What did you want to do when you grew up...

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Posted: 1/6/2012 12:23:08 PM EDT

When you were a kid? Did you do it?

I wanted to be military, since my dad was. I'll retire from the AF in a few years, and don't regret my choices.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:25:48 PM EDT

[#1]

Right where I am now. Currently at 21 years in the good ole USMC

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:28:13 PM EDT

[#2]

railroad engineer

ETA: didn't pass physical-color deficiency with red/green recognition

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:28:31 PM EDT

[#3]

USMC, heart condition prevented that damn MEPS Dr from signing off for me. Would have just hit my 20 years had I gotten in.
Instead, found work as a defense contractor and deployed anyway.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:28:57 PM EDT

[#4]

Fucked if I know. I remember being 10 or so and having a family member ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up... I thought to myself: "Lady, I'm a kid. You expect me to be making smart career decisions when I'm 10 years old?!"

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:29:40 PM EDT

[#5]

Fly jets. Vision wasn't good enough though.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:29:41 PM EDT

[#6]

ARFCOMMER.

Danny

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:29:54 PM EDT

[#7]

Pilot.

Learned to fly, started working in the industry, didn't feel like having 9 roommates and eating ramen, continued working in the industry and flying for my own enjoyment.

Then I grew up, changed careers, got married, got married pilots disease, intend to resume flying again soon.

It was fun.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:30:08 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
ARFCOMMER.

Danny

You made it!

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:30:35 PM EDT

[#9]

As old as I am I still don't know.

I seriously should start thinking about that growing up shit.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:30:40 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Fly jets. Vision wasn't good enough though.

Same here, turned out Air Force didn't like 20/400 vision.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:30:51 PM EDT

[#11]

Hit man.

Playboy photographer.

Jet pilot.

I still don't know what I want to be.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:32:01 PM EDT

[#12]

I wanted to be a NASCAR Busch Series driver.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:32:24 PM EDT

[#13]

Park Ranger...

Nope, but still want to.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:32:59 PM EDT

[#14]

Air Force test pilot or Naval Aviator

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:33:09 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
As old as I am I still don't know.

I seriously should start thinking about that growing up shit.

Me too, time for me to choose again.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:33:17 PM EDT

[#16]

Never wanted to grow up but time does indeed pass.

On the verge of being there I sustained a major injury on a motorcycle.
When I got better I joined the Navy. Had a whole pile of fun.
I got out.

I never really wanted to 'be' anything. I was content to just kinda see where life took me. Not lazy or anything I always got the job done on time and below budget so to speak.
Next thing you know grandkids come along and you are old. <shrug>

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:33:40 PM EDT

[#17]

Cop. Currently doing metal fab at 23yrs old.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:35:45 PM EDT

[#18]

Garbage Man.......

Didn't do it. Would have made a fortune in the waste management industry

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:37:48 PM EDT

[#19]

I wanted to be a Marine Force Recon Sniper. I ended up in the Army, bad choice on my part.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:38:48 PM EDT

[#20]

I wanted to be in the military blowing shit up. I ship for Army basic in a month, so after I fill my contract obligations, my life will pretty much be downhill from there, after all, what do you do when you achieve the "Coolest thing ever" that your 8yr old self imagined?

It's a question I ask myself whenever I lack motivation: "Would the 8yr old version of me think I'm a cool?" I answer yes more often than not and it gives me great satisfaction to know I'm the man I always wanted to be.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:39:48 PM EDT

[#21]

A worthless bum sucking off the public tit.

Didn't work out though, I grew up and became a working stiff like most of you. Living the dream!

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:40:36 PM EDT

[#22]

Be in a tank crew ... gunner likely.

The Army recruiter was closed when I went by. The Navy and Air Force weren't. The Navy cut me a better deal.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:41:06 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
I wanted to be in the military blowing shit up. I ship for Army basic in a month, so after I fill my contract obligations, my life will pretty much be downhill from there, after all, what do you do when you achieve the "Coolest thing ever" that your 8yr old self imagined?

