Exactly...I only have a HS diploma. But, I received Advanced Personal Training Certification from National Academy of Sports Medicine. After spending about 12 years bodybuilding, studying nutrition and how the body, muscles, tendons function. The Academy recommended that you have a 2-4 year college degree in the medical field before taking the test. If you didn't have that, they recommended going to your local college and enrolling in a biology class. I study completely on my own, with a little help from my hubby. I passed the test and went on to be a personal trainer. You can learn anything you want to on your own, if you are willing to read, study and do.
And my hubby got most of his college education through the military. He started out at as an E2 in the Navy and retired Lt. Commander 22 years later.
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03/15/2011 12:00:00 PM PDT by
MsLady
(Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
Good for you and your husband...E2 to Lt. Commander is very impressive.
I got out in 1968 as an E5 Quartermaster in 3-years...loved the Navy, (Swift Boats Viet Nam, Tin Can Mayport, Fl) and probably would have stayed but always wanted to go to college. Have a B.S. in geology and have worked all over the world in mineral exploration. Life is good if a person is not afraid to work at it.