Red Badger
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Having enjoyed the post about worst / hardest job, how about we go the other way?
First, a digression, if I may. In my ~50 years of working (started chucking newspapers at 10), I've had many difficult, mundane, or distasteful jobs. I really felt a kinship with many who shared their own trials & tribulations here about crappy jobs on the way to FI / retirement.
OTOH, I've had some really great jobs; often, my assignments were ones that were newly created. Those allowed my to design my own role, to a certain degree.
Anyhoo, here's one from my army days that was fairly enjoyable with lots of fringe benefits....
I PCS'd to Korea as a communications sergeant. Some of my prior assignments allowed me to interview for a job on board a modified UH-60 that was essentially a flying command post for the commander of USFK (a 4 star billet). I got the job - my duties were simple - make sure the boss could talk to anyone, anywhere in the world, at anytime.
The birds (one primary - one backup) were outfitted with VIP seats, aux fuel tanks, high tech weather and nav systems, and a host of secure comm systems. Some of these were on the "bleeding edge" for their time. I won't describe them for fear that DIA folks might show up and dismember me.
We flew both the POTUS and VP, numerous cabinet officers, and many US and foreign dignitaries. We would fly to Japan, Guam, and other places, meet up with the boss (he would would fly fixed wing over the water), then shuttle him locally (we were the 1st helo to fly NS from Seoul to Tokyo w/o in flight refueling).
On the fringe benefit side, we were stationed in the suburbs of Seoul (K-16 Air Base). The barracks were at or above capacity, so I was authorized to live off post. Because I was living off post, I was further authorized to have a car. For most enlisted folks in Korea (late 80's), these were only fantasies. I also drew flight pay, adding a couple hundred $$ each month.
I ended up doing that for three years (it was a one year tour), met and married my DW of 27 years while stationed there. Once back stateside, regular army stuff wasn't the same. Shortly after returning, there was a buyout offer, I took it and never looked back.
First, a digression, if I may. In my ~50 years of working (started chucking newspapers at 10), I've had many difficult, mundane, or distasteful jobs. I really felt a kinship with many who shared their own trials & tribulations here about crappy jobs on the way to FI / retirement.
OTOH, I've had some really great jobs; often, my assignments were ones that were newly created. Those allowed my to design my own role, to a certain degree.
Anyhoo, here's one from my army days that was fairly enjoyable with lots of fringe benefits....
I PCS'd to Korea as a communications sergeant. Some of my prior assignments allowed me to interview for a job on board a modified UH-60 that was essentially a flying command post for the commander of USFK (a 4 star billet). I got the job - my duties were simple - make sure the boss could talk to anyone, anywhere in the world, at anytime.
The birds (one primary - one backup) were outfitted with VIP seats, aux fuel tanks, high tech weather and nav systems, and a host of secure comm systems. Some of these were on the "bleeding edge" for their time. I won't describe them for fear that DIA folks might show up and dismember me.
We flew both the POTUS and VP, numerous cabinet officers, and many US and foreign dignitaries. We would fly to Japan, Guam, and other places, meet up with the boss (he would would fly fixed wing over the water), then shuttle him locally (we were the 1st helo to fly NS from Seoul to Tokyo w/o in flight refueling).
On the fringe benefit side, we were stationed in the suburbs of Seoul (K-16 Air Base). The barracks were at or above capacity, so I was authorized to live off post. Because I was living off post, I was further authorized to have a car. For most enlisted folks in Korea (late 80's), these were only fantasies. I also drew flight pay, adding a couple hundred $$ each month.
I ended up doing that for three years (it was a one year tour), met and married my DW of 27 years while stationed there. Once back stateside, regular army stuff wasn't the same. Shortly after returning, there was a buyout offer, I took it and never looked back.