TBB, Here's my two cents worth. Your just starting in the trade you've selected. Your schooling has given you a good foundation to start with and now it's time to enter the real world of working your trade.
What you'll discover is that school and the real world are two totally different animals. School gave you the basics and the wedge you needed to get your foot in the door. The door your foot is in is probably the best gun maker in the country right now. Tony Galazan is IMO the most progessive and innovative firearm maker this country has seen in a long time. He has set up a state of the art facility,has developed a diversified product line, and is in need of craftsmen to assure that his company will continue to survive and grow in the future.
I'll give you the same advise I give to the apprentise that I work with.
You can learn something from every journeyman you work with! Keep your opinions to yourself "shut-up" Ask lot's of questions about the job at hand,and pick his brain for everything it's worth. More than anything apply yourself and work hard. Show everyone that you want to learn and are willing to do anything that's asked of you. (Show You Have A Good Work Ethic) Be on time everyday and stay as long as they ask of you, Don't take day's off just because you don't feel like going in. Strive for perfect attendence.
Look at working for CSMC has the opportunity of a life time. Try and move around and learn every job in the place. Then in a few years you'll have the back ground to do anything you want.
You have to start somewhere and Tony's shop is a great place to start!
Good luck,
Paul
