Hey there. I am 20 years old from Victoria B.C.
I am in a job right now where I make very little money and I really don't want to make a career out of. I finished high school in 2008 with good grades. I never failed any classes or anything. I didn't take courses like physics, biology, or calculus as they did not interest me.
I took 4 years of automotive mechanics in high school. I also took computer networking and programming for a few years. None of those interest me anymore which is why I have not pursued college. I have flipped through a college course booklet a couple times but nothing really catches my eye.
2 older friends at work overheard me talking about a career in the armed forces and approached me. Both in there 50s, one of them was in the army for 8 years and enjoyed it. The other considered it when he was my age but turned it down and said if he could go back and do it he would. They both told me that it is a fantastic career to learn good skills or a trade, meet people, and see places. However both of them do not recommend the army over airforce/navy.
So basically I need to know if this is right for me. Maybe someone can share a story or link me something. I have my high school diploma, but like I said above I didn't take a lot of fancy courses. Mainly because the type of stuff didn't interest me and I am not very good at those. So I don't know if that will limit my job opportunities in the forces.
I really have no idea what I want to do. I looked at forces.ca and there are only 4 Full Time job openings for army/navy/airforce for someone with a high school diploma. Those are...
Cook
Intelligence Operator
Medical Technician
Resource Management Support Clerk
thanks
I am in a job right now where I make very little money and I really don't want to make a career out of. I finished high school in 2008 with good grades. I never failed any classes or anything. I didn't take courses like physics, biology, or calculus as they did not interest me.
I took 4 years of automotive mechanics in high school. I also took computer networking and programming for a few years. None of those interest me anymore which is why I have not pursued college. I have flipped through a college course booklet a couple times but nothing really catches my eye.
2 older friends at work overheard me talking about a career in the armed forces and approached me. Both in there 50s, one of them was in the army for 8 years and enjoyed it. The other considered it when he was my age but turned it down and said if he could go back and do it he would. They both told me that it is a fantastic career to learn good skills or a trade, meet people, and see places. However both of them do not recommend the army over airforce/navy.
So basically I need to know if this is right for me. Maybe someone can share a story or link me something. I have my high school diploma, but like I said above I didn't take a lot of fancy courses. Mainly because the type of stuff didn't interest me and I am not very good at those. So I don't know if that will limit my job opportunities in the forces.
I really have no idea what I want to do. I looked at forces.ca and there are only 4 Full Time job openings for army/navy/airforce for someone with a high school diploma. Those are...
Cook
Intelligence Operator
Medical Technician
Resource Management Support Clerk
thanks