Set a Good Example
My dad went to work after high-school doing roadbed work for the railroad in central Texas....he tole me that he had NEVER worked so hard in his life, and was convinced that he could do better. Newly married, he went to work build B-36 bombers at the Convair plant in Ft. Worth, Tx, went to school at night, and got a job as something called a field-engineer for a little company called IBM. His career took him all around the country with defense and eventually NASA assignments, spending a LOT of time away from his family....but doing important work. He INSISTED I go to college, but didn't advise regarding careers. Still, I spent my USAF career in C4I systems and continue to do IS and IA work.
