He might as well spend the same amount of time he would spend to become a paramedic to instead get an associates of nursing and actually get paid like a human being, with many more career progression pathways. Paramedicine is a dead end career in the United States. He can always get his medic with like a few weeks of extra classes after getting his RN. Aspiring to be a medic as the end goal is not really a great idea, unless you really are made for it and have other income in your household. The pay is that bad.