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Spent 14 years working for a Technology College as a Network System Administrator. While doing this I studied for my Open University Degree and graduated in Science and Astronomy. In between this and up to the beginning of this year I spent 17 years as a freelance SIA Security operative/ close protection. I decided to quit this year and spend most of my days resin casting and commission painting for collectors from around the world as well as sorting stuff out here on PF. That's about as exciting as it gets! Been painting figures since the age of about 8 and never lost the passion for it.

Cheers
Tommi
 
Started my young working time as a electrician at 16. Only 3 months and went to the hospital to start working as a student nursing in 1972. finished this with a diploma in 1977 and went to the military service for my number.
Glad that was over, started at the Operation Room in 1978 and got my degree in it in 1981. Started as junior Plaster Master (making casting around broken bones after I fixed them in a good direction. For this last I started study in 1989 and got my degree in 1991. Since then I do nothing else then fixing bones in Plaster, and must been doing that till I'm 67. Only 7 years to go. :(
 
Awesome jobs here! At age 17 found myself turned down for pilot training and woke up in paracommando boot camp. Slogged on, got some "pips" on the way, saw quite some nice and forlorn countries, always in the wrong season of course, learned that even the UK has mountains and a lot of open space:oops: . After the Cold War the nasty real world revealed itself to us and I was politely, but with some insistence, asked to stay on beyond age 55 and ended my 43 years of service as an intelligence officer, which is of course the greatest misnomer known to man! Nothing spectacular, but fun at times nevertheless!;)
 
Been in and out of jobs due to mental illness.
Joined the Royal Navy in 83 suffered a serious head injury and was medically discharged in 84.
Spent a while homeless and when sorted out I worked as a care assistant on YTS.
My next job was as a labourer on another government scheme.
I then worked as a board marker in a bookie's,lost that job to satellite tv.
I then worked as a sewing machinist(sewing women's knickers)lost that job.
I then got a job sewing leather handles for pet cages.lost that job,company went bust.
I then worked making cassetes(music and games).
Worked as a barman.
I then did a lot of voluntary work for the British Trust of Conservation Volunteers.
Have not worked in the last 14 years probably never will again(due to medication)
In between these jobs I spent about 3/4 years in a psychiatric ward.
So never really had an occupation as such.
And now I just make models.
All the best.
Ralph.
 
And Martin gets to play with MP5's (which is awesome)

Not just playing - and not just with MP 5`s (but I know that my arsenal would not impress you too much:D)
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