As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Also, for the older crowd... are you doing it now? Why or why not?


--> The VERY 1st thing I wanted to be as a 6 or 7 year old was a truck driver. Dunno why, but I was facinated by the big rigs. By the time I was 10, you couldn't tell me that I was not gonna be an astronaut. By 15 I was going to be a pilot... and through Civil Air Patrol that came true. I planned on becoming a commercial pilot though after I got out of the military. Somewhere between joining the Air Force (in 1997) and the year 2000, I changed from a flying position to communications (Info Tech).

For YEARS I was upset at this decision, but when I see what pilots make (the ones that are not on strike and aren't laid off) I make pretty close and I also have a HELL of a lot more job security. So yeah, I am doing something I TOTALLY didn't plan on doing... but hey, it works. Funny how life throws you curve balls.