What does everyone do?

[vindex]

As I wait patiently for 1.3 ...

I am intensely curious what everyone here does. Who actually makes up this community? How many are ex-military? I don't want to violate anyone's privacy (I actually looked in the forum rules to see if asking was a violation) but anyone who wants to respond is welcome. I'm just interested.

Me? I live in China and work for a private equity fund that invests in Asia. I was an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves for 9 years. The closest I got to a sub was when I would take my military ID to Norfolk naval base and they'd let me on various ships as a courtesy. Interesting and fun, both the sub wasn't underway or anything. I used to work as a congressional aide, and one of my former employees became staff on the Armed Service Committee -- they take those guys on subs out of Norfolk and actually let them DIVE THE BOAT. Damn.

[dean_acheson]

didn't we do this once?

I'm actually Dr. Evil. :)

[vindex]

Okay, I'm sorry for being hookey, folks ... I didn't mean for this to be a "let's all go around the room and introduce ourselves" thing.

But I have to do something while I wait for 1.3!!!:doh:

Dean, I thought you were Secretary of State ...

[Reaves]

Have a look through the General Topics forum, it's more a place to socialise while waiting for 1.3. :yep:

Me? I oil up models for swimsuit catalogues. :shifty:

Nah, Retail manager. But i'm young and looking for new stuff. Still might join the defence forces.

[nomad_delta]

I am the vice president of a small IT consulting firm in San Francisco. I spend most of my time on technical projects & try to avoid doing executive type stuff as much as possible, though. ;)

nomad_delta

[Fearless]

Ex Military, now Pen Pusher:smug:

[USS_shipmaster]

1) SH commander used to be Navy Lt. in Reserve , but really served in Soviet Army 1988-90
2) instructor of database programming SQL and SQL related subjects
ps
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[Capt. Shark Bait]

security guard(unarmed) and did a bit of time in the reserves where i spent 3months at the air base near Lahr Germany, some years back. my guess is that the majority are former military in one way or another

[CptWilkins]

I work in a Bakery. There's a good chance I'll join the Reserves before the years out though.

[stabiz]

I`m a writer.

[THE_MASK]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docker

[Iron Budokan]

I'm a writer, too. Mostly science fiction, some fantasy and mystery.:)

[Saintaw]

software developer. Would rather eat my shoes than having someone yell orders are me... oh wait a minute, I have one of those too!!! :/

[fredbass]

I work for a Surveying Co., using Autocad and various other software programs to draw up commercial boundary, topographic and as-built surveys, as well as create property legal descriptions and the layouts of new subdivisions.

[Uber Gruber]

IT Manager (whatever that is these days), dodgy geezer and part time polar explorer...though the word "explore" is a bit much if you ask me..."tourist" might be a better one.

[EAGLE_01]

Ex U.S.Army..now I make people breakfast every morning for an International chain, and get laughed at and made fun of for having Simulation as a hobby.:down:

[wetwarev7]

Ex U.S.Army..now I make people breakfast every morning for an International chain, and get laughed at and made fun of for having Simulation as a hobby.:down:

**ck 'em! People allways laugh at those who are doing thier own thing, cause they are stuck in thier own rut, and don't have the courage to break away from other people's expectations. They would rather act like you are the nut than to try something new, which would be scary....
Always reminds me of that Wendy's commercial, where there are are a whole bunch of poeple out in the forest, and each one is kicking thier own tree, just because everyone else is kicking a tree...

I would have never gotten into computer forensics if I'd listened to everyone else.....:up:

[Mush Martin]

Freelance Megalomaniacal Dictator currently looking for work.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Executive Director for a small NGO.


RDP

[mookiemookie]

Financial Analyst for a regional bond firm

[ATR-42]

Pilot, it beats working for a living ;)

[Rockin Robbins]

Retail Sales Operations Manager for a midsize newspaper. Now you know why I enjoy taking shots at large merchants while remaining undetected.

[ryanwigginton]

Former Royal Marines Commando, now a full-time mercenary. :arrgh!:

[longam]

Repair Tech for Manufacturing facility including IT, machinery, jack of all master of none thing.

[UnSalted]

Played sniper for a few interesting years in the early 70's for the US Army, now a retired Mechanical Designer.

[Major Johnson]

IT Network Administrator at an FAA technical facility. Please, no computer questions! :lol:

[the_belgian]

Ex Recon,ex miner curently machine-operator in a treaded rods factory.:down:

Oh,yeah!My primar occupation;married with two children and four grandchildren...:|\\

[Rosencrantz]

Artist, NCO (LRRP) in reserve.

[Snuffy]

I work hard at hardly working .... when I'm not a Mechanical/Machine Design Engineer.

