If anything, I feel bad turning down offers of summer IT jobs and internships; I've had several offers for different positions from my current employer (Fortune 500), full-time summer work in IT at my University, as well as an offer for intership at another Fortune 500 company.
Of course, I'm halfway through a Computer Technology (similar to MIS) degree at Purdue, and I'm looking at jobs in Indiana which are off the beaten path; i.e., nothing in SillyValley, or at Cisco, etc.
Placement for my major, at Purdue, in 2001 was 93%, w/ an average starting salary of $55k.. way above the average for Indiana, and actually above the starting salary of any Purdue engineer. 2002 data isn't out yet, and it could be worse.. but I'm not particularly worried. Those guys that went to a 2-yr community college and thought they would be making 70k/yr now.. that's who I feel sorry for. If you're willing to relocate and have a degree from a decent college, you should have no trouble finding an IT job. Networking and willingness to relocate, however, is the key.
This is an aircraft that is nearly 50 years old, but is still one of the most reliable and useful in the free world's arsenal.
It is designed to be able to complete a mission with only one of it's 4 turboprop engines functioning.
This massive craft can refuel other planes, carry huge loads, overwhelm the enemy with incredible firepower, or serve a variety of other tactical requirements. Airborne hospital, electronic warfare, humanitarian relief, etc.
It can carry up to 21 tons of material, and has a range of up to 10k km, and a fuel capacity of up to 10,000 gallons.
A family member once served as a flight engineer on one of the deadly Gunship models: "The eight remaining AC-130H "Spectre" gunships are still flying with the 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), part of the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW), at Hurlburt Field, Florida."
http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/ac130. as p
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If anything, I feel bad turning down offers of summer IT jobs and internships; I've had several offers for different positions from my current employer (Fortune 500), full-time summer work in IT at my University, as well as an offer for intership at another Fortune 500 company.
Of course, I'm halfway through a Computer Technology (similar to MIS) degree at Purdue, and I'm looking at jobs in Indiana which are off the beaten path; i.e., nothing in SillyValley, or at Cisco, etc.
Placement for my major, at Purdue, in 2001 was 93%, w/ an average starting salary of $55k.. way above the average for Indiana, and actually above the starting salary of any Purdue engineer. 2002 data isn't out yet, and it could be worse.. but I'm not particularly worried. Those guys that went to a 2-yr community college and thought they would be making 70k/yr now.. that's who I feel sorry for. If you're willing to relocate and have a degree from a decent college, you should have no trouble finding an IT job. Networking and willingness to relocate, however, is the key.
This is an aircraft that is nearly 50 years old, but is still one of the most reliable and useful in the free world's arsenal.
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It is designed to be able to complete a mission with only one of it's 4 turboprop engines functioning.
This massive craft can refuel other planes, carry huge loads, overwhelm the enemy with incredible firepower, or serve a variety of other tactical requirements. Airborne hospital, electronic warfare, humanitarian relief, etc.
It can carry up to 21 tons of material, and has a range of up to 10k km, and a fuel capacity of up to 10,000 gallons.
http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130.
A family member once served as a flight engineer on one of the deadly Gunship models:
"The eight remaining AC-130H "Spectre" gunships are still flying with the 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), part of the 16th Special Operations Wing (SOW), at Hurlburt Field, Florida."
http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/ac130