The Life of Conrad Carter
I was the first Carter to graduate high school in four generations. The Carter family was a wealthy, prominent family in the community that I grew up in, however my parents divorced when I was three and we were not a part of that prominence. We had to hunt if we wanted meat. After high school I went through three distinct phases of my life. These phases’, education, new beginnings and Paige molded who I am and the course that I am on.
My first phase was my education. Many people think education means college this could not be further from the truth. Education is the acquisition of knowledge. I started my education in the United States Navy where I learned electronics. When I was discharged from the Navy I went to college at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa Iowa where I earned and Associates Degree in Robotics and Automated Systems. Over the years this education has opened many doors including my current position as the Engineering Manager at Kilgore Flares Co., LLC.
During my time in the Navy I was stationed on the USS Ranger (CV-61) an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific Fleet. This she was commissioned in 1957 and was decommissioned in 1993 two years after I got out of the Navy. During my …show more content…
This period of time started out to be good but ended in disaster. I was close to the top of my class and I loved learning. I had a plan to transfer to a four year school once I graduated with my degree in Robotics and Automated Systems. We all know that plans change and circumstance dictate actions. When I graduated from Indian Hills Community College we had accumulated a large amount of debt. This debt was paralyzing, so I had to find a Job. My mother suggested that we move back to Jackson Tennessee and live with her until I found a Job. The job search seemed to last of ever luckily I found a job in Collierville Tennessee in a couple of
I was the first Carter to graduate high school in four generations. The Carter family was a wealthy, prominent family in the community that I grew up in, however my parents divorced when I was three and we were not a part of that prominence. We had to hunt if we wanted meat. After high school I went through three distinct phases of my life. These phases’, education, new beginnings and Paige molded who I am and the course that I am on.
My first phase was my education. Many people think education means college this could not be further from the truth. Education is the acquisition of knowledge. I started my education in the United States Navy where I learned electronics. When I was discharged from the Navy I went to college at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa Iowa where I earned and Associates Degree in Robotics and Automated Systems. Over the years this education has opened many doors including my current position as the Engineering Manager at Kilgore Flares Co., LLC.
During my time in the Navy I was stationed on the USS Ranger (CV-61) an aircraft carrier in the South Pacific Fleet. This she was commissioned in 1957 and was decommissioned in 1993 two years after I got out of the Navy. During my …show more content…
This period of time started out to be good but ended in disaster. I was close to the top of my class and I loved learning. I had a plan to transfer to a four year school once I graduated with my degree in Robotics and Automated Systems. We all know that plans change and circumstance dictate actions. When I graduated from Indian Hills Community College we had accumulated a large amount of debt. This debt was paralyzing, so I had to find a Job. My mother suggested that we move back to Jackson Tennessee and live with her until I found a Job. The job search seemed to last of ever luckily I found a job in Collierville Tennessee in a couple of