[Snacko]

I am a Software Engineer for the last 20+ years. Sort of retired now, but doing some small stuff on the side. AKA Touchbuddy Toolkit. Grew up in Ohio, lived in L.A. for 10 years, and moved back to Cincinnati, Ohio about 15 years ago. Happy 4th!

[dean_acheson]

Okay, I'm sorry for being hookey, folks ... I didn't mean for this to be a "let's all go around the room and introduce ourselves" thing.

But I have to do something while I wait for 1.3!!!:doh:

Dean, I thought you were Secretary of State ...

LOL, actually I am a Prosecutor in a small city that once wrote a very very long paper on Secretary Acheson. ;)

As you can tell by my 'join' date, I started here about the same time I started law school.

[timbofire]

Im a manager for a fire protection company in the midwest. I did have the experience of working on the constellation when I was In san diego, as well as the red cross ships.fyi the cooks on the connie served almost gourmet like chow, at least when i was there:arrgh!:

[Torpex752]

After retiring from the SS USN, I did 18 months as a Construction Manager, and now School Bus Transportation Manager for 6 Towns in CT (frustrating 6 out of 12 months, the other 6 are cake!). After work, residential construction, hevy equipment repair, family, food, TV & SH4. Sleep falls somewhere in there. (join date is hosed....somewhere in Fall 1999)

Frank "Torpex" Kulick
Subsim Staff

:cool:

[LukeFF]

Ex-active duty U.S. Army medic, now in the California National Guard. Full-time job is as an ambulance EMT, though soon I'll be moving on to become a 911 dispatcher.

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=87423

I'm in there somewhere.

[Torpex752]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=87423

I'm in there somewhere.

If yer ever in Groton or CT anywhere, let me know....I'll buy ya lunch **Salute** :)


Frank "Torpex" Kulick
:cool:

[Weather-guesser]

Ex-Navy Airhead....now I correct the mistakes from all those "idiots" paying your medical claims incorrectly. :rock:

[Dane]

Retired early after 25 years law enforcment. Now a part time sometimes full time fish decoy carver. USAF 1967-1971

[Powerthighs]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Rhyme

[Shaffer4]

Real Estate Appraiser Apprentice. So-Called Artist and Car Buff.

[MaxT.dk]

I'm a webdesigner :smug:
And in the free time I plan on World Domination...

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=87423

I'm in there somewhere.

If yer ever in Groton or CT anywhere, let me know....I'll buy ya lunch **Salute** :)


Frank "Torpex" Kulick
:cool:
Well, thank you, sir. PM me if there's ever a chance you'll be near Salt Lake City (What, a guy calling himself "Sailor" lives in the mountain desert???).

And in the free time I plan on World Domination...
Well, now we know your real name, Brain.

By the way, how's Pinky these days? NARF!

[nattydread]

Civilian/General aviation ground school instructor, soon to be a flight instructor...

[Seeadler]

As I wait patiently for 1.3 ...

I am going with my wife to the Live Earth Concert tomorrow:rock:

[Chock]

I've got a few jobs, one I train people on software such as Photoshop, 3DSMax etc, two I work as a writer freelance, usually for business publications, but can be anything really, three I design stuff and produce artwork for print.

When I'm not doing that I'm either on here, playing sims, playing with my dogs, beating up my wife (that was a joke by the way), fixing my old Land Rover or flying a glider up in the hills near my home.

:D Chock

[Phantom Mark]

EX British Army,

Now Director of Physics for a Simulation company :)

[Phantom Mark]

Ps.... some interesting diversity in these posts :rock:

[dean_acheson]

As I wait patiently for 1.3 ...

I am going with my wife to the Live Earth Concert tomorrow:rock:

just don't drive your prius at 97 MPH.

[crash924]

I drive a multi-axle dump truck, and have for the last 20 years...I have also been in the U.S. Marines, dug graves, been a landscaper, journeyman machinist, DJ, drywall installer and finisher, among a few other odds and ends...oh, yes and you other megalomaniacs can step aside, as I will be the real world dominator!!! Now bow and walk slowly backwards out of my presence!!!!:arrgh!:

[COWBOY10]

Ex Air force, Now in the Highway Patrol and work as a EMT on days off.

[rdhiggins]

Sr. Software Engineer (28+ years...), Instructional Trainer, Business Analyst.

When I am not working.... FULL time dad!

During my free time I am a Captain of the SSN Stingray. My crew and I are currently patrolling off the coast of Japan :ping:

[dogshu]

System administrator (in other words, an IT guy).
I'm honored to be in the presence of so many people who have served their country in some way or another. :yep:

[RICH12ACE]

trapeze artist when i find the time!:rotfl: :rotfl: no i am really a security officer/door supervisor in the uk.:D

[Von Manteuffel]

Schoolteacher; lecturer; then journalist, currently Editor and radio and TV station Controller for an outpost of the BBC.