Hey, thought I should let you guys know: I took the exam and it was a horrible, horrible day. But to be fair most of the bad occurred after the exam. I did notice that there was a good deal of content in the Mechanical Engineering exam not covered in Aero courses. Mostly HVAC stuff.
But I...
Thanks a lot Darrell, that's quite a story. I have actually come to a decision since I last posted here. Although flying is absolutely among the top experiences of my life, the only aviation career path I'm really interested in is test piloting (you were spot on) and I decided it was too...
Alrighty, guess I'll bite the bullet, thanks guys.
The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Doesn't it depend on which state you take it in, like the BAR? As I said, I won't be in the same state after I graduate.
Five senior level engineering courses... I wish I could watch movies or play games :(
The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of...
I should note that I don't intend to stay in my current state after graduation. And that I intend on going into Flight Test Engineering.
The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Yup, I'm well aware of the family strains that military life creates. Part of the reason I am interested in the service is (unfortunately) I do not have any immediate prospects for starting a family.
Thanks for your input 62e, you have verified what I learned from my interview and recruiter...
I appreciate what you're saying debodine, but while I don't always agree with the government, I don't think that's grounds enough to prevent serving. A large part of why I want to join is to help prevent useless losses that come from bad decisions such as putting a lumbering, unarmed chinook...
Thanks all for your input, it's a greater (and much faster) turnout than I expected.
I am aware military engineers are not involved in design, and that's fine. My first plan (before becoming muddled by Tom Cruise) is to get the defense side of the process and use that as a springboard into a...
I am an aeronautical engineering senior interested in flight testing and aerodynamics, and I am currently applying for a commission in the air force. Originally it was my plan to be a non-rated developmental engineer, but my recruiter mentioned a large need for pilots this year, so I am...
Yup, I totally agree with Brian. Getting some industry experience at an internship/ co-op / part time job etc will help you far more than any amount of research on the internet.
The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and has been...
@gutboy17
I went to Cal Poly, with California's economy the way it is at the moment, it's really going down the tubes.
Classes are extremely overcrowded, the engineering department was explicitly told to drop something like 2000 students. Fully half of the guys from my dorm have dropped out...
If you have the money, I suggest going to school full time and looking for internships. It's a good way to get a feel for the industry. The big name companies are extremely competitive, but there are many other ways to get a good internship. My first internship was working with Northrop...
I'm an intern with a pipeline company, I finished my main projects of making an efficient and easy to use DRA monitor (it was a mess when I first got here, it required hand calcs and like 6 different excel files...now it just takes a button push) and energy analysis and optimization for DRA and...
Thanks a lot Wolf, that's exactly the information I was looking for. My main worry is as you said, they're very challenging jobs to get, especially since my grades aren't as good as the could (should) be.
It's very reassuring to know that whichever path I find myself upon I'll be getting a...
Right, I used Edwards as an example simply because I know there are a lot of civilian engineers there and I don't really know much about other bases.
I have often heard that military engineers are more military than engineer, I feel okay with that - the more engineering work I do (two...
