u/Key_Fun_587

Is something like this doable? I have always wanted to do a Mexico road trip and I figured that if I get the TEFL job I might as well. Also is the thing about people being sketched out by suburbans legit? One of the cars that I could end up driving down there is a 2015 white chevy suburban and the other one is a 2016 Honda Civic. Also how common is the road trip for people who are moving to Mexico to work?

I have applied to borderlink and have read some good and bad stuff however I really think I might be overthinking it a bit. When I was 16 and started working my dad made me open up a vanguard account and I have been working ever since and shove all of the money I make into that. I did the math and the interest that I make is enough to cover rent for an apartment. I am thinking that could really come in handy in August when they don't work. I loved Japan (and rural japan) when I went for a few weeks in 2024 and have always wanted to go back. Are alot of the complaints about esl teaching in Japan coming from 20 somethings who just graduated college, might have a decent amount of student debt and are broke?

When I started working when I was 17 my dad made me open a vanguard account. Fast forward to now I am 28 and am getting my 120 hour tefl certificate to teach kids English in China or Japan. I have looked at cities like Chongqing, Chengdu and Tokyo and Osaka as well as smaller cities, towns and the rural parts of those countries and I have enough saved up in the vanguard account that the interest will pay my rent for a decent sized apartment.

Currently switching careers and getting my 120 hour tefl certificate to teach English to kids overseas. I am looking at cities like Chongqing, Chengdu or some smaller cities and towns in rural japan or China. My father made me open up a vanguard account when I started working part time when I was 17 and I am 28 and I have stuffed enough money in that thing that if/when I move to China or Japan the thing will basically pay my rent in a decent sized apartment.

With how bad he is dealing with it I am struggling to find any other logical reason for it other than he is manipulating the oil market for personal gain.

So I am in decent shape but for whatever reason meps flagged me for stiffness in the hips. They did not like the range of motion test from my primary care doctor who said i was fine. I went to a orthopedist for clinical notes, a hip xray and measurements however somehow in the clinical notes he said I had pain in the hips. Cue the massive eye roll. The people at the front desk gave me their main branch that I could call. Should I call the main orthopedists office and tell them about the error in wording on the clinical notes? This stiffness in the hips at meps thing has been very frustrating to deal with because literally other than that I am fine and good to go. Even the recruiter was a bit shocked when he got my rejection and is helping me through the process. I am going to keep trying a few more things but honestly might switch over to Army OTS or Navy if they keep getting annoying about this hip non issue.

I am about half way through a TEFL course and have really been bouncing back and fourth between Kindergarten in China or the JET program in Japan. What is the day to day like in China?

I am currently in the middle of getting a tefl, have a 4 year degree and have 6 years full time work experience at the same large retail company (6 years in the same store). I am also gunning for a spot in rural japan because I visited Japan for 3 and a half weeks in October 2024 and the rural areas were my favorite parts. I can also and am totally fine with driving.

Currently thinking about applying for JET when applications open up again. I spent 3 and a half weeks in Japan and Korea in 2024 and my favorite thing about Japan was the rural country. I wouldn't mind driving to work since I already do that. I am also currently working on a 120 hour tefl certificate and have 6 years of full time retail experience working at the same company. I am just nervous about the application process, likelihood of getting hired and the housing conditions.

I have never lived on my own before but love China and Asian cities in general. Also the little kindergartners are soooooooooo cute. My neighbor was a Kindergarten teacher and she has been showing me some of her lesson plans and telling me what I can maybe expect. My biggest question though is housing. I started working full time when I turned 16 and have a decent amount of $ saved up and also a decent amount of leftover college fund money. If I end up teaching in a city like Chongqing, Chengdu or Beijing and I am willing to spend $2,000 to $4,000 usd a month in rent what type of living conditions can I be expecting? the housing is one of the few things that I am actually a bit nervous about. Japan and Korea was my 2nd favorite vacation.

