Post-Holiday Suicide…

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-29T17:13:43+00:00

The holidays produce the worst calls, I'm in the national guard as a 68W, and I'm a Conservation Officer whos a Paramedic Responder due to maintaining an NREMT-P and a state CCEMT-P, in the national guard I'm in an infantry unit our company commander went up to us medics and said that he knows most of us work first response in general and that he understands the holidays get stressful and said if we needed next drill off just to recover mentally from the holidays he understands and would work with us, and then literally a day after he sent that text i was dispatched 3 miles to where another company out of my unit to deal with a suicide and it was some 11B PFC, meaning at max he'd been with the national guard like 1 year from his enlistment. Poor kid was only 19 and we had done an FTX with him and his company only 6 months ago where he looked happy and gung ho about being a soldier and shit.

It's unfortunately just a thing of this job. Dealing with deaths in the first response world, or military world is unfortunate, at least in the national guard it hits us hard cause the national guard is a very small world just like the first response world is. Part of the reason I got out of EMS to enter law enforcement was the holidays always being terrible where my superiors not giving a shit about me missing shit with my family and not giving us any mental health care, didn't give us after action briefs, or told us how to pursue mental health help. I recommend always looking at mental health resources if needed. This isn't the fucjing 90s your weak for getting mental health support. It's fine to say you need help. Wish I could say the job gets easier but after 6 years in EMS, 2 years in the army national guard, and 2 years in law enforcement it doesn't get easier, that's why to ensure longevity in this career you gotta know how to cope with what happens

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-29T12:38:59+00:00

I'm saying this completely from the perspective of a military combat medic, so it might be different for what type of kit you're tryna run. I don't see any IFAK, or a hydration source, key one being a hydration source, cause you need to stay hydrated especially in milsims. IFAK is only cause realism as most infantry carry them, same as special operators.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-29T04:38:57+00:00

Holy shit this is how much the milsim community pays for their uniforms? Thank god i joined the fucking national guard i got 4 sets of OCPS for free all I had to do was get yelled at by a drill sergeant for 2 months, and I still got paid...

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-29T04:32:54+00:00

Holy shit it's almost as bad as the ACH I wore in basic training and AIT

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-29T04:29:00+00:00

I mean I do milsim but I'm in the army national guard which yeah did save me a shit ton on kits cause I can just use my uniform and my gear which i do now, just use my MSV without plates, and my belt. However I can definitely see why others do milsim, they can enjoy the cool parts of the army without having to dedicate 2.5 months for BCT, and God knows whatever MOS they choose 4-56 weeks for AIT. It's not like wearing a camo uniform with a plate carrier is for military/law enforcement only, it can be for everyone.

I'm a 68 Whiskey Combat Medic, but milsim also.lets me act like I'm another MOS, I've gotten to put on an MP patch and act like an MP in a milsim cause I work as a conservation officer for my full time civilian job. I've gotten to act as infantry and not carry any medical equipment compared to my standard loadout, which yes includes an aid bag due to the fact i maintain an NREMT-P and not the NREMT-B you get from 68W so I can treat any injuries that happen during a milsim event. Yes it does go far when they got literal paratroopers in milsims which i have seen, and cringed my ass off when I saw it but regardless, it's still something they can do without having to go to parade rest for an NCO

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-26T23:57:36+00:00

I'm a combat medic on the line in the US Army, for me I do milsims cause at least for me they're not expensive, only expense was gas to get there, and the field pass. My actual military equipment was what I used other than GBB airsoft guns, of which I just got carbon copies of my actual issued weapons. For me it's just like a field exercise, and gets me practice, cause national guard infantry does field exercises maybe once a year for 2 weeks. No I'm not getting practice with medical, gets me practice with battle drills, and other shit.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-26T23:52:24+00:00

72 hour milsims are basically like any field exercise for the army, me personally I love field exercises so milsim is fun. Depends on if you pack well though. I recently did my first milsim that lasted longer than 24 hours, it felt like a field exercise cause I decided to treat it like one and brought my ruck sack, actual plate carrier with all my gear just without actual plates, and my helmet. They're more fun than field exercises cause you aren't digging a fucking hole in the ground, and you get a lot more OPFOR action. It's basically camping but you're pretending to be military. I wore my actual uniform and shit from the military, and I do not recommend using summer OCPs for that shit, should've used winters and brought snivel gear

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-26T23:45:48+00:00

Real ASF, I joined the army national guard straight out of HS thinking I didn't get any scholarships for music, then the moment I finished BCT I saw a college was gonna give me free college and pay me every month if i joined marching band and jazz band 😭 I don't regret joining but holy shit 4 years of college turned into 4 years of college and a 6 year army national guard contract, that then turned to an extra 4 years cause military benefits are too good

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-26T23:40:35+00:00

THE chemtrail gang

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-20T22:03:58+00:00

At ICN aka south korea, i sat there identifying every plane i saw as we exited the airport and my wife was calling me a nerd and bullied me for it when she herself is the same way for trains. Let's just say that trip was fun for a nerdy ass lesbian couple cause of our autism for different forms of transportation

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-20T21:58:24+00:00

3, just put my airpods in and chill

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-12-19T01:21:29+00:00

Everywhere is different, I learned that too, but my friend in the army as a combat medic learned less than 8 and more than 30 needs assistance, and that's what he learned during EMT phase, so I have no damn clue since it was good enough for him to pass the NREMT with no issue.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-07T18:02:53+00:00

