Joe definitely fits into the veteran FIRST-a-holic category. This was just his seventh year in FIRST (as both a high school and college student). I believe the qualifications we once came up with for being a veteran in FIRST was whether or not you remember life without alliances; Joe definitely does.

Matt

I don't... does that mean I'm not a veteran? :D ;)


-JVN, Rookie FIRSTer...

No, it just means that you haven't been in FIRST for way too long (look to your left).

Matt

That is a good indicator but it will have to change sometime. As time passes we will need new indicator, but this one is fine for now. I think the next indicator should be: if you can remember when all teams had three digit team numbers. Hopefully the indicator will not become: if you can remember the championship at Epcot.

Veteran status should probably set in after 5th year. That way no student can become a veteran without at least an additional year in FIRST. I say this because it would be weird to call a student of FIRST a veteran of FIRST (a bit of an oxymoron or implied contradiction). It would also be strange to say a student has been involved longer than or the same time as a veteran. Sorry John V some graduating seniors have been in FIRST as long as you. Better luck next year.:)

Well that was my 2 cents on semantics:D

I misspoke (er, mistyped). What I meant to say was that the qualifications for being in FIRST a really long time were remembering alliances. Being in FIRST a really long time rather implies veteran.

I think I'm going to blame this mistake on the fact that it's finals week and that I've been in FIRST for a really long time (it starts to eat at your brain after awhile).

Matt

Ouch!

I'd like to believe that my activities within FIRST would brand me as a veteran. Not my time within the competition. There are some people who have been in this comp for 2 years that I would consider right up there with those "veterans" who have done it for close to a decade.

We all mature within this program at different rates.

And... I was just joking before.
Personally, I don't care who considers me a "veteran" or not.
The only opinions I value, are of those who know me. Not grand, all encompassing generalization of what a "veteran" or "FIRST-A-Holic" is.


But yes, next season will ONLY be number 5 for me. So I'm still young in comparison to some people.

Beat ya! #6 for me next year. :P

Next season will be only #4 for me... who would have guessed?

(I'm aware that I'm a toddler, but I think it's a good start eh?)



ByE

erin

If you're a toddler, I'm a newborn.

My first season was the 2002 season - although I had the option to join three years earlier. Of course, like a dummy, I thought FIRST just wasn't my thing. :rolleyes:

Mine will be #5 on a team Kenny!
Scorekeepers are people too, but they don't pull allnighters during the 6 weeks.

Heh Heh...
:D ;)

Beat all of you (well, not all of you; I know this is just going to incite Joe to post that he's already been in it 7 years). I'm going for year number 7. So there. So when do I get a break from this again?

Matt

i guess im still in the womb then, because this is my first year.

There's no shame in that. Everyone has to start somewhere. This year was only my third, so I'm not too far ahead of you.

Next year will be my 4th :D

next year ill be leaving high school after 4 years of first im going to be at ucf and working with the crew