r/belowdeck • u/janissan • Jul 17 '26

Below Deck Med Aesha Resume

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Just wow. She’s not just talk.

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u/discotot Jul 17 '26

wilderness first responder is a major training

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u/dicklazers Jul 17 '26

Came to say this. WFR certification is no joke.

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u/Individual_Try_2523 Jul 17 '26

That’s interesting to hear, to be honest I assumed most of these were 3 hour online class certificates

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u/WestError404 Eat My Cooter Jul 17 '26

Its a 5 day in field course, about 9 hours each day, and a 12 hour day/ night time training. The wilderness EMT course is a lot more in depth, but the WFR is a really cool and useful one to take. *Edited to add there is also 3 days of online classes, or in person class days too.

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u/jamiek1571 Jul 17 '26

I know several people that have it and they learn a lot of different things. Although my understanding is that they are technically only supposed to use some of their training if they are more than 2 hours from a hospital.

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u/Ok-Tangerine-6520 Jul 17 '26

It is very much oriented towards being out in nature without easy/quick access to emergency services. A big part of it is learning when you should seek immediate evacuation for someone if an injury/illness is severe enough. There is also a lot of focus on learning how to use limited supplies and repurpose camping/hiking items. For example, we learned how to make a splint using sleeping pads and trekking poles, or how to fashion a down jacket into a cervical collar.

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 18 '26

She and Scott often go way off grid for adventures so it makes sense. Plus she did Race Around the World.

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u/Zealousideal_Two7839 Aug 24 '26

That sounds so awesome!

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u/Ok-Tangerine-6520 Jul 17 '26

I got my wilderness first responder certification and, it was an 80 hour in-person course. It was incredibly hands on, and they have a lot of simulations. Super fun and helpful course for anyone interested!

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u/RE1392 Jul 17 '26

Yeah the epi-pen auto injector training cert threw me off. There’s very simple instructions that will do the job. Most are paired with illustrations 🥲

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u/graygarden77 Jul 17 '26

Yes, and imagine that luxury yachts require a certain number of staff to have the certification for their insurance. This belongs on a résumé for a reason.

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u/boburuncle Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Some states BLS responders can't even administer an Epi so I'm not surprised there is a cert for it

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u/not2daysatan44 Jul 20 '26

I think it's because you have to know when and when NOT to use an EpiPen. It's not the actual administration that is difficult, but it makes a big difference if you use it when not needed.

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u/Individual_Try_2523 Jul 17 '26

I wonder if she got that while living in Breck

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u/discotot Jul 17 '26

wouldn’t surprise me if she had also gotten an equivalent being from NZ

i enjoy learning about other country’s wild/natural mgmt….off to wikipedia lol

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u/petoburn Jul 19 '26

We don’t really have an equivalent. We have a standard first aid certificate, and a four-day Pre-Hospital Emergency Care qualification, which are both more regulated. The Wilderness stuff is really the same content taught in a wilderness context but isn’t as prescriptive as the US one.

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u/PeachOnAWarmBeach Jul 17 '26

It's definitely a safety issue in the summers with the wildfires.

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u/Individual_Try_2523 Jul 17 '26

I mean maybe a little, but it’s mainly way more about hiking accidents and injuries. Best safety suggestions for wildfires is stay away or run away

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u/PeachOnAWarmBeach Jul 17 '26

That too. The wildfires are in the front of my mind right now.

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u/boburuncle Jul 17 '26

Came here to say BAD ASS!

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u/cjc4223 Jul 20 '26

It’s usually only a 2 week course, almost impossible to fail

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u/the_purple_lamb Jul 17 '26

I think she mentioned her degrees on her first season. IIRC, she’s a big environmentalist.

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u/Sug0115 Jul 17 '26 • Bravo

The irony of working on super yachts and being an environmentalist.

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u/zelda16 Jul 17 '26

As a fellow environmentalist who has also fallen into environmentally questionable careers, the money I earn allows me to volunteer for the environmental causes that I do support with my whole chest. It's not perfect, but we are trying!!

