How have your hobbies helped in your occupation?

[Capetan Mihali]

Learning extensively about drugs of abuse has been very helpful for my occupation.

[garbon]

No, not really. But then I've always kept them separate.

[Ideologue]

None.

[11B4V]

My hobbies have always been used as escapes from my occupations.

Exactly the opposite for me.

i.e
I knew the OOB for Russian Tank and Motor Rifle Divsions from Platoon to division level.

Most soviet combat vehicles 

by age 16.

What hobby you think that is related too.   

Helped out emensely with the bulk of my time spent in Long Range Surveillance units. Particularly the Specialist Recognition course at the International Long Range Recce Patrol School (ILRRPS). Where they taught OOB, Doctrine, Russian map symbols.....etc.

[CountDeMoney]

Goody for you.  Wasn't much call for Sov OOB in the 'hood for me, though.

[Barrister]

I can't think of much for right now.

But in university I was very involved in politics, Reform Party in particular.  Reform's HQ was in Calgary, which led me to take a few trips out there.  And so when it came time to look for a job after law school, I wound up going to Calgary since I knew and liked the city.  And since 14 years later I'm still in Alberta, it's continued to influence me.

[11B4V]

Goody for you.  Wasn't much call for Sov OOB in the 'hood for me, though.

[grumbler]

In my teens, I ran naval campaigns for the amusement of my friends.  Twenty years later, the US Navy paid me big bucks to do the same for people I didn't even know.

[CountDeMoney]

In my teens, I ran naval campaigns for the amusement of my friends.  Twenty years later, the US Navy paid me big bucks to do the same for people I didn't even know.

And still, there's no adequate NGFS.

[grumbler]

In my teens, I ran naval campaigns for the amusement of my friends.  Twenty years later, the US Navy paid me big bucks to do the same for people I didn't even know.

And still, there's no adequate NGFS.

My games showed it wasn't key to beating the Soviets. 

The funny thing was that the navy was so fixated on their Vestfjord strategy (getting the striking fleet into the Vestfjord and laying waste to the Soviet northern infrastructure from there) that the R&D program was pretty much oriented (this was in the mid-80s) on doing what was needed to counter the air and sub threats that things like amphibious lift were left to rot.  The V-22 was developed as the SV-22, an ASW platform, with the transport version an added bonus.  This in spite of the fact that the Vestfjord itself was a death trap for the Striking Fleet (I openly referred to it as Dienbienphufjord).  The tactical games showed that time and again.

They still paid me, though, and damned good money.  So, we ran the games, year after year.  Six-hundred-ship Navy, baby.

[Ed Anger]

I don't think getting women pregnant helped the 'ol career track.

[katmai]

Photography hasn't helped me worth a shit in Camera op.

[Scipio]

Gaming has helped me to 1) be a huge asshole; and 2) know when to shut the fuck up; and 3) have patience.

Great skills for a lawyer.

[Josquius]

My hobbies have always been used as escapes from my occupations.

Make something a job and it ceases to be a hobby.

[The Brain]

My hobbies have helped me immensely.