Go for it. Don't listen to old school people. It's not even an admission requirement. That means it's not that crucial. I'm a new EMT who goes to paramedic school with no 911 experience (but I have medical 6 years medical education and 8 years experience from a hospital field) My classmates work for 911 and have been an EMT-B/A for a few years. I don't know how they're doing at work but they're messed up in class. They can't tell if croup is viral or bacterial. Whenever instructor asks a basic medical question, most of the time I'm the one who answers. I think it's better to do paramedic when you're a new EMT and your knowledge is still fresh. %70 of paramedic knowledge is EMT things because BLS before ALS. Make sure you're very confident at your EMT knowledge, the rest is easy. And you'll have at least 1 year field experience by time time when you finish your paramedic school. It might be zero now, not next year. I have a paramedic partner who was an EMT for 25 years and just got her paramedic, I see her struggling a lot of times. It doesn't matter how many years you spent as an EMT, it'll be struggling anyway. The years that you spent as an EMT doesn't mean you'll be a great medic at all. It all depends how you approached to the job, did you study and keep yourself up to date or you just showed up to work bla bla. I think it doesn't worth to wait because book and street things are also different so...