Want a Good Job? Ditch The College Degree And Pick Up A Trade

Epoch Times ^ | 11/06/25 | Roslyn Kunin

[GingisK]

F4s. Brute force beauty. I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I saw a whole field full of them at the MacDac factory in St. Louis.

[Night Hides Not]

I was stationed at Hahn AB from 77-79. Man, those F4s were loud. Our barracks weren’t far from the runway, and the pilots loved to throw on the afterburners.

After living there for two years, my mind would wander with thoughts of pursuing a degree in viticulture. I wasn’t scared off by the hard work required. My apartment was adjacent to a vineyard. Along the Mosel over 2/3 of the grapes are grown on slopes of 60 degrees or more. Ergo, very little machinery involved, most work done by hand.

I’m a wine “enthusiast” who deeply respects those who make our wine.

[GingisK]

Late in life I came to understand that every field of endeavor has its experts and every such field is a necessary part of society. One has to be a fool to belittle or overlook any of them.

As I wind down I think a brick oven for baking bread would be the ultimate way to provide loafs of love to the community.

[Terry L Smith]

George AFB, CA, Asst Shop Chief Radar Calibration Docks, 35th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, 35th TFWg.

Not too bad for a one striper warehouseman?

Oh, I took those CLEP tests.....awarded 2 years worth of college credits.. no

[Chickensoup]

I agree. What do you see?

[Chickensoup]

And have at most 20 year of work in them.

Easy to talk about trades.

Tradesmen bodies are done by late 40s and early 50s.

So fair amount of money but shortened work life. Then Home Depot.

[jmacusa]

Yeah, pretty much. I got out of the construction racket years ago.

I was in a labor union in the late ‘70’s and 80’s. My union was Mob controlled and I ended up with a bad back.