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Re: Breaks from FIRST
My longest break was from April 2002 until January 2006. So that's 3 3/4 years.

Reason was -- I was a high school student on a team in 01-02, then my parents' jobs moved so my family moved, and I ended up at a new high school which didn't have an FRC team.
I didn't get involved in FRC again until as a mentor in college (2006), when I was in an Engineering Design class with a curriculum based around mentoring an FRC team. I continued mentoring during the rest of my time in college.

After graduating, I mentored an additional year (2009), but the team I mentored broke apart after their season ended. I attempted to get back into FIRST with another team in 2010 but things didn't work out. It wasn't until October 2011 I got involved in FRC once again with 2 rookie teams (this season).
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