Air Force Future

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I have given my career possibilities a lot of thought over these past couple of months. I went from having no clue to having somewhat more of a clear path of what I would like to be doing. The career I would like to be working in, in five years, is a pilot in the air force. I have thought really hard about this and I think that this career would best fit my personality type. It’s also something I would enjoy and I find very interesting. I’ve been thinking about this career choice for awhile now but since I’ve had time to actually sit down and do research thoroughly about all the different options, I have finally decided what I want to work towards.
When I was at work one day, a lady in the air force came in. I started to chat with her to try to find out what her job was. She told me she was an engineer. When I told her that I was interested in becoming a pilot, she told me she knew plenty of pilots in the air force and she would be happy to set me up with one of her friends so I could get some more information. When I spoke to this man, he gave me an idea of what life is like as a pilot in the air force. What he did was transport cargo all around the world. He leads a crew in order to complete his mission. He has to know how
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One problem I see with my decision is that I don’t think my dad would support my career choice at first. He can be sexest and he doesn’t believe that girls should do jobs that men are suppose to do. I think me wanting to be a pilot will go completely against what he wants me to do with my future. Going off that, another barrier would be the fact that I am a female might limit my chances of becoming a pilot. It’s a hard job to get and I think I would have to work extra hard to even have a chance. The last problem I can think of is my physical being. You have to be extremely fit to do well in the air force and right now I am not at that expected

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