I've been given the green light to discuss the "dream job" I alluded to in my post last month where I mentioned I was moving. I've been sitting on this news for a while now, waiting for my new employer to give me the okay on telling folks about the new position, and word came down that I was cleared for broadcast. A few folks have guessed it already, given the location and the "dream job" hint.
Yes, folks, it's true. I'm going to work for the TSA. Two by two, hands of blue, all that; living the dream.
Okay, okay, kidding aside, the dream job that I have accepted is as the Associate Editor for the NRA's Shooting Illustrated magazine. I've been writing for Shooting Illustrated for two years now as a freelance author, and now I'll be moving into editing and layout as well. I'll be working on the print magazine, too, so that will be a new challenge for me, but it's a challenge I am really looking forward to undertaking.
After the black powder shoot last weekend, I stopped into the NRA headquarters to see where I'd be working and meet a few folks. Walking around the building and talking to people, the phrase I heard more than a few people use after talking to me was "you'll fit in well here". I think so. I walked into various offices and there are Pmags, miscellaneous rounds, lots of gun (print) magazines, and all sorts of various accessories, books, and posters - kind of like my desk at home where I write this blog.
I'm really looking forward to this new chapter in my life.
That is all.
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Woohoo! Congratulations, neighbor!
Very awesome! Congratulations indeed.
Congratulations! Welcome to free (mostly) America. I look forward to meeting you in person.
Cheers!
Awesome! That is fantastic news!
DAMN dude, I was jealous before but that one almost spiked the meter! = )
Congrats, that sounds like a dream job.
Congratulations!!
And I guessed right - do I get a prize??
Moving to free America, AND having an amazing job promoting freedom?
Rock on!
Congrats!
i am going to miss you. but i'm so happy for you. i'll remember you while cooking bacon outside at a BSA campout. and if geoff gets his eagle, please come back and join us for the ceremony.
long may you run.
That is truly awesome! Truly a dream job!
awesome! good for you, Jay!
Yeah, I figured. Between the fact that it was NoVA (which is where a LOT of DC lobbyists reside) and the way you were practically hyperventilating when you wrote about it, I figured it had to be either the NRA or testing weapons for a defense contractor.
Congratulations my friend. Not many people get to actually work at their calling. I think you'll do well.
But I thought family was keeping you in MA. Did they realize getting between you and the NRA was like holding up a red stop sign to halt a charging bull?
Congratulations, Jay. :) You deserve it.
Now... re-read your blog header. Not only that, but I believe you may need to reconsider the NAME of your blog as well.
Will you be changing the name of your blog?
gfa
Saweet! Congratulatons, my friend!
That's freaking awesome! Quite a change from your previous career path, too. Congratulations.
Congratulations!
You REALLY DO win the internets for this one!
coooooooool.
All the more reason to come out to an Appleseed Shoot. Let's hope the Gubernatorial election does not ruin your escape to freedom.
Congrats Jay!
Congratulation, and well-earned!
Welcome to Virginia.
Don't forget to check out the Virginia Citizens Defense League at vcdl.org.
Excellent. Congrats!
Congratulations! We will miss you up here, but it sounds like you are going to be able to do something you love for a job. I'm more than a little bit jealous.
Congrats Jay!! That is outstanding! I was guessing NRA but didn't have a clue as to what job. You'll make an great addition to the NRA team.
What is NRA policy on kilts in the workplace?
Congrats! =)
Hm. If you need anyone to fill the freelance hole, let me know...
Too soon? :)
At any rate, congratulations, and welcome to Free(r) America.
They will have Casual Kilt Fridays in no time!
Congratulations! I've been reading your blog for a couple years now and I'm always entertained. You're gonna do a great job there. I am quite jealous.
My question is, will the blog change names now?
Oh my. The freedom to coon-finger everything that goes *Bang*.
Couldn't happen to a better shooter.
So when you asked about salary did they actually offer you a "wheelbarrow full of cash"?
Wonderful! Congratulations! I subscribe, so I'll have to check back issues and look for your name!
Is it true that NRA HQ is a gun free zone?
Just kidding. I imagine the policy is something more like "Carry whatever you want, as long as you don't flash it in the hallway and scare the interns."
That's REALLY a "dream job!"
Congratulations, I'm happy for you!
Congrats on an awesome gig! You will definitely fit right in!
