Hepheastus420
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Fuck yeah that sounds awesome. How hard is the work? I didn't think oilfield workers had to work THAT hard..
Joining the army?
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Hepheastus420
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Damn I just looked into the oilfield work and it looks like my cup of tea. I want to go for offshore work though lol.
Bigtacofarmer
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By joining the military you are agreeing to do evil! Join something good, like a band.
Dislexicmidget2021
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I personaly dont advocate joining them,but if it is your only option or you think it will make you happy try it.But once you are signed up,then you basicaly belong to them,I wont even go into why I wouldnt suggest joining them,because it would be strictly my opinion,like I said if it works for you do it all the way.
Zaehet Strife
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If you are looking for an escape, i think there are better ideas. The peace corps for example will give you more freedoms than that of the military, more opportunities to learn about other cultures instead of trying to replace them with our own. More opportunities to learn different skills and trades like construction, teaching and agriculture. And above all, you are helping and saving... not hindering and killing.
I would never go into the army, but this is because of the morals and values i hold on life and existence in general.
I say, don't do it... if you are looking for freedom, you won't find it in the military.
But as i always say, to each their own.
I would never go into the army, but this is because of the morals and values i hold on life and existence in general.
I say, don't do it... if you are looking for freedom, you won't find it in the military.
But as i always say, to each their own.
budsmoker87
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I felt like you were feeling and decided to go for it
i was unaware of the vigorous hours though...you can EXPECT to work 100 hours a week. 14 to 16 hour days leaves no room for anything else.
It's something most people can't do...and something VERY few people can do for an extended period of time. I just spent the last 6 months working on an in-land rig in North Dakota
Usually prior experience is required before working offshore or overseas. But then you're looking at better pay (140k/year for a rig hand offshores...overseas your wages aren't taxed) and a better schedule (2 weeks on/2 weeks off for any big rig, offshore OR inland)...the surface well rig I worked on (18-2,200 feet of drilling/casing) had a 2 weeks on/week off schedule rotating back and forth days/nights
i was unaware of the vigorous hours though...you can EXPECT to work 100 hours a week. 14 to 16 hour days leaves no room for anything else.
It's something most people can't do...and something VERY few people can do for an extended period of time. I just spent the last 6 months working on an in-land rig in North Dakota
Usually prior experience is required before working offshore or overseas. But then you're looking at better pay (140k/year for a rig hand offshores...overseas your wages aren't taxed) and a better schedule (2 weeks on/2 weeks off for any big rig, offshore OR inland)...the surface well rig I worked on (18-2,200 feet of drilling/casing) had a 2 weeks on/week off schedule rotating back and forth days/nights
PattyWagon
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I joined the Marine Corp straight outta high school in 2004. I was attached to the 2nd marines as a Humvee operator. All I did was maintain our vehicles and sit on a 50. Cal while outside the wire. Basic traing was the toughest most mentally challenging 13 weeks of my life. Was deployed to Iraq in 2005. War was spiritually degrading. Everyone is all about the violence, but you have to be or your coming home in a coffin. It's for the very few. The majority can never understand why we do it. But if the armed forces is for you it will change you to the man your meant to be. And usually they weed out those not suited for them. I fought for all the stoners and growers at home. Your right to preserve, protest and grow a magical plant I would die for.Semper FI
PattyWagon
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Many do not fear death. But are you willing to die? That's the question that must answered before hand.
Hepheastus420
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If I absolutely bust my ass out there for a year and a half I can actually get myself my own house. That would be so kick ass to not have to do apartment living anymore. After that I really don't need much money so I can just spend the rest of my life selling a couple of ozs.. After that hell of a year out there, life would just be so fucking chill.
I'm 18 so I think of it as by the time I reach 19 I'll be ahead of the game. It's like I just don't exist for a little while then WHAM I'm right back in the real world as a baller.. Of course I'm probably just jumping the gun but this oilfield stuff seems awesome.
How is it though? Like where do you sleep? Are you allowed to explore the town you're staying in? Is sex available (straight sex btw lol.. and yeah I know that sounds weird but dammit I'm a male and I need to be able to hit on girls ha) Have you ever seen anybody die or get hurt badly out there? Is it relatively safe? Oh and I'm talking about offshore. Sorry for the questions, I'll toss you a rep
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Hepheastus420
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...... Would I be able to smoke pot out there? I guess that's a matter of where I get to sleep.. Do they drug test?
tip top toker
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Why would you fear death? Bullet through the head appears to be a fairly painless ordeal. If you're thinking about joining the army you should be thinking about joining under the notion that you will very possibly have your legs and arms blown off, nothing so kind as simply being killed outright. So if the notion of having limbs shot, blown, ripped, burnt off, crushed etc disturbs you, then it might not be the best career choice for you.
budsmoker87
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heh you're not jumping the gun at all. I've travelled more than I ever have in my life in the past 6 months (companies gives me $500, auto-included in paychecks every week off)
I've saved about half the money I'll need to buy a house in cash. That's exactly my plan...to go back home and buy a cheap 50, 60K fixer-upper and put 15-20k into it. I basically just don't want to borrow ANY money, FUCK decades of mortgage payments with interest. If I can buy the house in cash, good...i'll continue working at my own pace to save the dough to put work into it.