It's a question I ask myself whenever I lack motivation: "Would the 8yr old version of me think I'm a cool?" I answer yes more often than not and it gives me great satisfaction to know I'm the man I always wanted to be.

Not me, my 8 year old self would call me a pussy.

I'm .mil, but I don't do the cool stuff. I'm just a drug dealer, but hey...I'm still here.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:42:24 PM EDT

[#24]

Who grew up? Been working on phone cables for 40 years and still haven't grown up. Doubt I ever will. Of course when I was young, I wanted to be a cowboy, fireman, cop, fighter pilot, secret agent, army dude....you know....all the usual stuff. Funny how things work out.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:42:40 PM EDT

[#25]

When I was in grade school I wanted to be a cop like my dad.

When I got into high school and took a closer look at our standard of living I decided to get a business degree.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:43:02 PM EDT

[#26]

I wanted to fly fighter jets. Since that couldn't happen, I wanted to be a lawyer.

I'm an Electrical contractor

. It's funny what curves life throws us, and it's even more odd how we sometimes react.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:44:44 PM EDT

[#27]

A pilot, just like my dad. He talked me out of THAT idea, and now I'm a firefighter/medic. Still would like to learn to fly one day, just not as a career.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:44:55 PM EDT

[#28]

Military pilot

No due to deuteranopia(a type of color blindness)

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:48:59 PM EDT

[#29]

Fire watcher

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:51:28 PM EDT

[#30]

When I was young and idealistic: Naval Aviator

When I knew what money meant: Investment Banker

Now I wish I had kept my idealism.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:53:40 PM EDT

[#31]

A jedi knight.

It really sucks I couldn't travel to a galaxy far, far away.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:54:52 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Fly jets. Vision wasn't good enough though.

This is what I wanted as well.

Posted: 1/6/2012 12:56:19 PM EDT

[#33]

Test rider for a motorcycle magazine.

I've been an insurance agent for over 30 years...

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:06:13 PM EDT

[#34]

Be in the military. (All that you be!)
I am. And it's no where near as awesome as I expected.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:06:38 PM EDT

[#35]

Pirate . because they could do what they wanted . My Uncle was a sailor and taught me see shanties like Barnacle bill the sailor . Not the Pg version either . My Mom was pissed when she caught me singing it she asked where I heard it I said HBO ..

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:06:47 PM EDT

[#36]

Have sex.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:15:43 PM EDT

[#37]

I wanted to be a kid. For some reason it didn't work out.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:16:31 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

Be in the military. (All that you be!)

I am. And it's no where near as awesome as I expected.

Are you finally getting attention?

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:16:57 PM EDT

[#39]

I wanted to be Batman.

I've obviously stopped telling people that now...............

..........I can't have people knowing my secret identity.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:17:36 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
I wanted to be a kid. For some reason it didn't work out.

I wanted to grow up too fast, I did and I do regret that.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:18:05 PM EDT

[#41]

Forest Ranger..

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:18:15 PM EDT

[#42]

Cop.

My Dad was a criminal and persuaded me against it.

I've been working out recently to try and join.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:19:48 PM EDT

[#43]

I wanted to be a railroader. I am and I love it. Now I want to be the best railroader. Ehhhh we'll see.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:19:59 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I wanted to be a kid. For some reason it didn't work out.

I wanted to grow up too fast, I did and I do regret that.

I knew even at a very young age that being an adult wasn't everything all the other kids were making it out to be. I liked it when my biggest worries were who I was going to play with and whether or not I'd like what mom made for dinner.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:20:12 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Forest Ranger..

That was another aspiration of mine, I may still try when I retire...but I'm pretty broken at this point in life.

Dunno what the PT standards are for them.

Posted: 1/6/2012 1:22:32 PM EDT

[#46]

i LOVED rough housing as a kid.....hell i still do :P

i always wanted to be a boxer or wrestler.

we boxed a lot in high school just friends with friends i mean, we came up with this drinking game every time you took a clean shot to the chest you had to chug a beer....clean shot to the face was take a shot.

never ended well and pretty much wrapped up boxing after a few bad times that caused haha.