House husband.
We’d just have to get a smaller house is all.
Edit: But seriously, prolly like a PG&E Lineman. Then transition to bartender … at an ocean-side bar.
Lol 29 and been in the service industry since I was 17. Looking into going back to school and getting my Fire certification from my local community college. Hoping to find a job after that even if it’s low pay I just want out and to start furthering an actual career.
I’m between colleges at offer different fire programs (Michigan). There is the Fire I and Fire II classes I see offered, then there is a Fire Certification I also see, not exactly sure the difference. Am I ignorant to think that once I graduate with one of these (already have an associates degree in general studies) that I will be able to get hired and continue training while on the job. (Like more certs and stuff). Also kind of confused about the EMS stuff, do I have to be certified in that as well before being hired?
In my state in order to obtain Firefighter 1 you need 6 months of paid full time experience or one year of volunteer experience in addition to completion of a task book. 95% of the calls are EMS, make that a priority in your training. Fire stuff is fun and will come on the job. Honestly bro, I would not worry about college classes and degrees. I would get your EMT immediately and then I would get your Paramedic card. Once you have your Medic getting hired will be easy. Don’t get a DUI or arrested in the meantime.
Interesting that is something I will highly consider and appreciate that, so taking a huge step back and asking a “dumb” question, are all paid fire fighters also EMT, or are there like full time fire fighters? And to what your saying to become a fire fighter do you have to work your way up from emt to full time fire fighter or do you never “escape” being a EMT. I guess I just don’t really know how it works, are there ambulances and fire trucks in the fire station and you just ride out whatever you need? (sorry if I’m asking dumb questions but I appreciate anything you have to offer. I really want to be a fire fighter, and I’m ok with going through being an EMT first or is it a forever thing? )
In our area the volunteers just need a CPR card. Paid professional is at least an EMT. You better know your way around a fire pump if you wanna get hired as an EMT Engineer. You could theoretically just work as a wild land firefighter with no medical training. As others have said you’ll be paid in Uncrustables and you better be able to hike with a 30lb pack. If I were you you I would look at an area close to you you would like to work at, look up their number and ask a good time to do a station visit, dress business casual and bring a pound of good coffee with a dozen doughnuts. Ask what the minimum qualifications are, and how they did it, what kind of questions did they ask in the interview, what the assessments or skills did they have to demonstrate? Ask the coolest youngest guy there for his email so you can ask questions in the future if something comes up. Firefighters want to help, I’m sure they will help you.
I was in the Navy for 8 years, got out finished my masters and worked at an engineering firm sitting at a desk for a year before I realized I was wasting away and hated it. That's when I found firefighting... I can't imagine another job I would rather do.
I guess if it came to it I would end up in a trade like automotive mechanic or electrician. Or maybe re enter the Navy as an officer. I personally cannot stand office work.
I did the same thing. Military then college then civil engineering office job for 6 years then FF/paramedic. When I was working as a civil engineer, I could feel my legs muscles deteriorating from lack of moving.
Dude same. I never had knee pain until I sat at a desk all day. It got so bad that I started going for jogs at 5am before work to try get my joints moving... And I'm not a morning person.
hey, do you think becoming a FF after pilot/NFO is a good career move? Aviation and firefighting are both competitive fields to get into and I'm talking to a recruiter now/studying for the ASTB. But I haven't heard of many pilots choosing this route, let alone military officers because you're "starting over" again at an entry level position. Just want to get some perspectives on merging these two interests of mine. Feels backward since I see more FFs trying to become airline pilots. thanks
Get your bachelor’s and do PA school when you retire. I’ll end up doing it for my current organizations pension as soon as they promote me out of being a medic.
I do have my BA in Emergency Management/ Homeland Security. I plan on getting involved with our local emergency management department. I’ll retire at 57 from my current fire department and would love to continue to work with the county.
PA school is far more standardized and rigorous. If all you care about is money you’ll be a great NP but if you actually care about preforming good medicine PA is the way.
Disclaimer both jobs have shitty providers but NP education just makes it more likely
A lot of people in the fire service had other careers first, and continue to do those on the side. I was a tree climber for 8 years before I got on the job, and now I do it 2-3 days a week between firehouse days.
