(03-27-2021, 06:15 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(03-27-2021, 04:48 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: I took a totally different path.  High school bored me and I couldn't wait to graduate.  As a young man I "knew a lot of things, but was a master at none".  I went to the police academy at 19 and became a deputy sheriff.  I did it for 4 years and during that time I saw fellow officers take their own life because of the stress involved, and I got sick and tired of seeing the things that I saw weekly and almost daily.

I made a switch and joined the Navy at 23 years old just to "get away" and perhaps find my way.  I learned about electronics and computers, learned about leadership, honor and love of country.  I took that experience and education and applied it after my time in the service.

I've held jobs as an "electronics engineer" and a "software engineer" over a period of about 20 years or so.  I don't have a degree, yet I have had to train people coming out of college with EE and/or CE degrees.

Today I am a manager making a pretty good salary looking at retirement well before the typical "retirement age".

The misguided advice given to kids that they "need to go to college" needs to be stopped and changed.  The idea of "forgiving student loans" also needs to go away.  I as well as millions of other people paid for my education.

That's a wonderful story. How many of those whippersnappers that you had to train would've been hired had they not had their EE/CE degrees?

Without a degree but experienced?  All.  I'm proof of that.  I got hired on as an "electronics engineer" even though one of the the requirements for the job was a degree.  When I went for an interview I was able to demonstrate my knowledge and ability.

True story.  The guy that hired me had a masters degree in EE.  I had to show him why we needed an oscilloscope.  He allowed me to order one and I had to show him how to use it.

My point is that "higher education" which in many cases has become "indoctrination" isn't always needed to perform a job and make a pretty good living.

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