Word of advice for all you pilots that arent to 17 yet xD dont grow up! lol i realize i havent hit the worst yet, but ill tell ya my week has pretty much sucked. I owe back $1300 to a college that i dropped out of because im not mature enough to be responsible and go to class... o.o on the verge of breaking down and crying because i have no idea how im gonna pay that off, the job i currently have is not gonna be enough income to help me at all with this, meaning ill need to be working two jobs. Just got in a car accident this morning, thankfully the car is still drivable, because i wouldnt have a job without it, this also means it was the first time ive ever had to file a claim with my insurance, which is only painless for a bit until i find out if it will cost my empty pockets or not... Stress seems to compound so easily. Once again, im not complaining, i know it could be worse, im thankful that its not, i pray that it doesn get too much worse in the next couple of days. What im trying to say is that sometimes you dont get any warnings in life, your parents may not be able to warn you about things like this because they may not have had experiences in life like this, or because unlike me they were responsible... xD Either way, just take the warnings life gives ya while you can, because life wont always have your back, and itll catch ya with a right hook when ya least expect it.

Keep going M sometimes you dont know how ur gonna get through things but something inside gets ya through it

Adversity builds character. You'll be fine Merf.

I find that it sucks that all the clichés about life turn out to be absolutely true.

I wouldn't worry about that 1300. concentrate on your "real" bills. that 1300 wont hurt u until u get ready to go back to school

If u want to get away from ur stress a good job overseas will do u just right or go to the military ,new jobs are always available my friend

BLACKHAWKGHOST wrote: If u want to get away from ur stress a good job overseas will do u just right or go to the military ,new jobs are always available my friend

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Respectfully beg to differ . . .

Going into the military to get away from stress (or anything else) is a foolish plan. The military is much more than a job or a way to get some college money. Anyplace that has you sign a contract does so for a reason.

Signing a military contract binds you to the military for years. ALL non-prior service enlistees in the United States Military incur a total eight year service obligation.

For example, say you enlist in the Army for four years. You serve your four years and get out. You're really not "out." You're transferred to the INACTIVE Reserves (called the "IRR" or "Individual Ready Reserve") for the next four years, and the Army can call you back to active duty at any time, or even involuntarily assign you to an active Reserve unit during that period, if they need you due to personnel shortages, war, or conflicts (such as Iraq or Afghanistan). Your total 8 year service commitment applies whether you enlist on active duty, or join the Reserves or National Guard.

There is also the chance the military may not let you out at the end of your active duty tour. Under a program called "Stop Loss," the military is allowed to prevent you from separating, during times of conflict, if they need your particular job classification (MOS). During the first Gulf War (1990), all of the services branches implemented "Stop Loss," preventing pretty much anyone from separating, for an entire year. During the Kosovo Campaign, the Air Force instituted "Stop Loss" for those in certain "Shortage" jobs.

During Iraq and Afghanistan, The Army, Air Force, and Marines instituted "Stop Loss," again, directed at specific individuals with shortage jobs, or (in the case of the Army), sometimes directed at specific units. The key is, once you join, if there are any conflicts going on, the military can hold you past your normal separation or retirement date.

You also need to remember what business the military is in. It is not a video game. They deal in danger and death. Depending upon your MOS, they pretty much try to keep you at a high stress level; the theory apparently being that war is stressful, they want you to get uses to preforming despite the stress, and if they do break you, better now than in the heat of battle. It doesn’t matter if it is peace time either; the guy that dies in a training mishap or walks of the deck of carrier in the middle of the night is just as dead as the guy that gets shot on the front line.

Don’t get me wrong. The military can help you do a lot of growing up, and it can be a great career. You can also have a lot of fun. You also get a lot of chances to be immature and make stupid choices; if you survive them relatively unscathed, they turn into funny tales. There is also the chance it could go the other way, and those choices could ruin your life.

I’m not saying going into the military is wrong. I’m saying it isn’t a decision to be taken lightly. This is coming from a guy that though running off with one of my buddies to take a shot at being a Special Forces Medic was a great way to get away from the stress of my immature, irresponsible approach to my first attempt at college.
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or merfny u can get a nice job over seas

I get that you are giving good advice Merf, and not asking for any.
Great responses though, about the military and jobs oversees.

Everyone should be encouraged to stay in school as long as possible, even though it's hard to see the use of it at the time.
What my fault was that as a kid I hardly saw any adults that love what they do for a living.
I got to see a future job as just a way to make money to get by, not to get any fulfillment in life. There are a lot of jobs that require little theoretical knowledge and pay really well. Life is slowly catching up with you though, and you'll always have the regret of not having done what you will know you could have done.

Kids, find out what fascinates you, learn as much as you can about it.
Don't be discouraged by those that say you have no talent for it.
Maybe everyone thinks that you need certain talents for math, languages, music or whatever, but if you love what fascinates you without those talents, you are one of the few that bring totally different talents to that field of specialisation.

Most will follow what comes naturally to them, not what they really love to do. If you try at what you think is a required subject that you hate, but for a goal that fascinates you, it builds your caracter.

You will be the one that is able to think out of the box, not them!
You are going to the innovator, and maybe the only one that excells.

Halo Merfy!!!

The best thing in life that God gave you is a new day!!! And every day will be different, don’t let problems bring you down or fill your head with worries. There’s a popular Latin saying that tell us "that God squeezes but he does not strangle". So give it time and things will be fine in the long run. We all have bad days but in your case we are happy that you came out fine from that accident and like you said your car is still working. The Uni. Money is not that much and I believe you can work out with them to do very low payments and in case you do lose your job, that God I hope you never do, they will allow you to stop the payments till you get a new job. Send them a minimum payment that will keep them calm. Hope and know God has your back and that things will turn good in your life Merfy; SMILE EVERY NEW DAY and try to do your best for you and for others and you will be FINE!!!


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