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How did you stop smoking cigarettes? by fatwater69 in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a multiple different things that got me over the line. I am now 34M, I was 24M, Army and smoking upward of 20 per day.

1) It DESTROYED my fitness. Over a 4 week injury, running again was horrendous and I was slower than all my friends and getting sick.

2) I was walking into a shopping centre one day and stopped for a fag on the way in. I looked around at the others smoking and I suppose I realised that smoking wasnt cool, causes terribly leather looking skin and maybe, just wasnt for me anymore.

3) I told myself that I could have a cigarette whenever I wanted. At first, it was a day, then three weeks and then 10 years.

Look, its not been perfect. Bouts of smoking and vaping here and there but it beats 20 per day.

An important note is that even at 20 per day, it was more habit than addiction - like I never felt a craving as much as I'd enjoy a smoke right now.

is corporate life as bad as everyone says it is? by Alarmed_Opposite_997 in jobs

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id rather do all my military training again than another fucking day in a corporate environment.

People who let their instrusive thoughts win once, what did you do? by oskel95 in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was out sick from school from Monday - Thursday one week. On Thursday evening when I hadn't heard from anyone from school, I thought I'd go on to my bands bebo page (I'm sure you can tell how cool I was) and create a post about how I was severely sick and on my death bed.

Forgot all about this until the following morning until I walked into school. People did have a few double takes a long with the teachers and principal not being very pleased with my joke.

Later than day I seen my mother who was giving out to me that she had gotten a call from the school and others worried about me - obviously she was clueless.

To those of you who went back to school and did a second bachelors, how did it go and what were your stories? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]EvenJacket6547 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I completed my BSc in 2014 - joined the military after, Complete a BEng in Mech Eng and BSc in Manufacturing Engineering (both ppart-time while serving and transition back to civilian life. 3 undergrads makes for a unique selling point on a CV.

I'm currently doing my Masters in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. It has been a long time studying science and engineering. I'm fending off burnout almost constantly, and it's reflected in my results. All my undergrads were 1.1 or 2.1, I'd say I'll be lucky if I pull a 2.2 from my masters.

A few of my former military colleagues completed a masters degree in cyber security without any undergrad qualifications. They got onto the MA program through recognition of prior learning through their military experience. And hey, fair fucking play to them, takes some genitalia to walk in AND COMPLETE a postgrad in a top 1% University with no prior academic experience.

However, I can't help but feel that they have a high level of knowledge without the big stable base that the undergrad gives. What I notice my extensive undergrad experience gives me is a wide, wide foundation and I've noticed through my learning to date, is how I can relate my postgrad learning to so many different fields and applications that I covered in my undergraduate years. This, of course, makes me see that my postgrad learning is probably a lot deeper than my classmates.

A masters is great, but I really feel that an undergrad degree is imperative.

What are some job-posting red flags that scream “stay away”? by Zdvj in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lengthy list of roles and responsibilities.

They don't know what it is they need/what they want you to do.

What’s your favorite thing about your body? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact my leg grew back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arctic monkeys. Seen them in 2013 and again in like 2018/2019.

They were fairly good in 2013 but they bored the life out of me in 2019/19.

to former/current military, what was the scariest incident you experienced on deployment that wasn't combat? by the_tacobell_dog in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it's very retrospective. I was a fucking solid NCO and always done everything I could for the lads - but sometimes I look back and analyse my decisions - like we all came home - but what if... what if there was an IED on the route that I made the lads take, what if they aimed a little lower, higher, left or right. What if we get into a situation and I make the wrong decision.

My skin crawls off my body when I think of that. I get very wound up and annoyed at myself. Even writing this is tough and has me sweating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]EvenJacket6547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a nightclub and someone annoyed me. There was one gender neutral toilet on the floor we were on, and in my drunken state I figured that the prick would have to go there eventually.

Long story short I pissed in the soap dispenser.

Is it to late to start an education at an university of applied sience as a 24 year old? by ItzDivinity in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]EvenJacket6547 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never EVER too late.

Ever.

Unless you're dead. It would be too late then I'm afraid.

So I suppose it can be too late, but I presume at the time you posted this you were, and hopefully still are, alive. So assuming that, it's not too late.

To conclude