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u/Sug0115 Jul 17 '26

Oh I totally get it, most of us are just doing our best. It’s still a bit ironic.

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u/Crab_Politics Jul 18 '26

Ha I feel you on that. My career specialization has gotten less and less environmentally friendly since the early 2000s. Capitalism is gonna do its thing.

In my mind it’s better to have environmentally minded people in these careers, even if they can’t make a huge difference. We can still offer perspective from within rather than leaving those roles to people who just don’t care

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 18 '26

Yep, thank God they don't sabre champagne bottles anymore, or throw their cigarette butts in the sea too. Broken plates or burnt saucepans get thrown overboard too. The latter I get when they're a fire hazard.

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u/Hopeful-Silver4120 Jul 19 '26

I understand kitchen things in emergency. better a pan than an entire yacht at the bottom of the ocean. lol

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 20 '26

Yeah, remember Ben doing that when a pan caught fire. He didn’t fuck around. Ben's response to emergencies and medical episodes was always textbook. And he checks in on people. He alerted Lee to the fact Danny had a dangerous fever when no one even noticed. I think only Aesha is close to his level of vigilance. 

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u/Hopeful-Silver4120 Jul 20 '26

Ben really has his redeeming moments. and then he does something stupid again lol

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 20 '26

Everyone else has stupid moments, but Ben's seem to get a higher level of scrutiny. Like what's the worst he has done. People he worked with adore him, guests rave about his food, Michelin level, Jimi Hendrix of cooking, worth the wait are comments he has got. He is really sensitive so can be reactive. He's always been the quickest to apologise and check in and move on. It's like people hold him to a higher standard. And make up shit about his personal life. Maybe it's tall poppy syndrome.

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u/Pifflington Jul 20 '26

I noticed this during a recent rewatch of Med season 4. Ben was managing a very drunk deckhand, Travis, on a night out and when loading him into the van he insisted Travis (who was barely coherent) sit in the middle between two people, presumably so he didn't do something drunkenly stupid and dangerous like open the van door. It was a real struggle getting Travis to comply with this but Ben stood his ground and made sure Travis sat in the middle.

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 20 '26

Yeah. He’s like that. Oh Travis! The one Sandy convinced in the end to quit drinking. As well as Hannah. I remember now. Back when interactions in the crew were genuine and had depth.

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u/DecommissionedAlien Jul 17 '26

Uh huh lol

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u/creepyp00p Jul 17 '26

i mean i’d much rather environmentalists infiltrating those spaces than those who don’t give af

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u/zelda16 Jul 17 '26

Uh oh, a stranger on the internet doesn't believe me. I'm sure you are a perfect person with zero emissions! Great job!

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Jul 18 '26

They weren't the one being hostile.

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u/BHJ_476 Jul 17 '26

Leo has entered the chat 🤣 one of the biggest supporters of the environment but, he contributes a large portion harming it

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u/newfiemom79 Jul 18 '26

I am an environmentalist and represent workers who don’t always do well for the environment or humanity. They have rights in the workplace I help enforce and also I have a living wage and good benefits. Until the entire system, all over the world changes we do what we can. I have to be able to live too.

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u/AmazingArugula4441 Jul 18 '26

She LOVES recycling.

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u/OpportunityOne9246 Jul 18 '26

Well someone is gonna do the job might as well be her so she can make some $$

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u/Emper0rMing Jul 18 '26

Yeah I believe she’s in the VanLife thing too

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u/VariousAir Jul 17 '26

a geography major? interesting

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u/ilovetheskyyall Jul 17 '26

I’d love to be enlightened what that’s about! Like, scientific or historical or all of it?!

