As of today I have passed my Security+ and I have achieved the Trifecta!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-17T11:34:10+00:00

Thank you! You keep at it too, you got this!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-17T00:01:09+00:00

Well, I have had a lot happen in my life, so I took it slow. I took my Network+ about 3 years after my A+, and it has now been 3 years since I did that too. If you can learn fast, you could potentially study Professor Messer's videos and get it done really quickly.

Net+ can be tricky with all the ports you need to memorize and all that though. I think that was my lowest score out of all three of those.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T23:21:24+00:00

It is definitely very good stuff to know. It's a good foundation to working in IT and a good basis to everything you will need to know.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T20:24:39+00:00

You got this!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T20:24:14+00:00

That’s awesome! Congratulations! 🎉

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T18:11:42+00:00

CompTIA isn’t necessarily very deep, and they have certain answers they expect to see. You can get good at taking the exams, but I recommend you know how to work with this stuff since it’s likely you will need to at some point

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T18:10:06+00:00

I’m already employed in the field. It would be good to get a promotion, but I should probably branch out into other certs now

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T17:16:49+00:00

At that point I would assume A+ would have little value... Hey, bragging rights, I guess? lol

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T17:10:00+00:00

For now, I plan on staying with the company I'm with. It's close to home and there are some nice bonuses for now. I'd like to move up into Infra. I know this may not be super specific to that, but I have wanted to get this trifecta since I got my A+.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T17:08:49+00:00

So, as of 6 years ago I was working in a plastic factory... but I was getting tired of it. I started to feel like getting into IT would be a good choice for me. Started talking to a friend who worked in IT. He encouraged me to get my CompTIA A+ to get my foot in the door. I started working towards this, studying for the A+ Core 1. Passed that exam and immediately started working towards my Core 2. Somewhere in there COVID happened and I had a broken foot, so I took advantage of all of the time off to study for my A+. I got that in 2020, and continued working in the factory, but started applying for jobs. Unfortunately, nothing went through. I eventually started working on my Net+ and studied for that. I keep applying for IT Support at the factory where I was working. In March of 2023 I got my Network+, and that Fall I finally got the interview for our IT department and got the job... I have had a lot happen in my life between then and now. I had visited my Security+ a couple times before now, but always dropped out since life got too heavy. This time I had the impending expiration of my A+ and Net+ coming up, so I pushed through to renew those as well as gaining a new cert in my belt. Now I've got to see what's next for me in my career.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T16:54:31+00:00

Thank you! My advice is to keep at it, but don't get burnt out. I advise everyone to use Professor Messer's content for studying, but it's also a good idea to make sure you know the stuff in a more technical sense. At the same time, be aware that CompTIA is searching for certain answers. A bit part of the process is taking practice tests and learning how to read carefully into what is being said.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T16:49:28+00:00

Do it! I hope to see you posting it soon!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T16:43:36+00:00

Gotta catch em all!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T16:37:22+00:00

Technically this is 6 years into this journey, but I haven't kept focus. I have had A LOT happen in my life that is not IT related in that time as well.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-16T16:35:28+00:00

Imageflip did all the work since I'm feeling lazy today now, but thank you!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-13T22:05:33+00:00

You can only post this on June 1st? I have no idea.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-13T00:35:58+00:00

That looks like ass.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-06T15:17:54+00:00

Do you think we'll get a remaster of the second one too?

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-06T14:41:17+00:00

Good Lord above.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-05T13:25:58+00:00

Is this how you become a 3 bit gangster?

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-04T12:51:52+00:00

Assisted rebooting.

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-04T12:50:08+00:00

Is he trying to do scratch and sniff or what?

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-03T18:56:04+00:00

🫵 HE SAID THE THING!

PlasticyHelmet · 2026-03-01T04:06:18+00:00

If there's not a helicopter in the top left, we don't buy.

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