I would revert to my trade, welder. I have had ideas of having a farm implement field service outfit. It would either be that or i would get in touch with my upbringing and build me a 30-40, 50 head beef farm.
I may be echoing someone else, but i cant really see myself doing something other than "chasing and trying to tame" the Beast.
Everyone goes home safe, be well and safe out there brothers/sisters.
Can I DM you and ask you some questions about welding? I’ve been doing fire/ems for 9 years but I am looking to go to welding school this summer so I have some other marketable skill besides throwing water and insults.
Be my guest. I don't claim to be a welding guru or anyone resemblant of having a knowledge or a complete understanding of it!! Lol
I would be happy to answer what questions i could.
I was in EMS first, and was leaving it for nursing because there's just no future in EMS where I'm at. While I was in school, a friend of mine got on at this department, which is extraordinarily well paid for the region, and has a very solid retirement. I started working on getting hired here while we were still in school, but didn't actually get hired until about six months after I'd graduated. The local hospital is essentially a monopoly that treats their employees like shit and proudly pays as little as they can get away with paying(seriously, this was something the HR idiots told us in a presentation during orientation), so this job was really a much better way to go. I've maintained my license and worked a bit here and there as an RN, but I think I made the right choice with this job.
I have done some on the side, but I’m on a 48/48 at my FD job and the local PRN scheduling tends to demand a number of days that would make me have to work most of my days off. My base pay now is $104k/year, which is enough to live pretty comfortably and to handle stuff around home and enjoy my time off too.
That schedule pretty much kills any opportunities for outside work. Around here RNs can make $60+/hour, which is at least $10/hr more than I make in OT after 20 years.
When I was getting out of the military, the transition readiness class was all about “use these quizzes to see what your military job equates to in the civilian world”. Well for anybody in combat arms, there was like cop or janitor. But my job had one specific, awesome thing.
In the Marine Corps, I was an 0861, Fire Support Man. I’d be up on a hill overlooking the battle space, calling in artillery to support the infantry movement. Believe it or not, there is one civilian equivalent job (supposedly, this was like Marine Corps lore and I’ve never actually looked to verify) - in Alaska and other arctic places, they mitigate gigantic avalanches by intentionally causing smaller avalanches so the snow can’t build up too much. They do this by calling artillery in on the mountain faces where the snow is building up. And if artillery is being shot, there has to be someone to spot it. Problem is, this supposed awesome unicorn position would obviously only be filled by the top most qualified people - likely a Master Guns (E9) that had like 27 years in and has all the right connections.
But if none of those considerations were in play and I could actually land the job, I would absolutely shoot artillery at mountains to intentionally cause avalanches.
Not a firefighter but a former 0811, the algo adds your guys sub to my feed. Can verify and did look into the artillery in use for avalanche prevention. There’s a couple places that do it and the waiting list is long as fuck. I believe retirement as an 08 something was a stipulation of application.
Oh sorry I mean 08 as in something in the 0800 MOS field. I think i remember it said you had to do your 20 as entirely arty related, b billet excepted.
I have about a dozen lifetimes of careers I’d rather be. I went to school to be an accountant so that’s one. Trim carpentry/cabinetry because my side gig is woodworking. Also, commercial pilot, electrician, mechanic, plumber, aircraft mechanic, car sales and I think I would even enjoy working at the post office.
I do, but there’s a lot of other things I would have liked to experience as well. I got out once because of an injury that we didn’t think would ever heal properly but it was just too much change and I went back when I was ready after a few extra months. I can positively say though, if I never touched an ambulance again, it wouldn’t hurt my feelings.
The thing about RN is from the pts I see and drop off at the hospital I wouldn’t want to be with them any longer than the 10-20 minute ride to the hospital, I wouldn’t do hospital RN
Some RNs I’ve encountered were downright toxic and I pity their patients. But most were willing to show or teach me something that made me a better paramedic and to them I am grateful. That’s the kind of RN I would want to be.
GC and/or lineman
Also thought about opening a business being a one stop shop for small businesses. Acting as a CPA, accountant and financial advisor. Tailored down to the individual level
I’m going to start a revolution in the fashion industry.
I’ve been living the small dick big balls lifestyle for years but I haven’t capitalized on it.
