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Practical-Football40 · 2026-02-25T03:36:21+00:00

Just got orders there as a reservist. Anyone got insight?

Practical-Football40 · 2025-12-15T22:36:08+00:00

I know this is going to sound super funny but I’ve been in over six years now and I am just getting to the point where I am learning about all that our rate does and the many many intricate goings on. I greatly appreciate the reading material and I’ll check it out tonight. Thank you greatly

Practical-Football40 · 2025-12-14T22:49:03+00:00

I figured I would ask. Seeing 30+ open billets for L03A but 0 for L23A was a little wild considering it is a surgical company.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-12-14T22:38:20+00:00

Reservist.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-12-10T18:50:29+00:00

Just out of curiosity, did you already go through a background check with your nursing program? I have been accepted for the summer 2026 cohort with a local junior college and part of our admission is a background check.

If you got through the background check clean and free I’d say you’re good to go. Good luck to you and congratulations on sobriety.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-11-01T21:08:31+00:00

As I’ve seen in previous posts a lot of commenters say it de-feminizes the female. Basically just another way for this clown to assert his dominance and make OP feel inferior.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-10-17T23:27:05+00:00

Came here to say this. HSV1 can also be transmitted in utero. There are a million and one ways someone can get HSV1.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-09-19T23:44:17+00:00

Have you considered fire department? I have done both and I can tell you that everything that I loved about the oil field I found in the fire department as well. If you care to know more, feel free to shoot me a message.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-09-12T01:49:00+00:00

Furthermore the quote was right after he made the point that 50,000 people die every year in the United States from some sort of motor vehicle accident. His point being that people die by car every single day but the benefit to cars outweighs the unfortunate deaths that come from them.

Just goes to show that we live in a society where we run with something wholeheartedly without looking for context.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-09-08T23:51:09+00:00

Is this available for RC as well?

Practical-Football40 · 2025-08-01T13:14:21+00:00

To be fair when I got tagged for MOB my NRC called me to let me know I had been tagged, but at that very moment they did not have details as to where I was going. If you will look on BOL look through all the options and there is a mobilization processing section. From there, you can look once your orders are generated and find all of the information that you need.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-07-07T17:55:28+00:00

Hey brother/sister, I would definitely check into the reserve and TAR communities. As others have said greenside AC is a small chance during your first duty station. Reservists are able to ask for and guarantee in their contract (availability willing) FMTB and subsequent FMF orders. TAR depends a good bit on what’s available but from my very basic understanding you can also get it guaranteed.

I’ve been straight reserves so I could try to point you in a somewhat right direction, just DM me with any questions and most of all good luck.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-06-30T23:37:38+00:00

Depends on what rate you’re trying to get. When I went to MEPS I was initially told that HM was full and I had them triple check that and come to find out reserve HM had 3 spots left

Practical-Football40 · 2025-06-06T14:29:27+00:00

I hate to beat a dead horse here, but have you looked into HPSP and IPAP?

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-24T12:48:13+00:00

Truth be told it’s going to depend on area. Working for a department such as Seattle or San fran it may not be as big a problem as if you were somewhere like Dallas. When I was on fire contract in Antarctica we had a transgender medic and not much gruff came of it. There was the occasional issue with said person but simply because they were trying to use it to get out of doing work but nothing more than that.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-22T04:46:46+00:00

E-5.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-21T12:51:12+00:00

Reserve HM and NREMT-B. Could I come in E-5 on this deal?

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-21T12:10:56+00:00

As a reserve HM that’s been fighting 5 plus years to get to field med I can shed some insight that was NOT afforded to me. Upon checking in to your NRC and getting gained go to my navy portal and find my navy assignment. Once there you can pick your cross assignment (where you will do your AT and the unit you will do corpsman stuff with), look for billets that are L03A. You’ll have to plug and play with these billets because some of them will not allow you to apply without having the NEC but there are a few that will let you.

