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Toptube
Anti-cabbage Party Candidate
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:19 pm |
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I have 3 friends that are doing under the table teaching in Japan----Visas supplied in all 3 cases. 2 of them fell into the jobs through random connections and the 3rd went there with the intent to end up in such a situation so that he could be with his colllege girlfriend of 3 years. He got the job within 3 weeks.
I have another friend who is teaching under the table in Korea. He is the spouse of an Air Force women so he didn't need to get the Visa through the job, but he is having a great time there, too.
Alternatively, I've heard great things about checking tutoring postings in japan. You can sometimes end up tutoring someone who has plenty of money to pay.
Boobs in Korea and Japan are about equal. China is still china but the girls are very different from Japan and Korea, which can increase attractiveness for some.
If you want boobs, go to the Philippines or Thailand. |
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Toptube
Anti-cabbage Party Candidate
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:05 am |
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| Waffen wrote: |
| UPDATE: gonna take the ASVAB next week and see how well I can fare in the Army. Hopefully I can qualify for a satellite communications job or something and do that for four years then get out and work for DirecTV or something and make $70k per year. |
A. the ASVAB is really easy.
B. Are you interested in being a soldier? If you are, cool. If not....
C. You should really have a look at the Air Force or even The Navy. If you can swim, then checkout the Coast Guard. Go see some recruiters.
Recruiters are going to try to sell you on Active Duty. There are other options. Ask them about Active Reserve, its a great alternative to Active Duty and I would have done it had I known what I know now. If they try to say that they don't really know much about it, ask them to contact some who IS Active Reserve, so that you can personally talk to them.
After they give you their 2cents, feel free to make a thread or PM me with any questions regarding Air Force and I will try to answer questions about other branches. Some recruiters are more honest and realistic than others, so you may find after asking me a couple of things that, hey, your recruiter wasn't stretching the hyperbole too much. Or maybe he will...
and one final thing, if you do join the service, accept the damn G.I. Bill. They give you the option to not take it. Such a choice is foolish. Also, get the maximum life insurance. Its $400,000 for like $13 a month. That is cheeeeeaaaap and believe me you WON'T miss that $13. |
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Toptube
Anti-cabbage Party Candidate
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:52 pm |
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| Waffen wrote: |
because I have a bachelor's degree I'm going to see if I can get into OCS...
apparently you have to get a pretty high score on your ASVAB tho (I'm terrible at math and haven't done any algebra/geometry in over 10 years since high school) so that might not be an option at first. theres also some physical requirements that I might not meet quite yet (2 miles in 17 minutes, 52 sit ups in 2 minutes, 42 pushups in 2 minutes) that I'd probably have a better shot at once I've gone through basic and am back in shape so OCS might have to wait for now.
I'm not really interested in the Reserves right now because a.) its for 6 years and that just seems like a really long time and b.) I need something full time right now because I can't find any kind of job where I live. I kind of want to just throw myself into it 100% and do it for 4 years and see where I'm at after that.
Air Force is an option... it all just depends on what I get on the ASVAB and what kind of jobs I qualify for with the Army. I have quite a few friends in the AF and from what they say it sounds pretty easy but I think I'm a little more drawn to the Army. but if the Army can't do anything for me the AF is the next place I was gonna look. Not really interested in the Navy however the Coast Guard would be my third choice. |
The math on th adsvab is pretty simple. I'm not even sure there was any algebra at all. And since its all multiple choice, you should be able to squeek through the math section. I would recommend doing a couple nights of refresh, though. If you really want to get a great score as opposed to just a good one.
Those physical requirements are quite low. you should be able to get to that level in a month. In the Air Force, the requirements once you are actually in the real air force are 50 pushups in 1 minute, 50 situps in 1 minute, and 1.5 miles in 12 minutes. They also score you on your waist size which is pretty stupid, because that means some people can never possibly max their score.
Regarding the 6 years of Active Reserve, keep in mind that your Active Duty contract is actually going to be an 8 year commitment. In your's and my case, its 4 years Active Duty + 4 years Non-Active Reserve. The Non-Active Reserve though is the very last pool of people that they look to for filling spots which they almost never go to unless absolutely needed and I hear that they are pretty considerate of skipping over people with families and Full-time College/Degree programs.
Also. I thiiiiiink Activ Reserve can be full-time. Not sure though. Regardless, should still ask about it, atleast on principle. I went in without being told about all the possible options. I didn't get screwed much, but I difinitely would like to have known some of this stuff before signing my Active Duty contract. |
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