welp i am done with college...

Congratulations Ryan. I was going to be a Game Warden but when I came out of High School the state budget was whacked and they had a hiring freeze on alot of jobs that one included. My Mom retired from the state with 30 years in and was pulling strings. I could have went through the academy then waited and placed in far Eastern Ky is what I was told, plus the pay at the time was horrible. Kinda always regreted not being able to go that route though. Good luck, if you get a Biology degree that helps alot on placement with the Department and pay big time.

Congratulations, and I hope you get the job you are wanting, most of those guys are great people and just love the outdoors. It sounds as though you have thought this thru, and worked to achieve your goal, good job on your part. Good Luck

Congrats and good luck on your new job.

Congrats on your degree Ryan. I recently retired from F&W, and for the most part it's a very enjoyable career. It is state govt. though and the politics of it can be a little tiresome. Hope you get the job you want.

It only took you 5 short years? I went the 5 1/2 route, basically till the Army said I HAD to graduate....hehehe Congrats man and I hope your vision of the future becomes a reality. The current economic issues we face here in KY may slow you down, but NEVER let it deter you! Hopefully someone with some fiscal sense can actually do something positive and get KY AND Louisville out of these messes. Again, congrats!!

Rob

Congratulations Ryan!

I wish only the best in all of your future endeavors !!!

Here's an "ATTABOY" too

Ryan, Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!, All the best to you. I hope you have a wonderful career with the f&w dept. Im glad there are guys like you to keep the natural resources great and always improving here in ky.... BRAVO ZULU

congrats and good luck :)

thanks everyone for the congrats and some of yall are right with the economy the way it is this new journey could take some time but with one chapter closed and another one open i think that there is no wheres else to go but to up. and i am sure the ride is going to be rough in places but in the end i want to be able to look back and say yep it was worth it.....

[QUOTE=ryan_ekubass;348364]thanks everyone for the congrats and some of yall are right with the economy the way it is this new journey could take some time but with one chapter closed and another one open i think that there is no wheres else to go but to up. and i am sure the ride is going to be rough in places but in the end i want to be able to look back and say yep it was worth it.....[/QUOTE]

That is a great attitude! You'll do fine in whatever you attempt.

Way to go man. Sounds like a good carrer choice!

Congratulation Ryan:
I always wanted to be in law enforcement but I can’t eat that many donuts or coffee. On the serious side I had a good friend who was game warden here in Illinois where the governors make the license plates. He used a great amount of common sense when he was in uniform would give you a break on most things but would arrest his mother if she was in a boat with out a life vest or was over the limit. You will have a lot of responsibility and from what I have seen on the board I think you will do well.