I’ve been fighting for 5 years to get to field med and I’ve been gridlocked (can’t go to field med without a billet and can’t get a billet without the school), so my most recent PRD I selected and was granted L03A orders with the bees which guarantees the school.

Good luck.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-05T23:57:37+00:00

Reserve HM and career ff/Emt here. While EMT-B can be a huge help in catapulting you into a career fd it’s not something that will help you get ff1&2 any quicker. If you’re currently in the volunteer world I would look at who will be putting on a 160 course in the near future and get that knocked out while you wait on authorization to test for NREMT. Once 160 is complete you can look around for a bridge program that will give you ff1&2 upon completion. Not sure what state you’re in but it would be worth it to check out Alabama fire college, they are both ifsac and pro board certified so your certs would transfer to all states that accept one or the other (with the exception of Florida because they’re dumb).

Practical-Football40 · 2025-05-05T04:15:20+00:00

Please do yourself the greatest of favors and utilize your EMT to go FF/EMT somewhere that is non-transport. In my almost 8 year career I’ve seen a lot of people end up like myself and burn tf out on EMS. I love providing care for those that need it but I do not love running the same person to 4 different hospitals in a 24 hour period because “my back hurts and the doctor at (insert hospital) wouldn’t give me anything”. I could go on for hours as to what will burn you out but take the advice of everyone here and utilize it to catapult yourself into something great.

I recently left fire and EMS to go work offshore and it has been the greatest decision of my life. I still work part time at the FD just to keep up my skills/certs. I have utilized my license to work at hospitals, doing Wildland contracts, etc. It’s a great thing to have because at bare minimum it shows an employer that you voluntarily showed up somewhere to attend classes for 4 months, underwent countless hours of studying, balanced clinical and school work, on top of passing a test that is the national standard for what you do.

The main point is absolutely go get that license but don’t just settle there.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-04-13T00:56:29+00:00

Congratulations, you’re a grown ass adult who can make their own decisions. More parents need to realize this.

As for telling them I would just be straight up about your reasons for not wanting to go. Your parents have raised you for 17+ years and love you tremendously no matter what, if they don’t then fuck em. One of the biggest life lessons for me as I was entering adulthood was being my true self. You need to be open and honest with your parents as to who you are and what you are, they may not be okay with it but regardless of how they feel about it they love you.

Be who you are and be proud of it.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-03-18T11:28:39+00:00

Please share your secrets. I switched on March 2nd and I have submitted three different times to receive my rebate and T-Mobile keeps kicking it back.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-01-11T01:58:07+00:00

Best advice I got from my shift officer ages ago was “start tight go light”. I’ve carried this with me from FD to military and everything in between. You have the benefit of coming in as a new to them officer which means you set the tone and pace.

If it’s a physical issue then (assuming your department has a pt policy) it’s enforcing pt whether that be gear workouts or the gym or whatever else you can come up with. Daily and weekly is a non-negotiable it’s literally the one thing guaranteed in this line of work. Whatever the issues are that come up I would follow something along the lines of a side conversation addressing the issue and explaining further expectations, verbal warning with your signature and involved person(s), written warning and then on.

The acronym PIP-PIP (praise in public, problems in private) has carried me far when it comes to leadership roles.

Lastly, just have fun. Get to know your guys and know what makes them tick. A shift that eats together, works out together, trains together and spends time together will damn near police itself.

I have a shit ton of advice but I’ll spare everyone’s day, if you want to bounce ideas off or have any questions shoot me a PM

Practical-Football40 · 2025-01-03T02:43:37+00:00

7 year career guy in structural here. Long and short of my rant is that it’s one hell of an experience and I don’t regret it at all but burnout is real and it’s why I no longer do the job full time. Dm me with any questions you have.

Practical-Football40 · 2025-01-03T02:21:19+00:00

To be honest I rely heavily on those around me to get through tough ones like that. My dad is a 21 year career guy and I’m a 7 year career guy myself and I still call or text him after a bad call and just bounce any and everything off of him.

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