How To Become An Underwater Welder

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Have you ever questioned and thought to yourself where you might be in the future? In today’s world you will never know what might come tomorrow. You will never know the obstacles god had in store for you. That’s why I live my life one day at a time. In my life I plan to succeed in everything I do but, nothing is ever perfect or go as planned. I dream to be a underwater welder veteran. I want to go into the Navy and become a certified welder. I plan to be an active sailor from four two ten years at most before I decide to retire. So I have the skills built up for when I decide to go back to school to learn how to become a underwater welder. I’ve always wanted to do this job due to the money. It is a highly paid job because of its dangerous environments. The job is to fix and repair the oil rigs and ships to keep …show more content…
Plus I’ve always loved the ocean. Sometimes in life you will face obstacles, enjoyment and the ability to make the wrong or right decisions.
One of the main obstacles I face is the navy. It is extremely important because that’s how I plan to become a certified welder rather than taking classes and having to pay for each class when I could be getting paid while I learn what I need to become a certified welder. It takes a lot of blood and sweat just to make it in the navy. It as well is one of my dreams I hope to fulfill and that is being into the military. I have a lot of retired veterans in my family all the way back to the civil war. So to me it is my destiny to be in the military. To join my forefathers before

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