I live in a man-camp provided by the company during my 2 weeks of work. It's a commercially-manufactured trailer with a few beds on each end. The oil boom has caused a very rapid influx of workers from around the country, which has driven up the cost of rent to $1,500/month in the city of Williston, ND. The man camp is free, so while it does suck, it's also ideal
The ratio of men to women in this town is about 30 to 1. You NEED to get out and travel. I've been in Vegas, my homestate of NH and am currently in AZ. I fly back to ND tomorrow, but then catch a plane Saturday to NH for a week (I'm currently on leave from the oilfield, taking a much-needed break)....which actually brings me to your next question...
Yes there is weed out here. The companies all have sign-on urine testing but each company tests differently (randoms, type of test, etc). Heavy equipment operators (only talking cranes/big rig drillers) are the only ppl who get follicle tests and still that's rare.
I learned a few weeks ago that ND is NOT the state to get busted for pot in. A gram of weed/"ingestion of controlled substance" landed me a week in jail with a $500 bond and I haven't had my trial yet. Of course the cop/jail beaurocracy there is outrageous cuz they know oilfield workers have money (cuz we bust our fucking ASSES for it, filthy fucking leeching pigs)
Any other Q's? lol
I've saved about half the money I'll need to buy a house in cash. That's exactly my plan...to go back home and buy a cheap 50, 60K fixer-upper and put 15-20k into it. I basically just don't want to borrow ANY money, FUCK decades of mortgage payments with interest. If I can buy the house in cash, good...i'll continue working at my own pace to save the dough to put work into it.
I live in a man-camp provided by the company during my 2 weeks of work. It's a commercially-manufactured trailer with a few beds on each end. The oil boom has caused a very rapid influx of workers from around the country, which has driven up the cost of rent to $1,500/month in the city of Williston, ND. The man camp is free, so while it does suck, it's also ideal
The ratio of men to women in this town is about 30 to 1. You NEED to get out and travel. I've been in Vegas, my homestate of NH and am currently in AZ. I fly back to ND tomorrow, but then catch a plane Saturday to NH for a week (I'm currently on leave from the oilfield, taking a much-needed break)....which actually brings me to your next question...
Yes there is weed out here. The companies all have sign-on urine testing but each company tests differently (randoms, type of test, etc). Heavy equipment operators (only talking cranes/big rig drillers) are the only ppl who get follicle tests and still that's rare.
I learned a few weeks ago that ND is NOT the state to get busted for pot in. A gram of weed/"ingestion of controlled substance" landed me a week in jail with a $500 bond and I haven't had my trial yet. Of course the cop/jail beaurocracy there is outrageous cuz they know oilfield workers have money (cuz we bust our fucking ASSES for it, filthy fucking leeching pigs)
Any other Q's? lol
budsmoker87
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everybody fears death!
fear of death is why I do this...and achieve a THRILL from doing it
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fear of death is why I do this...and achieve a THRILL from doing it
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racerboy71
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do they drug test?? are you fucking serious heph?? of course they fucking drug test m8... they have even started drug testing some members for rc's like jwh and shit now too..
just with questions like these, i feel that you have no clue as to what's involved by signing the dotted line, and therefore nowhere near ready for such a commitment imo.. i'm not either, so i'm not busting just your chops, lol..
just with questions like these, i feel that you have no clue as to what's involved by signing the dotted line, and therefore nowhere near ready for such a commitment imo.. i'm not either, so i'm not busting just your chops, lol..
Hepheastus420
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You, sir, are indeed busting my chops lol. I was talking about the oilfield not that army. Or are you saying it's still a dumb question to ask that about the oilfield? If so,
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Hepheastus420
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Damn.. So when you're not working you're sleeping pretty much for the two weeks of work right?
I think pot would be out of the picture. I mean where would I be able to smoke at if I'm bunking with a bunch of other dudes? ha. And do you just find random dealers or are you talking about weed cards?
Eh I feel like a fiend for having pot stand in the way of a bunch of cash lol. I'm just into the whole mentality of everything. I will work my ass off to the bone and be fine as long as I get to smoke a bowl later. But if I know I can't smoke for 6 months and I'm busting my ass, the work will feel twice as hard. But shit, the money is enough motivation lol.
desert dude
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I'll give you my two cents worth. I was in the Army from 1971 to 1974. For me it was a great experience. When I got out I went to college and the GI bill paid for that. My oldest son joined the army in 2005 and got out in June, 2011. He did a tour in Iraq. For him it was a good experience.
It's like anything else in life, you get out of it what you put into it. It's not easy, but what is? You can't smoke dope in the army, they will boot your ass out for that. It beats flipping burgers or delivering pizzas. You will make some of the closest friends of your life while in the military. If you join the army or marine corps you might get sent to a place where other people are seriously trying to kill you. The navy and air force are a bit safer but even they are sometimes put in harm's way.
You will have to learn to bite your tongue and take orders and sometimes those orders will seem stupid, hell, sometimes those orders will actually be stupid.
If you are mentally defective when you go in, you will be mentally defective when you get out.
desert dude
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My son just went to work for MI Swaco. He just finished mud school and started work in Bakersfield on Tuesday. Seems like a pretty good job to me.
Bigtacofarmer
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Monsantos cousin, right?
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