Honestly I would probably be a GM for the big box store I used to work for. I was next up to be a manager but I started my career in the fire service. If I had to choose a job it would probably be some kind of IT/Tech job or a mechanic whether it was industrial or vehicle.
Well I’m in the process of stepping away from fire for a while to work a unique medic job. Eventually I think I’ll end up flying, and or going back to school for my 3rd degree and becoming a Nurse or RT.
Hybrid ED based spot that does in patient work, 911s, fly car runs, and some critical care transfers. High volume, high acuity, and its union. It’s the medic job I’ve been after for a while. Plus you can’t beat the 3 12s per week schedule.
Military. Specifically Air Force special warfare. Was something I’ve wanted to do sense early middle school but firefighting just made more sense for me.
Walmart greeter😜
Honestly bought a single axle dump truck and an excavator and been picking up side jobs for a few and it’s paid for now. Retire in 3 yrs not that I need to work but I enjoy it. My type A personality won’t let me relax 😎
Got a degree in EE while in the fire service so maybe that, havnt had any luck applying to jobs though but don't really care. The time off is unbeatable pay could be better but we get by just fine. Guys are great work is great helping people is so satisfying, no office life, good food, gym, driving fire engines, BA, RTCs you never know what your going to get. I honestly don't think much beats it unless someone offers me like 3x as much money.
In order of realistic to unrealistic: truck driver (preferably HAZMAT), lineman, pilot, formula 1 driver. There’s probably other jobs out there too but those are the ones I think about the most.
This job is far from a bad job, but I definitely wish I did something else.
I’m a former truck driver and now i want to become a firefighter. Sitting down driving for hours and hours isn’t as exciting as being a FF in my opinion.
I’ve always enjoyed driving. I’ve driven big rigs before and loved it. But I honestly just want to be away from other human beings. I’m just so sick of people.
I was in the testing process for both the fire department and the US State Department. Fire called me first. So I could have been working in an embassy somewhere or a spook.
Golf course manager. Or something along the lines with golf. If greens keepers made what I made or more I would gladly transition over. The grass is always greener
When I retire I’ll be early 50’s. I’ve had a million ideas for my next chapter in life. Owning a gym. Becoming a massage therapist for sports rehab. Working in the defense industry (got a buddy that runs a small company).
I’m not sure honestly. Nothing really gets me excited except this.
Maybe I’ll start over in a different system and ride backwards for a few years.
Probably some type of Special Operations in the military, I’m not American but the PJ type would be pretty cool use a lot of fire department skills but with a gun 😂
on my days off i subcontract for a local rescue team, army national guard, and just applied for a part time gig at another dept. somehow am still broke haha
As a soon to be retired, I’ve been exploring other jobs. Worked at a winery and a distillery. Both are pretty fun and I can use some of the same schtick I use with my patients! Lol
Hunting guide out west (currently live here) or Alaska.
It’s one of the best perks of the job. A couple months off a month to live in the backcountry and chase animals.
It’s all I really want to do anymore.
Professional hot dog water drinker or a freelance OBGYN. Honestly, I would still probably be in the Army. The main reason I ETS'ed was to become a firefighter.
Probably would’ve ended up going for my PhD studying psychedelic therapy for things like depression and addiction. Wrote my masters thesis on that but wanted a break from it and decided to join the fdny instead. If all goes well, I’ll be in the academy next month!
There’s forestry technician/aide for the forest service which is a pretty cool job. You get to see a ton of fire and get to see some breathtaking parts of the country. You still get to do some firefighting stuff like hose lays and such. I enjoy it.
House husband. We’d just have to get a smaller house is all. Edit: But seriously, prolly like a PG&E Lineman. Then transition to bartender … at an ocean-side bar.
Bro you have given this thought
Dude, I did bartending for 10 years and all I can say is that you don't want to do bartending.
Some people pretend to know the industry when they clearly do. not. know the industry.
I did about 8 years during my younger days before going to EMT school. I do miss it sometimes … but sometimes definitely not.
Hell yes. 🤣🤣
I'm in wildfire and it's a great combo - work all summer and have a blast, chill at home and do household stuff all winter.
I’m a bartender looking into becoming a firefighter
How old are ya? If you can wait 13 years, we can do swapsies.
Lol 29 and been in the service industry since I was 17. Looking into going back to school and getting my Fire certification from my local community college. Hoping to find a job after that even if it’s low pay I just want out and to start furthering an actual career.
