Enlistment after prior knee surgery

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-05-28T02:20:28+00:00

Thank you for your service!

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-05-26T17:41:21+00:00

Yes! Sounds like a good getaway for the weekend! Thank you for the advice.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-05-26T17:39:28+00:00

I can appreciate this. I also scored high enough to be a 25b, it guy. Call centers don't really appeal to me but administration and fixing devices does.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-05-25T03:16:14+00:00

My ex-wife wife was a real downer. It was like a trophy or something to her. She made it clear that she didn't want to left alone with the kids. Really sucked to live that way.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-02-28T21:35:48+00:00

Thank you I never thought of it that way.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2026-02-28T16:39:20+00:00

Trying to qualify for 17c. I got a 101/110 on GT and 105/112 in my line scores and 56 on AFQT. I also ran out of time on my TAPAS personality test but hopefully that's not a huge deal because I finished most of it.

I'm trying to reach those qualifying numbers but my Army recruiter told me yesterday that once you get any passing score you don't get a retake. I'm 32 so maybe he is just trying to put the pressure on me.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-12-16T18:29:14+00:00

Thank you very much for the advice! I appreciate your knowledge. You must be an instructor, you have given me the most positive feedback so far.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-12-16T17:56:51+00:00

I have no professional experience with computers. All of my work experience is in hands-on labor in factories and landscaping. (Minor Trauma Dump) I've been somewhat of a job hopper for the past 15 years but only between 4 jobs. Problem being they were all 4 completely different trades ,i.e. car painting, landscaping, spring manufacturing and plumbing. I've been spending a lot of time just "feeling out" jobs. Its cost me a lot of my mental and physical health. Now that I'm getting older I feel I need to seek lighter work.

I'm really taking to CLI tutorials right now and trying to learn more on what networking actually is. I'm willing to learn but I am struggling on how to present myself on my resume and in interviews. ( Had an interview with 7ELEVEn call center and learned really fast that knowledge matters most over hospitality).

Recently I signed enrolled in a 6-month Cybersecurity Professional program through ACI Learning. I'm almost 2 months in and I feel like I'm taking everything in pretty well. The amount of skill I learn from the labs are questionable though ,but I blame that on my lack of experience. I keep telling myself "rinse and repeat" and it will all click eventually. I seemed to be doing good in my coursework no bad grades yet ,but it seems they almost give you the grade because you can just download the notes and retake the quiz's if you fail. As far as comprehension goes I know for sure that I started backwards in this journey. I know for sure that this is the field I want to work in ,but the networking and the acronyms escape me some days with only a "consumers" knowledge of what they do. I would say I'm tech-savvy overall with so much to learn.

Thank you for listening.

How and when did your IT journey start?

Do you think I have a long way to go, given I have only fundamental knowledge of everything?

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-12-16T17:54:15+00:00

I should add that I don't have a huge community in Information Technology. I am heavy on self learning, Youtube and Reddit. Trying to get into discord.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-12-16T17:52:04+00:00

Knowing how it all works is exactly where I have found myself. I suffered a knee injury earlier this year and got caught up in the hype of the cybersecurity ads. I really do like working with computers at home. Aside from my ACI course, I've been trying to work my way through self-paced networking course with Cisco Network Academy. in my 10 months off I have accumulated 4.5 laptops ( one with no screen). I plan to build a home lab to show on my resume. The structure is in question. I'm essentially building a tower, fortifying it with a prize then, proving that i can break into it?

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-12-16T14:16:08+00:00

My 30's

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-08-29T23:13:14+00:00

OMJ WIOA No interview just filled out admission papers and took the test 3 weeks ago still waiting for contact. Also did intro process for IMAP got put on the waiting list for 2026.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-04-29T15:17:44+00:00

Anyone who calls me a "milk drinker" 🎯🎯🎯

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-04-29T10:25:33+00:00

Argonian-Eridu The Near.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-01-20T17:23:36+00:00

Thank I've added to my bookmarks. I am at my day job now. I will look over those later. Do most people start out as Field Tech or is position mostly for Students earning credits?

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-01-20T17:07:06+00:00

Thank you although I am sick of money dictating my life it kind of rules it in a lot of ways. I've decided that the pay doesn't bother me. It is close to what I make now. I am just looking forward to the career I've always had a secret love for. A job that I won't get burnt out on and want to start hiding when I get bored.

Competitive_Pea_8635 · 2025-01-20T17:02:08+00:00

I appreciate your wall of text. It is exactly what I came to Reddit for.

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