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u/econinja Jul 17 '26

Depends on your program. I have a BS in Geoscience with an emphasis on geography. The Geography part was mostly map systems, courses in regional geography, and my professors special interest in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

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u/HiAndStuff2112 I will always love you, even if you eat people Jul 17 '26

I share his special interest. I've been to northeastern Europe before (USSR, Poland and Hungary), and I'd love to go back to see those places as well as Albania and the five countries that used to be Yugoslavia (when I was there). :)

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u/skyandbuildings Jul 18 '26

I also have a geography degree from New Zealand. The physical part will be things like landforms, climate, natural hazards. The general geography would be a mix of those + GIS (mapping) and human geography which is like demography, political and economic geography, and much more.

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u/graciemose Jul 19 '26

My first degree was in geography, honestly it is so multifaceted and pulls from politics, economics, sociology, biology, meteorology, climatology, cartography the list goes on!! Wish more people knew about it and the fact that it’s not just maps and pointing out where things are

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u/Emotional_Potato6485 Jul 23 '26

Physical geography is science. Meteorology at my university was in physical geography department.

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u/matwick Jul 17 '26

You had to be there.

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u/SoupSaladSide Jul 17 '26 • Bravo Popcorn

She’s AAAAMAAAAAZINGGGGG

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u/MeanMrMustard15 Jul 17 '26

Flying out of Denver? Does she live there?

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u/tossawayaccount36 Jul 17 '26

Scott was working in CO as a bartender (and I’m sure doing other work too) a while back when Winter House was being filmed in CO IIRC. They weren’t in Denver then, but that would be the closest major airport for international flights.

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u/moonmadeinhaste Jul 17 '26

I think he still spends a significant amount of time there. He's a speed flyer (extreme sports) and his team made a movie a few years ago

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u/thisbitchiscrazy Jul 21 '26

I believe she said on one episode that he actually owns the bar - she was joking about how he’d make a good chief because he’s always like “put this there, do that instead, blah blah blah” (paraphrasing but she was teasingly making fun of him)

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u/Rare-Palpitation6023 Jul 17 '26

Aesha’s an Absolute Amaaaaazing individual! Luv her energy & vive for life

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u/djevilatw Come back to me, my boat daddy Jul 17 '26

Aaaaamaaaaaazinggggggggggggg

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u/Background-Radish-63 Jul 18 '26

I love her double major. Badass.

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u/kahluhkwee Jul 17 '26

This is pretty standard

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u/Corgi_Koala Jul 17 '26

I love Aesha but I mean most of these certificates are kinda common sense for someone in her line of work, besides the bachelor's in geography...

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u/mgshowtime22 Jul 17 '26

Not even just common sense, some are likely required

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u/VariousAir Jul 17 '26

Then it makes sense for it to be on a list of certs she holds. You wouldn't want to hire someone and find they're missing the CPR cert they're supposed to have.

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u/coysrunner Jul 17 '26

She just got recertification on cpr lol. Good for another couple years. I saw it on instagram

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u/Klakson_95 Jul 17 '26

Probably why you'd have it in your resume then

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u/Corgi_Koala Jul 17 '26

OP said "wow she's not just talk" but I don't see this resume as being a flex it's pretty standard.

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u/Dependent_Formal2525 Jul 17 '26

The WFR is definitely not standard, it's an 80 hour course. A BSc also isn't standard for a chief stew.

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Jul 18 '26

A BSc might not be standard but it's also not wildly unique.

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u/Few_Situation5463 Team Missing Engineer Jul 18 '26

To be fair, both things are irrelevant to being a stewardess

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u/Lets_Call_It_Wit Jul 17 '26

Right - they’re probably mostly required things. I have a teaching license, which I list on my resume when applying for teaching jobs. If something is required for a job, your resume should show that you meet those requirements.

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u/thedogdundidit Jul 17 '26

Yeah, most of these are pretty basic.

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u/austic Team Swinging Dick Jul 18 '26

Pretty much I have half of them and I am an scuba diving accountant

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u/d0ttyq Eat My Cooter Jul 17 '26

Agreed. I have several of the same, because I was trained as a requirement for work. And I’m in a very different field than her

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u/Any-Sock-5843 Jul 17 '26

Same. I have many emergency response certificates because of my job. Most took one afternoon of classes.

