I served 20 years in the US Navy. I was an electricain, and retired as an electricanmate Chief. The last four years in the Navy I was also an Adjunct Professor at Florida Community college teaching industrial electricity and controls.
When I retired from the Navy I went to work for Denso, an auto part manufacture as a Maintenace supervisor. I lasted almost five years with them, but the 65 hour work weeks were to much for me, and the money was not equal to the work.
2.5 years ago I went to work for a Major Off Shore deep water drilling contractor. I am an electronics and Programable Logics Controler Tech. I really like this job, work two weeks, then I am off at home for two weeks. Pay is very good, and the work is not bad at all.