My goal is to be a certified A & P Airplane Mechanic. I am attending Rock Valley's Program this fall. Growing up I learned to wrench on cars with my grandpa, and it inspired me to work on cars. As I grew older, I realized that I like to work on anything. I find taking things apart and seeing how they work very interesting, so that is a big motivational aspect of being an airplane mechanic to me. Additionally, my cousin married an A & P mechanic from the Airforce, he told all about the career and how amazing it is. He is also a guiding hand to me because if I have questions about school or how certain things work on an airplane, he is a book of unlimited resources. My goal one day is to be a senior mechanic working on commercial airplanes for American Airlines. The opportunities and benefits of working at a big company is unmatched to any other path in the airplane mechanic world. Trade work is essential to not only our country but the world. Trade work lays the foundation for anything and everything to get done. It could come from leveling the ground buildings stand on, building the actual structures themselves, or running electricity inside. Without trade work, America would not be where it is today with the big cities and society. Society would not be able to function without trade work due to the fact that many of the luxuries people enjoy would not be possible. Furthermore, trade work opens millions of job opportunities for hard working citizens. Millions of Americans rely on decent living. The trades provide not only the opportunity for people to utilize their brains in a non book manner without going to traditional colleges.