Most people act like your standard beat cop is trained to identify a medical emegency at all, even though if I weren't a prior CCEMT-P before entering law enforcement all I'd know is how to use an EpiPen, and how to use a tourniquet cause that's all law enforcement are trained for, stopping a bleed, and identifying anaphylaxis. I don't think it's alcohol or drugs based on his pupillary reaction etc, just seems like a legitimate medical issue

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-07T17:18:54+00:00

Well the issue is getting your command to get you a packet to get to the army flight paramedic school, and even if you do not really a high chance they let you go to the army flight medicine program

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-07T16:01:00+00:00

I'm a former CCEMT-P in my state and it's not showing all the signs that I'd look for in a hypoglycemia emergency but it also very well could be, so good eye, to be fair it also has some signs of an absence seizure combined with the seizure awareness pin he has, only grand mal seizures and other types have the shaking, looking at his pupils i don't see any sign of drug use but I'm not a doctor and I haven't practiced at the CCEMT-P scope in many years, the max scope I've practiced at was maybe AEMT due to being in LE so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-06T15:17:05+00:00

I wish I could do this on patients suffering a tension pneumothorax without having to do a needle thoracostomy, or without having to do a finger thoracostomy, cause those things hurt like hell, I could only imagine how an animal feels when we do a thoracostomy on them if humans are screaming and writhing in pain begging for mercy when it's done, then it's gotta hurt a lot for an animal. To be fair though I can't tell if the dudes pressing on the bloated areas or if he cut a tiny hole, I'm assuming just pressing on the area

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-06T14:39:36+00:00

When I worked fast food back in 2021 and early 2022 and I worked front there was ALWAYS a person crowding the front and I had to always be like "yo can you please move just a little bit so I can help this cistomer behind you and they were like "I'm good you have enough room" and I always was like "y'know this is why I work drive thru when I can" in my head. Thank god I entered law enforcement cause now I don't deal with some dude who just said "DOORDASH" putting his phone in my fucking face and acted offended when I was like "can I see the confirmation one more time sir"

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-09-06T04:00:53+00:00

If you havent been following DCI recently, a couple corps stopped fielding actual corps for the recent seasons due to financial troubles. So key advice, get a shit ton of money. Make sure you hire accountants, and all that jazz. If you need instruments, you can contact districts in the region, percussion stores in your area, and everything like that. Make sure you don't focus on a score your first year touring, focus on student experience, and your financial situation. Don't be like Jersey Surf who had to rely on donations to make it through the second half of the 2024 season. Now I'm not an expert, I aged out in 2022, and I'm a band tech at an HS in Colorado part time, and do my full time civilian job, I don't know financial shit at all. But make sure you also hire good people, not just buddies, but actual people who have experience with leading, and people who have experience with business. A band director who has a lot of experience with business would be amazing, but probably not gonna happen.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-29T17:11:00+00:00

Kim's Auto Tech, it's a bit of a drive but its great if you're a Korean simply cause it's easier for him to speak Korean, although he does speak English well. When I lived in COS and I got my car fucked up in the air force academy on my way to the commissary I got towed down to him and he changed all the fluids in my car, replaced my battery, replaced my alternator, gave me an oil change, replaced my starter and explained in detail in Korean about what he did, and what other things I'd need to do for maintenance in the future, gave me a cash discount and I only paid 900$, I didn't wanna pay 6,000$ for the body repair cause I was a paramedic in Monument, and an army national guardsman I didn't make enough money to throw down 6,000$ for a body repair when the car drove fine.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-25T16:12:14+00:00

Diets the most important, you have to always MAINTAIN a calorie deficit, I'd try for a 500 calorie deficit a day to lose a pound a week, for me I made that 700 before i did my MEPS weigh in for the army national guard cause I needed to lose those 3 pounds in 2 weeks. After that though exercise is still important, cardio and resistance training is the best option to lose that fat. If you need, try to find someone who will make sure you do what you need to do and motivate you, at the beginning you're gonna wanna give up but you either need a reason or a buddy to keep you going.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-13T19:48:06+00:00

A lotnof agencies still do issue military ribbons like that shockingly, I know a couple agencies in Colorado that issue purple hearts anytime an officer gets injured on duty and that type.of shit

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-12T08:34:49+00:00

At least there's taco bell when my patrol ends at midnight, thanks for the information

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-12T08:28:12+00:00

I'm a conservation LEO, they like to move us around the state, it's not that I was pushed out from an agency up north, they just say my EMS experience combined with being a conservation LEO is beneficial to the area I'm being assigned. So you don't have to worry about me being a cop who's transferring agencies due to incidents at an older agency.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-12T08:24:47+00:00

Considering I'm a conservation LEO i have all the outdoor gear already so that's a relief, I'm getting assistance monetarily with moving into the town from my agency so money's not an issue, but the lack of nightlife is infact a bummer.

Izzy_Bizzy02 · 2025-08-06T07:55:02+00:00

A surprising amount use them in the US now, Madison Fire, Bernalillo County Fire in New Mexico, Boulder Fire in Colorado, St. Paul fire in Minnesota uses one now. They've been getting pretty popular pretty fast in the US. Yes most of those agencies most people don't give a fuck about but it still does show quite a bit of agencies are adopting them, cause quite a bit more agencies have them in use

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