What does everyone do?
 

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.

didn't we do this once?

I'm actually Dr. Evil. :)

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 ...

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.

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

Ex Military, now Pen Pusher:smug:

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
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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

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

I`m a writer.

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

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

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.

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.