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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Internet VFW > Student Veterans: "do military pharmacies carry plan b?" "Yeah, Plan Barracks."
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App13
Dec 31, 2011

DownByTheWooter posted:

Master's is the standard working degree for geologists, so you can have learned some kind of specialty beyond the standard rock-knowledge undergrad.

I've done a pretty poor job of undergrad and don't really like it anymore, so I've decided I'd rather make $13/hr as an "environmental tech" or whatever than try to do grad school right now. I don't really know how it works or if it will even be an option anymore in five years, but I seriously simply would not succeed at it if I got shoved into it right now. I don't think taking a few years to work and figure out what my field is will help, either lol

With your veteran status I recommend looking into USGS/EPA technician positions. The starting pay is the same as private sector (crappy) but the quality of life is way higher and you have more room to grow.

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App13
Dec 31, 2011

 Also its IE 7 only

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Dec 31, 2011

GD_American posted:

The position I applied for is a GS-11. It's basically a budget slash HR position.

The announcement said if you're solely using education as the criteria, it wants a PhD.



I was warned ahead of time that I had to be in uniform to sign out on terminal leave.

Yep GS-11 is PhD land, GS-9 if you’re in a highly educated area.

At my job they just hired on 2 GS-5’s with masters degrees and a bunch of experience, a a GS-9 with her PhD and postdoc experience. It’s insane.

To put this in perspective, GS5 pays like $17/hr here and it’s a scientific research agency with fierce competition

DownByTheWooter posted:

thanks

I sometimes see a few jobs here and there that seem like I am qualified for (or will be next year with a degree in hand) on the usajobs. I'd like to get in around GS-5, maybe like a pathways internship or whatever.

Pathways internships are dope and definitely the way to go if you’re still in school. I graduate in May and already have a full time position in my dream agency thanks to completing my pathways program

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App13
Dec 31, 2011

DownByTheWooter posted:

I've seen a lot of Pathways positions that were for recent grad or early-arc grad students, too but building resume and applying to stuff now won't hurt. I don't think I can really work until my classes are over, though. I'm just barely surviving my studies as it is.

The hiring process takes about 4 months on average so I would keep that in mind when you start applying places!

Cojawfee posted:

Holy poo poo. A guy I used to work with is a retired master sgt with a high school degree and he's a GS-13.

Yeah it’s loving insane. People just want to get into the agency and they’re willing to take a 50% pay cut to do it. Myself included

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App13
Dec 31, 2011

 Good lord, now I'm starting to feel bad about my 5.5 year undergrad degree with a 2.7ish GPA.

Granted I had a MARVELOUS time

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