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Absolutely yes!!! On my ASVAB test my highest score was for administrative professions. My junior and senior year in high school I excelled in accounting and word processing. I was able to type over 70 WPM and I really enjoyed the subject matter. I envisioned the Air Force as a very high tech cushy career that involved the possibility of becoming a pilot and flying high. My other higher score was for medical and I also scored well for the “mechanical” portion which would be carpentry, plumbing, heavy equipment operator, HVAC, and other associated professions.This was back in the summer of 1992. So when I went to talk to the recruiter at the Cleveland MEPS building he asked me (and quote), “why would you want a titty job?” I was taken back by that question so I asked him “what do you mean?” He said “you know in 10 years computers would run themselves”. So here it is, I’m a young 18 year old person who thinks that this guy knows more than me so I asked him “what career is best for me?” He told me, “you know, heavy equipment operators earn an excellent living in and will always be in high demand”. So I figured ok, sign me up. Let me just say that I ended up as a heavy equipment operator and HATED every last second of it, let alone minutes, hours, days, and years. Worst job ever.I operated a sewer truck (that’s something that they didn’t tell me at the recruiter office)My Air Force fantasy:My Air Force reality:This was in 1994. Mmmmm, sewage!My all time “low blow” hit me when I was outside jackhammering concrete, being miserable and cold when I had to go to the office to get my military information updated. So I drove to the building and went into this plush, warm, cozy office. I’m instantly jealous. The person who was helping me had a nice desk, clean environment, with a radio playing soft music. I was able to see my crew and dump truck in the FAR distance in between the small ice particles and fine snow blowing very hard in the wind obscuring the visibility. It was a brutally cold day and I felt a small misleading sense of relief while sitting in the office handling my paperwork. Deep down inside I knew that it was for only a little while and within 30 minutes my harsh, crappy reality of jackhammering, freezing and ducking from the brutal periodic wind gusts would soon be “my routine”, not this other world of the military that I could’ve chosen in that recruiter office. It added to my misery when I got a glimpse of my “would-be” military choice had I not listened to the recruiter.Oh, and I found out a year later that when people get into trouble in the military they are sent to work with us as a form of “punishment” Imagine that. I signed up for a four year “punishment” because of a lying recruiter with a necktie sitting behind a desk. Boils my blood even today when I reflect on that bs.

I had to fire this guy one time, a heavy equipment operator. Well, he decided to excavate in an area that was in fact already done. I still have no idea what prompted him to do it, but I had to yell and wave my arms to get him stopped. Thats not why i fired him though. He got crazy angry at me for stopping him. Finally I told him to just park his machine and go home for the day, let him cool off. That made him worse, and he wanted to fight. Thats when I fired him. Here is the embarrassing part. He got in his 1960-something chevy truck to leave, and he had to blow into a breathalyzer machine to start it. Oooops, that made me chuckle, and he saw that and got even worse! He screamed at me F-YOU !!!! But that messed up his breathalyzer, and he had to wait and blow in it again. Then again. Finally he left in a huge cloud of dust. Glad to see him go.

We are construction workers. The name “Seabees” came from CBs, Construction Battalions. Our motto is Construimus, Batuimus; ”We Build, We Fight.”Our ratings consist of the Builders (BU) which are carpenters and cement workers. Utilitiesmen (UT) who are plumbers and pipefitters. These guys can plumb houses, install petroleum pipeline and operate water purification and wastewater plants.Equipment Operators (EO) operate heavy equipment like scrapers, dozers, crane, and trucks and water well drilling..Construction mechanics (CM)can repair anything we EOs break.Construction Electricians (CE) handle anything that electricity travels through, from house wiring, automotive wiring, communication wiring and setup.Steel workers (SW) are the welders. If it’s metal, they can work on it. From working on beams, placing rebar and even auto body repair.Engineering Aides (EA) do the land surveys, soil, concrete and asphalt compaction testing and quality control of construction.Seabees are organized like the Marines; in fact we train and often fight side by side. We will go in and build forward operating bases. We also set up and operate and maintain forward portable hospitals. We are trained to fire mortars rifles, machine guns, anti-tank weapons and Claymore mines. We are trained in land navigation, patrols and ambushes.The First All-Female U.S. Navy Construction Team Breaks Building Records in AfghanistanLineman training