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<p>[QUOTE="Tierael, post: 8442886, member: 241185"]<font face="Courier New">Yes, I have noticed that some people do ask for advice, but proceed to think they know better than the person that gave the advice or merely wanted validation on what they already wanted to do. My age, and hardships thus far have helped humble me, I hope. I am looking forward to all of the advice/suggestions that anyone is willing to give me, and I appreciate all of it. So far from my research, everyone's experiences have been helpful.</font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Courier New">From what I gathered based on my research, CFI does 7,500-10,000 miles with their finishers-trainees. So about 3-4 weeks I gather. This is something we have both discussed, and we are already prepared for. We really hate being apart for more than an hour, but we've been preparing for that as a means to an end in regards to our training. That is why we will make a good team I think, we have worked together at other jobs in the past, and we compliment each other well, and truly enjoy spending every waking minute together</font>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Courier New">From what the recruiter told me, "Men train Men and Women Train Women." Now as my research shows, recruiters aren't always super truthful, and whether a female finisher will be readily available is another concern of ours, as there isn't a ton of women in this industry, to my knowledge. The other concern is a non-smoking finisher as my fiance is very sensitive to that stuff, and again the recruiter assured us that getting non-smoking finishers wouldn't be an issue. I am hopeful and I can tolerate a smoker if I have to, but I am more concerned with my fiance so hopefully that works out in her regards. I'm not too worried about her general safety because she wears the pants in our relationship. I'm a bloody coward, but I don't believe in typical gender stereotypes. We are all different and similar in some ways so it's pointless for me to hide that.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Courier New">Yes, I am the male, she's the female. I think I've done enough research for the both of us, and we have a pretty good idea what this company is about. Thank you for your input though, I appreciate it. No offense taken btw, she's more liable to protect me though. It's one of the reasons I love her, I am timid and shy and she's the opposite, so it works well for us.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tierael, post: 8442886, member: 241185"][FONT=Courier New]Yes, I have noticed that some people do ask for advice, but proceed to think they know better than the person that gave the advice or merely wanted validation on what they already wanted to do. My age, and hardships thus far have helped humble me, I hope. I am looking forward to all of the advice/suggestions that anyone is willing to give me, and I appreciate all of it. So far from my research, everyone's experiences have been helpful. From what I gathered based on my research, CFI does 7,500-10,000 miles with their finishers-trainees. So about 3-4 weeks I gather. This is something we have both discussed, and we are already prepared for. We really hate being apart for more than an hour, but we've been preparing for that as a means to an end in regards to our training. That is why we will make a good team I think, we have worked together at other jobs in the past, and we compliment each other well, and truly enjoy spending every waking minute together[/FONT]. [FONT=Courier New]From what the recruiter told me, "Men train Men and Women Train Women." Now as my research shows, recruiters aren't always super truthful, and whether a female finisher will be readily available is another concern of ours, as there isn't a ton of women in this industry, to my knowledge. The other concern is a non-smoking finisher as my fiance is very sensitive to that stuff, and again the recruiter assured us that getting non-smoking finishers wouldn't be an issue. I am hopeful and I can tolerate a smoker if I have to, but I am more concerned with my fiance so hopefully that works out in her regards. I'm not too worried about her general safety because she wears the pants in our relationship. I'm a bloody coward, but I don't believe in typical gender stereotypes. We are all different and similar in some ways so it's pointless for me to hide that.[/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]Yes, I am the male, she's the female. I think I've done enough research for the both of us, and we have a pretty good idea what this company is about. Thank you for your input though, I appreciate it. No offense taken btw, she's more liable to protect me though. It's one of the reasons I love her, I am timid and shy and she's the opposite, so it works well for us.[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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