Well I may not be able to wear to school

[Nick the DSM]

lol!

"Nurse!"

"yes, doc"

"where's yer troosers!?"

[Nighthawk]

I just realized the typo in my title. Yay, education!!

Will they allow Iron Maiden jerseys, NightHawk?

Thanks, Jolly.

I don't know... That may scare Booboo away, but Yogi may just get aggressive.

[Nick the DSM]

I don't know... That may scare Booboo away, but Yogi may just get aggressive.

hahaha!!

[Dan R Porter]

I'm looking into going into land and resource management with the forestry service. The training program is a lot of hands-on stuff (not to mention the fa that there is a nationally accepted uniform- like the postal service has! ), so it's very possible that I will be right there with you in the fall.

Wow whatr a career change?

[Yodhan]

I am technically not allowed to wear one to work because they have a strict 'pants only' because of some safety mumbo-jumbo. I work in a music store and sell instruments and occasionally haul something out of the back...big deal. I can, however, wear on on Saturdays, when the Operation Manager isn't there, and no one tells him. So, I am stuck out of it all days but Saturdays.

[macwilkin]

I'm looking into going into land and resource management with the forestry service. The training program is a lot of hands-on stuff (not to mention the fa that there is a nationally accepted uniform- like the postal service has! ), so it's very possible that I will be right there with you in the fall.

As a former National Park Service Ranger, I frequently was asked why I didn't lobby to wear a kilt with my uniform -- I would reply that I was proud to wear the "gray & green" of the NPS, a uniform that had been worn by many dedicated public servants over the years, just as many have inthe USFS.

When I wore the NPS uniform, I was the steward of an American Civil War Battlefield, and a very recognizable one to the general public, which was an awesome responsibility. I figured I could give up my individuality to serve my country.

And if you do go USFS -- don't do the Yogi/Boo-Boo jokes. You'll here enough of that from self-proclaimed comedians.

T.

[Nighthawk]

As a former National Park Service Ranger, I frequently was asked why I didn't lobby to wear a kilt with my uniform -- I would reply that I was proud to wear the "gray & green" of the NPS, a uniform that had been worn by many dedicated public servants over the years, just as many have inthe USFS.

When I wore the NPS uniform, I was the steward of an American Civil War Battlefield, and a very recognizable one to the general public, which was an awesome responsibility. I figured I could give up my individuality to serve my country.

And if you do go USFS -- don't do the Yogi/Boo-Boo jokes. You'll here enough of that from self-proclaimed comedians.

T.

My friend, I will make those jokes till the day I die- or until someone kills me... I told my coworkers that I was thinking about doing this, and those jokes have already started- and I haven't!!

[Nighthawk]

Wow whatr a career change?

Yeah. My friends are surprised it took me this long to look into it. They give me a hard time for being the only technophobic computer aided graphic designer on earth. It's a love/hate relationship...

[macwilkin]

My friend, I will make those jokes till the day I die- or until someone kills me... I told my coworkers that I was thinking about doing this, and those jokes have already started- and I haven't!!

I guess I just see it differently, especially after reading Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire and his son John's Fire on the Mountain about USFS Firefighters killed in the line of duty, and having several friends on the fire line.

Being a ranger is a proud profession -- as much as I liked Yogi as a kid, I wish they would never created that series now.

T.

[Nighthawk]

I guess I just see it differently, especially after reading Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire and his son John's Fire on the Mountain about USFS Firefighters killed in the line of duty, and having several friends on the fire line.

Being a ranger is a proud profession -- as much as I liked Yogi as a kid, I wish they would never created that series now.

T.

You know, you and I do see things differently. It is not at all a matter of lack of respect- by any means- which is one of the reasons I want to go into the field. The thing is, I need to laugh. I am damned proud of my Scots heritage- which is one of the reasons I wear the kilt- but I will be the first to make a joke about sheep, whiskey and velcro gloves. If we can't laugh at ourselves... then we just laugh at other people, and that leads to prejudice and belittling. That's how I see it. I wouldn't make jokes about the forestry service if I weren't dead serious about it.