Experience Shmerience: The wonderful virtues of experience

Well we've been back in the States for about a month now and I must say the economy really doesn't seem to be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. People are still shopping, eating out and enjoying life, yeah they may be a little more conservative but life seems to be going on. The job market on the other hand, really is as bad as advertised. Take, well, me for instance. I've never been out of work for more than a week since I was 16. I started work in operations for a local bank while I was in High School, then moved on to the military where I traveled to Kuwait and Korea. While in the service I fired more guns, tanks, and weapons than I can remember, drove tanks (primarily BFVs), trained other service men in both and had an abundance of once in a life time experiences. After I left the service I moved down to Austin and immediately moved into a job with HEB. I spend six and a half years working full time moving my way up through various management positions all the while attending the University of Texas full time. Managing a grocery store is demanding work to say the least, if you're good your constantly on the move and getting stuff done, not only did I work and go to school full time but I also took the obligitory tour of Europe, got married, and bought and remodeled a house. After graduating from college my wife and I decided to take teaching positions in Japan. Another experience of a life time. What do all these add up to? Well as of now an unemployed Tony... I'll keep you posted I guess.