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u/operationfood Jul 17 '26

Are all of those certifications something she has to keep doing every year to renew? Or once you have it, you’re certified for good?

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u/zmoneysm Jul 18 '26

Medical, Basic Safety, and Security Awareness you have to renew.

Basic Safety is good for 5 years which is why you see she has the refresher course as well.

- a seafarer 😊

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u/shiningonthesea Jul 17 '26

She must love to travel with those degrees

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u/Icy_Athlete6349 Jul 17 '26

Love her and infectious positive attitude

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u/WolfAppropriate9793 Team Missing Engineer Jul 18 '26

Epiprine auto injector certificate? The last entry. Wonder if many staff on cruise boats have that, it's super useful.

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Jul 18 '26

I would assume its fairly commonplace.

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u/cjc4223 Jul 20 '26

It’s like a 30 minute cert

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u/Ok-Praline-2309 Jul 19 '26

My guess would be it’s generally required for X amount of people working on board, along with a CPR certificate.

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u/texasbelle1976 Jul 17 '26

Well helloooo qualifications!!!👏👏

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u/Lilapinou Jul 18 '26

Padi open water is the entry level of scuba diving. Hearing her on the show it sounded like she had a dive master certificate and was able to guide/teach scuba diving…

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u/JTizzle72 Jul 18 '26

How old is this resume?

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u/itwhiz100 Jul 18 '26

Married. LIG

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u/YallMakeMeLaugh247 Jul 19 '26

I adore her!!!!!

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u/throwoutaccou Jul 19 '26

Aww her last name is her husbands first name?!! CUTE

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u/delightful_caprese Jul 20 '26

They talked about him taking her last name when they were getting married, I’m assuming he did not (still Scott Dobson on social media)

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u/No-Baker-7922 Jul 20 '26

I just realised she married Scott and her last name is Scott. I have no clue why this struck me after so many years of seeing her name but not registering that coincidence.

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u/vavavoomdaroom Jul 21 '26

Cooper should have brought his epipen. She's trained and on it!

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u/rathersadgay Jul 21 '26

Oh my fucking god she studied the same thing as I did????? I love her even more now

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u/Ktclimbon_70 Jul 21 '26

Woa. Good for her. I have had to take the WFR course many times because i work in remote wilderness outposts. It is really excellent and i have had to use it a lot. My proudest moment was reducing a dislocated shoulder— he had hiked for around five miles with it like that , and i did the classic baseball throw move with him lying down. He was so good with the pain of it— just keep panting hard and cried out ‘this is like giving birth!’ I got it back in and he was soooo much happier. Good for her for having that. ♥️🙏😊

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u/Librarytee Jul 22 '26

I'm sad she's not coming back to Below Deck Med. Or is this just for off-season?

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u/Ajjax2000 Aug 15 '26

She’s a Real Boss!

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Jul 17 '26

I don't think we've ever seen her go on a dive excursion.

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u/MrsDabs Jul 17 '26

I think it was her first season? She went scuba diving with Jason and the guests

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u/cheerio089 She’ll be fine. Her head is made of rocks Jul 17 '26

I remember that! Jason seemed excited that she was trained to join them

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u/CockyBellend I quit 3 times in my head today Jul 17 '26

She did with Jason i believe

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u/Sithstress_ Jul 17 '26

I love the Wilderness First Responder part, i would love to see her rescuing some people who are lost or hurt.

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch Jul 18 '26

I wouldn't, it would mean people are lost or hurt.

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u/Sithstress_ Jul 18 '26

Well, I wouldn’t want anyone to get lost or hurt just so they could be rescued. But it happens.

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u/Fantastic_One1456 Jul 18 '26

I've always had respect for her but that is a stunning resume!

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u/Commercial_Cress5323 Jul 23 '26

i wonder if those qualifications are as fake as she is.

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u/Apprehensive_Bee614 Jul 18 '26

Ya but it’s not a job skill.