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| Ripped Bag |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
Also the air force is in NEED of trained meteorologists. My brother is a major in the AF and tried talking me into the career path. Im more of a researcher... forecasting is great.... but Im choosing the scholarly life. |
You're right about that one, our field is one of the most undermanned ones int he AF. Oh, and we have 13 guys on our team including a major with a Meteorlogy degree. |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
That post was regarding snatcho's (sorry nacho... i had a friend named nacho and we called him that... |
brilliant! :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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| tubularbills |
Ok, so Hoo!Rah! for mention of the AF!!
and ripped bag, congrats on taking that route. I'm assuming you are enlisting? or are enlisted? or are you getting your commission too? The tech-schooling that I will be taking is only a 14 week course [9am to 5pm 5 days a week], but thats because i'll already have my meteorology degree [a bachelor of science, not a bachelor of arts].
The AF is in demand for meteorologists....but at a different level. there's a huge influx of new officers [LTs] because there was such a +high+ demand in the previous years. but really, they're still short in the higher ranks (Major + ) .
in regards to the regular "weatherman".....no one's perfect.
Lawyers make mistakes and it causes money damages, or possibly sending the wrong person to jail/death row.
Doctors can mess up and end people's lives or leave them injured.
Police can mess up and seriously injur an innocent person.
Fireman just may not get there in time to save people's lives.
Every profession out there...people can just make mistakes, or problems arise or anything of that nature. So when a weatherman makes a wrong forecast....and it ends up being 40 degrees instead of 32....has your life really been damaged or harmed that much?
On the other hand, sometimes if a meteorologists' forecast is wrong....people's lives can be affected. But that is just like any other profession out there.
As far as money goes, the military is one of the lowest paid group of meteorologists. As a 2nd Lt, when i graduate, i will make around $40k a year. It takes an 0-7 or higher for pay grades to be even remotely close to 100k plus. all of this is public knowledge, you can google it if you want.
just some thoughts. |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
Ok, so Hoo!Rah! for mention of the AF!!
and ripped bag, congrats on taking that route. I'm assuming you are enlisting? or are enlisted? or are you getting your commission too? The tech-schooling that I will be taking is only a 14 week course [9am to 5pm 5 days a week], but thats because i'll already have my meteorology degree [a bachelor of science, not a bachelor of arts].
The AF is in demand for meteorologists....but at a different level. there's a huge influx of new officers [LTs] because there was such a +high+ demand in the previous years. but really, they're still short in the higher ranks (Major + ) .
in regards to the regular "weatherman".....no one's perfect.
Lawyers make mistakes and it causes money damages, or possibly sending the wrong person to jail/death row.
Doctors can mess up and end people's lives or leave them injured.
Police can mess up and seriously injur an innocent person.
Fireman just may not get there in time to save people's lives.
Every profession out there...people can just make mistakes, or problems arise or anything of that nature. So when a weatherman makes a wrong forecast....and it ends up being 40 degrees instead of 32....has your life really been damaged or harmed that much?
On the other hand, sometimes if a meteorologists' forecast is wrong....people's lives can be affected. But that is just like any other profession out there.
As far as money goes, the military is one of the lowest paid group of meteorologists. As a 2nd Lt, when i graduate, i will make around $40k a year. It takes an 0-7 or higher for pay grades to be even remotely close to 100k plus. all of this is public knowledge, you can google it if you want.
just some thoughts. |
I actually know some TV folk from the PIA and RFD are who make less than 30k.
& BTW your thesis was excellent! |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
I actually know some TV folk from the PIA and RFD are who make less than 30k.
& BTW your thesis was excellent! |
haha, thanks! you can feel free to cite me if you want, since it will be published here at ISU.
btw, what's PIA & RFD? [Rear Flank Downdraft] |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
haha, thanks! you can feel free to cite me if you want, since it will be published here at ISU.
btw, what's PIA & RFD? [Rear Flank Downdraft] |
AACCKKKK!!!!
ASOS?
Peoria and rockford!!!! |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
AACCKKKK!!!!
ASOS?
Peoria and rockford!!!! |
hahaha, wow. i feel dumb. sorry, i'm used to seeing DSM, AMW, DVN. ing iowa i can't wait to get out of here. lol |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
btw, what's PIA & RFD? [Rear Flank Downdraft] |
HAHAHAHAHA - That was SO awesome!!!! |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
hahaha, wow. i feel dumb. sorry, i'm used to seeing DSM, AMW, DVN. ing iowa i can't wait to get out of here. lol |
After basic where are you being stationed? |
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| Zewad |
yup... i shoulda joined the AF but oh well.. Army it is, being a Field Artillery officer O-2.... (kinda funny side note, but i picked Field Artillery b/c the rounds go through different levels of the atmosphere and there is a meterology section that is used to give us data on calculating data, kinda retarted reason looking back on it now, but alas thats what it was)
took every single meterology course Univ. of Florida has to offer... all 6 of them... ha.. and got the degree in Geography...
ive always wanted to work for the NHC in Miami or the one of the weather stations ie. Weather channel or CNN or one of the variety in Atlanta... |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
HAHAHAHAHA - That was SO awesome!!!! |
isn't that sad when normal terms or acronyms are now being replaced by meteorological stuff?
we were doing stuff last year with the Planetary Boundary Layer [PBL], and we kept calling it the Peanut Butter Layer [PBL].
funniest quote ever,
"Will, you know what PVA stands for right?"
"What?"
"Well, the P is the same....the V is what you think it is....and A is for ACTION!"
"Ben, that means that PVA really does cause upward motion!" |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
After basic where are you being stationed? |
Well, since i'm taking the AFROTC route, i've already done Field Training.
But i'm getting stationed at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, Louisiana. i'll be going down there sometime between May and August [i won't find out for sure until March or April].
my three top choices were alaska, hawaii, and germany. but barksdale was my #5, so i at least got something on my dream sheet [form 53], and i'm getting out of the midwest, and travelling to places i've never been before. which is sweet.
and Barksdale is the hub that forecasts for tornado alley. sweet!!! |
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