :Doh!
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Probably....
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Good for you, Bull! And don't mind the guys giving you grief for getting the "g" and "n" reversed in Magna.... :laffing :laffing :laffing
~Kees~
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Sometimes it gets a little difficult to get all the letters in the right place using only my phone. I suffer from "Fat Thumbs Syndrome".
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You are doing a long shot better than me... :Doh! When I text from my phone I just use the voice feature. It screws up words something terrible due to my Texas twang...but it's still better than me using my fat thumbs... :lol sign
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No worries, Bull. Just don't do your homework on your cel!!
:laffing :laffing :laffing
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My wife's niece has degree and Masters. Was offered a job at $55,000.00 annually IF....she'd go back to school and get a PHD!!
I told her my plumber would die laughing :lol sign at that amount of $$$$$!! :Doh!
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Well due to some crazy hoops I didnt want to jump backwards through, the school idea has been put on hold for at least a semester...
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Hey Bull. Nothing is more constant than change... Hang in there. If you are meant to go back to school, it will happen. And look at it this way, now you have extra time to hunt... :hairy
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Well dang, sorry to hear that. Keep the dream alive, though! :bl th up
~Kees~