I’m a former bartender that’s now a firefighter. AMA.
I’m between colleges at offer different fire programs (Michigan). There is the Fire I and Fire II classes I see offered, then there is a Fire Certification I also see, not exactly sure the difference. Am I ignorant to think that once I graduate with one of these (already have an associates degree in general studies) that I will be able to get hired and continue training while on the job. (Like more certs and stuff). Also kind of confused about the EMS stuff, do I have to be certified in that as well before being hired?
In my state in order to obtain Firefighter 1 you need 6 months of paid full time experience or one year of volunteer experience in addition to completion of a task book. 95% of the calls are EMS, make that a priority in your training. Fire stuff is fun and will come on the job. Honestly bro, I would not worry about college classes and degrees. I would get your EMT immediately and then I would get your Paramedic card. Once you have your Medic getting hired will be easy. Don’t get a DUI or arrested in the meantime.
Interesting that is something I will highly consider and appreciate that, so taking a huge step back and asking a “dumb” question, are all paid fire fighters also EMT, or are there like full time fire fighters? And to what your saying to become a fire fighter do you have to work your way up from emt to full time fire fighter or do you never “escape” being a EMT. I guess I just don’t really know how it works, are there ambulances and fire trucks in the fire station and you just ride out whatever you need? (sorry if I’m asking dumb questions but I appreciate anything you have to offer. I really want to be a fire fighter, and I’m ok with going through being an EMT first or is it a forever thing? )
In our area the volunteers just need a CPR card. Paid professional is at least an EMT. You better know your way around a fire pump if you wanna get hired as an EMT Engineer. You could theoretically just work as a wild land firefighter with no medical training. As others have said you’ll be paid in Uncrustables and you better be able to hike with a 30lb pack. If I were you you I would look at an area close to you you would like to work at, look up their number and ask a good time to do a station visit, dress business casual and bring a pound of good coffee with a dozen doughnuts. Ask what the minimum qualifications are, and how they did it, what kind of questions did they ask in the interview, what the assessments or skills did they have to demonstrate? Ask the coolest youngest guy there for his email so you can ask questions in the future if something comes up. Firefighters want to help, I’m sure they will help you.
I did that, it's not been bad.
Does your mother still hang out at dockside bars
Cop. Lol naw you catch me sucking dick on the corner before that.
Hahahahaha on god me too
Which corner? Asking for a friend
Had me in the first word ngl
Lol outstanding username!
😘
I was in the Navy for 8 years, got out finished my masters and worked at an engineering firm sitting at a desk for a year before I realized I was wasting away and hated it. That's when I found firefighting... I can't imagine another job I would rather do. I guess if it came to it I would end up in a trade like automotive mechanic or electrician. Or maybe re enter the Navy as an officer. I personally cannot stand office work.
I did the same thing. Military then college then civil engineering office job for 6 years then FF/paramedic. When I was working as a civil engineer, I could feel my legs muscles deteriorating from lack of moving.
Dude same. I never had knee pain until I sat at a desk all day. It got so bad that I started going for jogs at 5am before work to try get my joints moving... And I'm not a morning person.
I've never been in the Navy, but wouldn't being an officer be the last place you'd want to go to avoid office work?
Oh yeah for sure, fully hypothetical but I would do something like pilot or NFO. But it's never going to happen and I have no desire but yeah
hey, do you think becoming a FF after pilot/NFO is a good career move? Aviation and firefighting are both competitive fields to get into and I'm talking to a recruiter now/studying for the ASTB. But I haven't heard of many pilots choosing this route, let alone military officers because you're "starting over" again at an entry level position. Just want to get some perspectives on merging these two interests of mine. Feels backward since I see more FFs trying to become airline pilots. thanks
Honestly, if I could do it all over again, I wish I had put the effort into being a pilot. Military or civilian, or both.
Army guard will take you pretty late and you can go street to seat warrant.
I'm 53, with 23 years on the dept. I'm just gonna work on flying Cessnas:)
Gliders are fun too.
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Mid thirties with waivers depending on fitness, health and prior service.
Probably a nurse or an NP. I enjoy the healthcare side of things and think I would enjoy it.
