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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by 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... |
Sadly the NHC is the most difficult to land. Besides Max Mayfield... there are only 6 other MET's that work there. |
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| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
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!" |
QPF = Quarter Pounder w/ Fries right? |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by 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... |
I was going to minor in geography, but ISU cancelled that program the year before i started :(
Just out of curiosity, have you ever been on assignment with AF folks before?
I always hear the AF side of that scenario, but never the Army side...would be neat to hear a different perspective |
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| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
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!!! |
Germany is beautiful. My bro was stationed at Ramstein (sp?). The country and beer were beyond wonderful. |
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| Ripped Bag |
| 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. |
Was Army 02-05, switched to AF Sept of this year, going to ISU (Indiana) spring 07 for ROTC if I don't get accepted to any of the Academies which I'm applying to right now. |
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| Ang ' ela_ie |
Is anyone going to Annual AMS in Atlanta this year? Ill be there all ten days. Presenting for IIPS on Wednesday at 11:15am or something. Last one before lunch. Come say hi if youre there!
Link to abstract and manuscript.
And this all reminds me that I should check out ATL's local events for that week... |
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| Ripped Bag |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
I was going to minor in geography, but ISU cancelled that program the year before i started :(
Just out of curiosity, have you ever been on assignment with AF folks before?
I always hear the AF side of that scenario, but never the Army side...would be neat to hear a different perspective |
When I was Army we worked Joint Forces, but I was mainly with Marines. What do you want to know? |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
Germany is beautiful. My bro was stationed at Ramstein (sp?). The country and beer were beyond wonderful. |
I did an exchange program my senior year of high school [summer 2001], and lived in Munich for 4 weeks. it was ing awesome. i stayed friends w/ the host family and visited them two years later [2003] again for another 3 weeks. i loved it over there soooooooooooooo much. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Is anyone going to Annual AMS in Atlanta this year? Ill be there all ten days. Presenting for IIPS on Wednesday at 11:15am or something. Last one before lunch. Come say hi if youre there!
Link to abstract and manuscript.
And this all reminds me that I should check out ATL's local events for that week... |
OH MY GOD I'LL BE THERE!!!!!!!
I went to the conference last year in San Diego [did a road trip with some friends from Des Moines, IA to San Diego in a minivan - God that f'n rocked].
but i loved the conference, so i'll be going again this year too. would be sweet to have a meetup! |
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| Ripped Bag |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
I did an exchange program my senior year of high school [summer 2001], and lived in Munich for 4 weeks. it was ing awesome. i stayed friends w/ the host family and visited them two years later [2003] again for another 3 weeks. i loved it over there soooooooooooooo much. |
I've been to Grahf, Ramstein, Landstuhl, and Frankfurt.. all very nice |
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| _Nut_ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie
Is anyone going to Annual AMS in Atlanta this year? Ill be there all ten days. Presenting for IIPS on Wednesday at 11:15am or something. Last one before lunch. Come say hi if youre there!
Link to abstract and manuscript.
And this all reminds me that I should check out ATL's local events for that week... |
No vacation.... but a coworker (Dr. Mike Palecki) from the climate center will be there representing the central illinois AMS chapter and presenting about his new publication. My g/f (besides rob) will be flying in from hawaii as well. If I had vacation I would go.. but Im already taking 2 weeks off to goto hawai'i mid march. |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
OH MY GOD I'LL BE THERE!!!!!!!
I went to the conference last year in San Diego [did a road trip with some friends from Des Moines, IA to San Diego in a minivan - God that f'n rocked].
but i loved the conference, so i'll be going again this year too. would be sweet to have a meetup! |
OMG TA Meteorologist Alliance Meetup! I can imagine the hilarity that will ensue!
:clown: :stongue: |
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