Why work in a dangerous profession?
There are many reasons people work in dangerous occupations. Sometimes dangerous jobs are the only jobs available in certain communities, such as logging, mill work, and fishing. Many times there may be other jobs in the community, but none that pay as well as the more dangerous jobs. Others take dangerous jobs in order to serve and protect others. The decision to leave a dangerous job is not always as easy as it may seem. For some people, this is the only profession they know. Others need the money. In many communities there is no other work. Some place duty, honor, and service above their own personal safety and put their lives at risk in order to serve others. As for me, I played my small part. After more than 6 years service in the USAF I left my previous position in the profession of arms for that of a less dangerous and more stable profession. To those who serve, and to those who work in a dangerous profession so that the rest of us may enjoy the standard of living we have come t
