My 17 year old son is a Sr. in high school and would like to pursue a career in firefighting. In reading through the threads on the website (which I just discovered today), I am amazed at the comraderie and respect you all have for one another - it is because of people like you that I am proud that my son would like to join your ranks.
Here is our dilemma: He has a very real opportunity to get a scholarship to play college football. He's being courted by Div I schools, but he is open to all other options. He loves the game of football and would like to continue to play in college if that is the right thing to do. We need some help giving him some direction on the best path for him to pursue at this point in his life, knowing he wants to be a firefighter.
Here are our choices:
1) Take the football scholarship (if offered one) at the DI or DII school and get a 4 year degree. If this is the way to go, what degree should he pursue that would help him "move up" in his firefighting career down the road?
2) Play ball at a Jr. College that offers an Associates degree in Fire Science.
3) Don't play ball and go directly to the TEEX academy in College Station, TX after high school graduation.
If option #1 or #2 are recommeded, would he still have to go through an academy once he graduated? Would it be better to just go to the academy first and then pursue a degree via one of the online options available for firefighters?
As you can see, we are truly "stuck" and don't know what kind of direction to give our son. We want him/us to be smart about this and not just jump into a decision simply because football is in the equation. If football were not in the equation, what would be the best route to take?
Bless you for all you do!
Here is our dilemma: He has a very real opportunity to get a scholarship to play college football. He's being courted by Div I schools, but he is open to all other options. He loves the game of football and would like to continue to play in college if that is the right thing to do. We need some help giving him some direction on the best path for him to pursue at this point in his life, knowing he wants to be a firefighter.
Here are our choices:
1) Take the football scholarship (if offered one) at the DI or DII school and get a 4 year degree. If this is the way to go, what degree should he pursue that would help him "move up" in his firefighting career down the road?
2) Play ball at a Jr. College that offers an Associates degree in Fire Science.
3) Don't play ball and go directly to the TEEX academy in College Station, TX after high school graduation.
If option #1 or #2 are recommeded, would he still have to go through an academy once he graduated? Would it be better to just go to the academy first and then pursue a degree via one of the online options available for firefighters?
As you can see, we are truly "stuck" and don't know what kind of direction to give our son. We want him/us to be smart about this and not just jump into a decision simply because football is in the equation. If football were not in the equation, what would be the best route to take?
Bless you for all you do!
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