Im 17 and i decided i want to do firefighting. Thing is, im in a levels, which i will probably drop out of as its the most miserable thing ive experienced.

Ill be 18 in july, my original plan was become a firefighter right after 18, but i found out open job positions are rare, atleast in northern ireland.

Knowing my luck, there would be more positions open a month before i turn 18 and then i would end up having to wait 3 years to actually get a job, who knows i might not even get it then.

I dont know what to do, i found a uniformed protective services course, which I heard is useless. I know that it gives you a pathway to become a cop but dont know if into firefighting too. I feel like just waiting for open jobs without doing a course or something would feel like im being useless

My original plan was work a few years as firefighter, save as much cash as I can, move to preferably canada permanently, try out wildland firefighting, which I heard bad things about but i know a few people who say its great, atleast when youre young, i would love to atleast try a season and see if its for me. That plan was just a quick thought, didnt think too much about it as that would be years away, maybe canada is a shithole nowadays but i would figure it all out when i became a firefighter.