hey, ive been meaning to post for quite some time on here..I wish I knew this forum existed in Iraq, wouldve saved me alot of problems trying to find answers..
Well anyways..I just got out of active duty army this Feb...and Ive been throwing the idea around in my head as to doing the fire fighter thing and i told myself i was going to do it..I went down to the closest fire house that I knew of and asked if they were accepting applications and what not, so they told me to come talk to the chief tomorrow..talked to the chief made some small talk..got the application filled out, gave them a copy of my dd 214(record of military service) and was ready to go..but its been like 3 monthes so I pretty much gave up..sent them a follow up email about..a month or so after i turned the App in (figured they were waiting for a monthly meeting to discuss it). nothing..lol..I Figured the job market was going to be tough, but i couldnt even volunteer..I kind of think that maybe they didnt want me bc i live in a Town that isnt in the town that i wanted to volunteer, but my town his all paid..
So i gave it another shot last week, I found another house(which actually turned out to be closer, and more direct) then the last..and i emailed them through their website..I started off by telling them that i lived in another town..but i was extremely intrested in getting involved..and he said that the distance wasnt an issue ( they have a 5 mile radius rule in their by-laws, and Im only..2.49 miles away) So I dropped off the Application, background check fee and Im hoping for the best..Im going to be really..well not really terribly upset because i had to go around my wifes back because she dosent even want to hear the word fire fighter come out of my mouth lol..let alone doing it..but thats another story in itself, but i really really really hope it pans out for me..
sorry for the loooooonnnngggggg rant that seemed pointless, i ramble on when i get excited lol..but a couple quick ?s for yall..
*How does your spouse feel about you doing this? Was it an arguement or were they 100% behind you? My wife is sooooo anti risking my life its not even funny..im sure she loves me and all that, but i try to explain to her that your more then likely to die in a car then in a fire..and all she comes back with is i dont want you to die because some crackhead fell alseep with a cigarette..shes threatened to throw me out of the house lol..so yea, this is the biggest obsticle, any help would be appreciated.
* what is the average ammoiunt of time that it takes most of you guys to go from, the tones on a beeper, to rolling out the door on a truck? reason i ask is, in iraq, when we were on QRF(quick reaction force) we had to be out the gate in 10 minutes or less from the call from the CP..so i timed myself driving to the station, twice, the longest was 7:30, and the quickest was 5:20, obviously traffic influences my ETA..but i figure i can still get there, dressed, and everything in 10 minutes or less, so im good..
*I have GI bill benefits, and i was wondering, if I could utilize that for like FF1,2 and all that, bc most of those courses here take place at community colleges and what not, i figure if i can save the dept money, and benifit myself at the same time then its a win-win..
Thanks alot, hopefully soon ill be able to consider myself 1 of yall..
Well anyways..I just got out of active duty army this Feb...and Ive been throwing the idea around in my head as to doing the fire fighter thing and i told myself i was going to do it..I went down to the closest fire house that I knew of and asked if they were accepting applications and what not, so they told me to come talk to the chief tomorrow..talked to the chief made some small talk..got the application filled out, gave them a copy of my dd 214(record of military service) and was ready to go..but its been like 3 monthes so I pretty much gave up..sent them a follow up email about..a month or so after i turned the App in (figured they were waiting for a monthly meeting to discuss it). nothing..lol..I Figured the job market was going to be tough, but i couldnt even volunteer..I kind of think that maybe they didnt want me bc i live in a Town that isnt in the town that i wanted to volunteer, but my town his all paid..
So i gave it another shot last week, I found another house(which actually turned out to be closer, and more direct) then the last..and i emailed them through their website..I started off by telling them that i lived in another town..but i was extremely intrested in getting involved..and he said that the distance wasnt an issue ( they have a 5 mile radius rule in their by-laws, and Im only..2.49 miles away) So I dropped off the Application, background check fee and Im hoping for the best..Im going to be really..well not really terribly upset because i had to go around my wifes back because she dosent even want to hear the word fire fighter come out of my mouth lol..let alone doing it..but thats another story in itself, but i really really really hope it pans out for me..
sorry for the loooooonnnngggggg rant that seemed pointless, i ramble on when i get excited lol..but a couple quick ?s for yall..
*How does your spouse feel about you doing this? Was it an arguement or were they 100% behind you? My wife is sooooo anti risking my life its not even funny..im sure she loves me and all that, but i try to explain to her that your more then likely to die in a car then in a fire..and all she comes back with is i dont want you to die because some crackhead fell alseep with a cigarette..shes threatened to throw me out of the house lol..so yea, this is the biggest obsticle, any help would be appreciated.
* what is the average ammoiunt of time that it takes most of you guys to go from, the tones on a beeper, to rolling out the door on a truck? reason i ask is, in iraq, when we were on QRF(quick reaction force) we had to be out the gate in 10 minutes or less from the call from the CP..so i timed myself driving to the station, twice, the longest was 7:30, and the quickest was 5:20, obviously traffic influences my ETA..but i figure i can still get there, dressed, and everything in 10 minutes or less, so im good..
*I have GI bill benefits, and i was wondering, if I could utilize that for like FF1,2 and all that, bc most of those courses here take place at community colleges and what not, i figure if i can save the dept money, and benifit myself at the same time then its a win-win..
Thanks alot, hopefully soon ill be able to consider myself 1 of yall..
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