Ok TBH this is gonna be a long read but would very much like yalls input, nothing bashing, only serious comments, be honest and truthful, but remember I am driven by my dream.......
I am 27 years old, turning 28 this year in March, married and have a 16 month old boy. I separated from the Military in 2012 and since then finding a job has been rough, one that i enjoy at least. I am now attending school full time under the Post 9-11 GI Bill. I am transferring to TCU next semester to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Ranch Management, here are some issues I am facing.....
I joined the military right out of high school, so it is really all i know professionally. I don't have all the experience I need and want to get a job on a ranch right now. I have a lot of great qualities and things to offer that the military has instilled in me but, it is hard to tell someone you are disciplined, a hard worker, smart, good with your hands, a natural leader, self motivated and a quick learner and for them to believe you and give you a chance.
I didn't grow up on a ranch or farm, I grew up in the city wishing i was a country boy. I have been around it, and even helped a few times with cattle, doctoring them, riding horses, a beginner roper, heck I even work part time at the sale barn in Decatur doing all kinds of work with livestock, a lot of my buddies work on ranches but it isn't enough for someone to trust my skills, my learning ability and bring me onto help. I have tried and tried to get on somewhere part time/full time to gain the experience, i just can't find the person that will give me the chance. I will tell you this, it is what i want to do, it is what I love doing, even though I don't have a full spectrum of what it takes, but i am not afraid of work and i am not afraid to work my way up and be someone's hand, i believe in the system of proving yourself and your knowledge. That part of life is programmed in me and i wouldn't expect to be treated any different from the get go. I just wonder if me going to TCU obtaining the degree and keeping a part time job like working at the sale barn is enough. Is it enough for when i graduate to actually get a job in this field? I feel like ranching isn't the type of career field that wants to see a piece of paper that says i stuck it out for 4 years, got my degree, so now lets go you're hired! I actually am pretty darn sure thats not how it works.
My wife has a great job so money is not what i want out of this, I want to enjoy my job and this is what I want to do. So i guess I'm asking, if you were in my situation, would you stick it out, get the degree and bust your butt trying to get into the ranch world, or am i a city boy turned country living a big dream?
I am 27 years old, turning 28 this year in March, married and have a 16 month old boy. I separated from the Military in 2012 and since then finding a job has been rough, one that i enjoy at least. I am now attending school full time under the Post 9-11 GI Bill. I am transferring to TCU next semester to pursue a Bachelors Degree in Ranch Management, here are some issues I am facing.....
I joined the military right out of high school, so it is really all i know professionally. I don't have all the experience I need and want to get a job on a ranch right now. I have a lot of great qualities and things to offer that the military has instilled in me but, it is hard to tell someone you are disciplined, a hard worker, smart, good with your hands, a natural leader, self motivated and a quick learner and for them to believe you and give you a chance.
I didn't grow up on a ranch or farm, I grew up in the city wishing i was a country boy. I have been around it, and even helped a few times with cattle, doctoring them, riding horses, a beginner roper, heck I even work part time at the sale barn in Decatur doing all kinds of work with livestock, a lot of my buddies work on ranches but it isn't enough for someone to trust my skills, my learning ability and bring me onto help. I have tried and tried to get on somewhere part time/full time to gain the experience, i just can't find the person that will give me the chance. I will tell you this, it is what i want to do, it is what I love doing, even though I don't have a full spectrum of what it takes, but i am not afraid of work and i am not afraid to work my way up and be someone's hand, i believe in the system of proving yourself and your knowledge. That part of life is programmed in me and i wouldn't expect to be treated any different from the get go. I just wonder if me going to TCU obtaining the degree and keeping a part time job like working at the sale barn is enough. Is it enough for when i graduate to actually get a job in this field? I feel like ranching isn't the type of career field that wants to see a piece of paper that says i stuck it out for 4 years, got my degree, so now lets go you're hired! I actually am pretty darn sure thats not how it works.
My wife has a great job so money is not what i want out of this, I want to enjoy my job and this is what I want to do. So i guess I'm asking, if you were in my situation, would you stick it out, get the degree and bust your butt trying to get into the ranch world, or am i a city boy turned country living a big dream?
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