Really bummed that they are being a pain in the butt about this. I have clean medical records, whenever I travel I always love hiking and can walk 20 miles in a single day. Both jobs I have worked and the one I currently have, have me on my feet for 8 hours a day and i am not in any pain. Would this be a potential issue for the Foreign Legion or Unmanned Systems forces if I decide to do this? Also my biggest concern is how does health insurance work and how would it work if I ended up getting wounded in Ukraine and went back to the United States?

I have been talking to an active duty air force recruiter but the more I think about it the more I don't think I would want to do security forces full time. Also there is an Air National guard base literally 15 minutes from my house. My ideal thing would be to volunteer as secfo at the base for 6 months to a year once my seasoning is done and then see if i can do some overseas deployments. I am thinking that if the commander says no to overseas I might be able to pull working full time for 6 months to a year at the guard base? Also if they say yes to overseas great. What is the difference between going full time vs guard other than full time you would deploy and then go back to your air force base? Also how much does having a guard base 15 minutes away from my house help?

I have been talking to an active duty air force recruiter and he is telling me that although yes you can volunteer for overseas deployments you might not get that chance as much if you were in the guard or reserves. I for the most part like where I live and my job and would love to do something like volunteer overseas somewhere for 6 months to a year and then come home.

thought about going active duty but started a new job and really like it. If I do security forces in the reserves once I am seasoned what are the odds I could volunteer for a deployment?

Just did the online part of the hiring process where you have to put in your information and sign stuff. I have shopped at the store that I am applying to before and get good vibes whenever I am in there so that is a plus. It is also just a part time front of store attendant so i am assuming the job is somewhat chill in that for the most part I will be pushing carts, doing trash and maybe running afew curbsides. Also if I manage to clear the lot if there are orders in the phone can I start to pick them? I used to be a loader at lowes (same thing) and when I cleared the front of carts and did the trash I would just pick orders or do returns and it was for the most part chill.

Got fired in January. Was super burned out and was kind of planning on quitting anyways. When I was getting fired the store manager and ASM said I could re hire in a year and they would take me back if I wanted to come back. Afew months later I called the district hr person I gave them my name and didn't really explain the situation that well and they said that I could not get hired back. I have a plan going forward but going back to home depot is honestly not that bad of a fall back if things don't work out i'm just slightly confused because the manager and asm said wait a year and district hr said no.

I am currently in the process of enlisting after quitting my job on the spot after 6 years and so far the process has really been smooth. After I quit I walked into the recruiters office and we got the ball rolling. Between then and now about 3 months I have been trying to get a job the "normal" way with zero luck and the more I look at it the more the air force should be a decent fit.

1. Free housing and healthcare.

2. You learn actual skills. I basically plan on treating the Air Force as college but I am getting paid to go.

The only downside I can see about the Air Force is if you actually can not get in due to medical issues or you have a moral objection to it. Also the more I have been diving into this rabbit hole the more I think that in the future the only decent jobs left will be in military and healthcare.

This has been a bit of an "issue" that I have had crop up. I used to love driving but ever since I got back from meps I have been worrying that murphys law will catch up to me and I will get into a car accident before I ship out. Also there are ALOT of horrible drivers where I live that honestly should probably get their licenses pulled. Has this been an issue for anyone else?

1. Do 20 years in the air force, get pension.

2. Do 4 or 8 years in the Air Force kind of treat it like college (but I am getting paid) and get into private security.

3. Do security forces and then get into Law Enforcement. I have a bunch of family in New York, Florida and LA.

4. Do 20 years in the Air force and a mix of private security and Law Enforcement.

Also and this i feel really bad about her father passed away afew weeks after she graduated nursing school. Is good way to go about this to not text her and just every few months or so text her something uplifting and reminding her that I really care about her? I'm about to join the Air Force soon so I totally understand the not texting thing I just don't know any nurses personally other than her and am wondering if being a icu nurse is really that draining.