yea, those factory days are over... I wouldn't just skip out of school and go straight to work..

I would rather go get a certification in a trade.. ASE master mechanic or what not which is like a degree of the sorts for a mechanic... I could always finish up my AA with liberal arts and be a smokey.... FL highway patrol just got in 12 new chargers painted the black and brown.. man they look mean

Don't ever forget the danger police officers are in every day...our funeral home is serving the family of a canine officer who died 2 nights ago, he and the dog got thrown from the car, the dog is OK, he died at the scene. State troopers are even scarier, no backup, in the middle of nowhere, just you vs. the badguys.

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Might look into HVAC. Good market, especially, the industrial type, instead of residential. Another side to the trades, is starting your own business or side work.
I guy at works son, is doing HVAC, went to college though for it. I think $25-30/hr, plus benifits. Supposively, he can switch jobs and not lose vacation time etc. Trades can be good or bad. Depends what rung on the ladder your at. I've been a machinist and I am a drafter presently. I went through apprenticship for both of them. Both trades, pay scrub wages and then some pay very well. Depends on the company, region and economy.
For my weekend, it a ballroom dance. Hope to do some trout fishing in PA, next week too.
Good luck with the test. I think I enjoyed college more than highschool. I did well on the first class of calculus, but skimmed by on the 2nd one. After so many years, I finally got my BS in Manufacturing Engineering. Haven't used it yet.
Tom