Congrats, Jay! So happy for you, both for the job and for the escape!
*stands, applauds* Bravo, sir, that's fantastic!
LittleRed1
Now you can change your banner from "Trapped in..." to "Escaped from..."
Mucho congratulations Jay! Look forward to working with you even more...
That's awesome Jay. Good for you! It's good to see some "gun culture 2.0" folks at NRA.
Holy carp, that's awesome. Now I'll be able be a gun hipster and say "Yeah, I was reading him before he went big."
Hot damn Jay!!! Thats "wicked" awesome!!! See I really was from Mass. Congratulations! Next time I'm in your area for training we'll need to arrange a meet & greet!
Congrats and good luck in your new adventure. And my all those guns bring you all the peace and happiness you deserve. :)
Excellent job. I am always happy when a fellow gunner gets to do what he likes best.
Congratulations blogfather!
You lucky jobby bastard! I figured it was a defense contractor that snagged you, not the NRA.
Talk about a life-changing move!
Congrats!
One lucky bastard, bro.
Congrats!
Great news Jay!!!
Stud!!
I can't wait to see the output from your new job, Jay!
Be well, and stay safe. And let's hope the folks in VA never hear the nickname "minute of berm"...
*wink*
I'm gonna miss you, big guy!
I feel a contest coming on.
Given your passion for motorcycles too, how about 'VAroom & boom' as your new title?
Al_in_Ottawa
P.S. On the NRA payroll? Speak up, the DHS can't hear you on the bugs they've planted in your new home.
CONGRATS! Now we can do some real shooting! :-)
Congratulation you will do a great job, Sandcastle family in Sunny AZ
You're gonna be great, and you'll deserve all of it. Great job, Jay!
I had an inkling that you'd be working for the NRA. Congrats. I envy you a d wish you great success, Jay.
So does this mean you and Old NFO will be Car-Pooling? ; )
Sweet Daughter has just informed me she wants to intern at the NRA when she is old enough. Plan ahead. :-)
I go out of town for a few days and come back to this. That's almost as good as being able to sleep in my own bed.
Congrats and I know you'll do a great job.
Congratulations and Welcome!
Way kewl! Congratulations!
Good for you, congratulations and best of luck in your new endeavor. It sounds like a real dream come true type of a job.
By the way, I just quit my job today, so if you need a gun bearer to lug around your guns and haul your ammo or just refill your ink cartridges - let me know, I am available.
Good luck at the NRA.
All the best,
Glenn B
Very nice - congrats!
Here's my acknowledgement of your courage to make such a change. It is a bold step, and I know you will do well. Without the support of family and friends it would be a lot more difficult.
I salute you, Jay, and wish you and your family the best!
They couldn't have made a better choice than you, old friend.
Congrats. I know you'll do well there.
You know...being that its only 500 miles from East TN, we could do an Iron Butt ride. You do the first leg out to here, stop in for an hour and grab food/coffee, then we head back to your place together, I grab food and coffee, then I do my second leg. Easy Peasy. :-)
Most excellent. Congratulations^2 for not merely leaving a pit of despair, but on finding a dream job.
Congratulations . Your first job is to find out why I'm not receiving that magazine which I paid for > 1 month ago .
Congrats, Jay!
(WV: newsamo. Why, yes, Jay's job will involve news and ammo. :D )
Congratulations and welcome! See you on the range.(downstairs, in the basement of your new building... how cool is that?)
Congrats! There is nothing quite like having a job where you get paid to shoot someone else's ammo, from time to time.
Congrats!!!!! I'm So So Jealous.
Made of awesome. Well deserved!
Congratulations, sir!
Congratulations! That's awesome!
Congratulations! Too cool!
Awesome and CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Congratulations!
Good show!
Best wishes and good luck!
Man, that is so completely covered in awesome-sauce. Congratulations, Jay. Man I need to get my arse home to Virginia...
Outstanding. In my case it was taxes that propelled me out of the People's Peaceful Proletarian Paradise, but the trends in gun law were worse and worse and they'd have done it alone if the ratio of tax eaters to tax payers miraculously reversed itself.
When you leave MA, there'll be a disturbance in the force... 2 million EBT cards will detect that one more walking blood-bank has hit the trail.
Good luck with the Association and the magazine, and God bless you & yours.
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