[TowerTalk] Fwd: AES SK

[Hans Hammarquist]

Hi Grant,


Let me through in a penny here.


I have been "working" in this country for 30 years. When I went to engineering school (more than 50 years ago) we were a proud bunch of student that were going to provide the country (and the world) with the best engineered products available. Working in this country I found that engineers are commodities that were used "as efficient as possible". Way too many times have I been offered a "permanent" position just to be told after I finished a project (frequently ahead of schedule) that they had no more projects for me and I had to go.


With that in mind I truly understand students that don't want to pursue an engineering career. They will have student loans to pay plus they want to make a living beyond barely "getting around". The day these "fast buck artists" that role our economy today, understand that the USA cannot continue to promote non-producing industries such as "Wall Streeters", the engineers will be appreciated and we will get a quality engineering corp again. USA needs a new "Put-a-man-on-the-Moon" incentive. The Apollo project was just sooo good for the country.


With a high heart rate for the moment. 73 de,


Hans - N2JFS


-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Saviers <grants2 at pacbell.net>
To: Roger (K8RI) on TT <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>; towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Jul 13, 2016 9:30 am
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AES SK


Engineering as a profession is "too hard" for many US students, PolySci 
is easy but then graduates wonder why their jobs are in retail or food 
service.  A recent major magazine article was about the "crushing 
college debt" of many students and their inability to pay.  NOT ONCE did 
it mention the career choice of the students profiled - DUH.