At 6/11/09 05:46 PM, Leidolfr wrote:
At 6/11/09 05:44 PM, physicsman09 wrote:
Joining the Air Force, sorry.
Much safer
I'm not just joining for that, I'm just much more suited as a desk guy.
You want me to calculate the trajectory of a rocket carrying a satellite to move it into a certain position above the earth? Fine, send me to college and I can learn how to do that.
I'm not a ooh-rah person, I've come to terms with that, but I'm not a coward, and I want to help defend this country and the freedoms that come with it. I know that I could handle combat physically If I tried enough, but I don't have the mentality to go out and shoot the bad guys. I guess if I really had do it I could, but I would be much happier calculating where that rocket is going.
I have a tremendous amount of respect for anyone who picks up a rifle and defends freedom, I just don't see myself on the front lines.