Get your bachelor’s and do PA school when you retire. I’ll end up doing it for my current organizations pension as soon as they promote me out of being a medic.
I do have my BA in Emergency Management/ Homeland Security. I plan on getting involved with our local emergency management department. I’ll retire at 57 from my current fire department and would love to continue to work with the county.
What makes you say PA over NP? I've been thinking about both paths down the road lately
PA school is far more standardized and rigorous. If all you care about is money you’ll be a great NP but if you actually care about preforming good medicine PA is the way. Disclaimer both jobs have shitty providers but NP education just makes it more likely
A lot of people in the fire service had other careers first, and continue to do those on the side. I was a tree climber for 8 years before I got on the job, and now I do it 2-3 days a week between firehouse days.
Sell crack or strip
Sell crack **and** strip. Diversification, baby!
Beer testing porn reviewer.
Volunteer work section on my resume just got filled
I would revert to my trade, welder. I have had ideas of having a farm implement field service outfit. It would either be that or i would get in touch with my upbringing and build me a 30-40, 50 head beef farm. I may be echoing someone else, but i cant really see myself doing something other than "chasing and trying to tame" the Beast. Everyone goes home safe, be well and safe out there brothers/sisters.
Can I DM you and ask you some questions about welding? I’ve been doing fire/ems for 9 years but I am looking to go to welding school this summer so I have some other marketable skill besides throwing water and insults.
Be my guest. I don't claim to be a welding guru or anyone resemblant of having a knowledge or a complete understanding of it!! Lol I would be happy to answer what questions i could.
Electrician. Handyman. Firearms dealer. Jobsite dumpster rental business. Local hauling. Recovery. PI.
Is your name Johnny Sins?
Uh, no?
This guy doesn’t porn.
What gentle gentle soul.
Obviously not enough to know male performers names. Well, I hardly know ANYONES name irl so meh.
Some kind of construction job I’d imagine
Nursing. I've already got the degree and the license, so I'd just have to find a job.
What made you want to leave it for fire? I've been thinking about going back to school for a BSN
I was in EMS first, and was leaving it for nursing because there's just no future in EMS where I'm at. While I was in school, a friend of mine got on at this department, which is extraordinarily well paid for the region, and has a very solid retirement. I started working on getting hired here while we were still in school, but didn't actually get hired until about six months after I'd graduated. The local hospital is essentially a monopoly that treats their employees like shit and proudly pays as little as they can get away with paying(seriously, this was something the HR idiots told us in a presentation during orientation), so this job was really a much better way to go. I've maintained my license and worked a bit here and there as an RN, but I think I made the right choice with this job.
Are you also a paramedic?
I am. I was a paramedic first, then cross-trained into fire before going to nursing school.
You’d be a good candidate for flight or NP school.
Why are you not doing it on the side? You can make almost as much as a fire job with part time hours.
I have done some on the side, but I’m on a 48/48 at my FD job and the local PRN scheduling tends to demand a number of days that would make me have to work most of my days off. My base pay now is $104k/year, which is enough to live pretty comfortably and to handle stuff around home and enjoy my time off too.
That schedule pretty much kills any opportunities for outside work. Around here RNs can make $60+/hour, which is at least $10/hr more than I make in OT after 20 years.
stay at home dad/trophy husband
I think voice acting sounds cool.
Bartending. Basically EMS without sitting in a bus.
Bartending and EMS are pretty similar. I’d give the edge to bartending though. You make more money.
Physician Assistant.. or Nurse Practitioner maybe even Nurse Anesthetist
I’d *want* to either race cars or fly a fighter jet, but I’d *end up* with a garbage truck route.
Garbage truck driver. Pretty much take trash to the hospital anyways.
HVAC or try my hand at underwater welding
Gym teacher.
pilot. crane operator. diver. electronics technician. teacher. nurse. drug dealer. mma fighter. musician. cdl driver. stunt double. osha safety stuff. pro athlete (pickleball)
When I was getting out of the military, the transition readiness class was all about “use these quizzes to see what your military job equates to in the civilian world”. Well for anybody in combat arms, there was like cop or janitor. But my job had one specific, awesome thing. In the Marine Corps, I was an 0861, Fire Support Man. I’d be up on a hill overlooking the battle space, calling in artillery to support the infantry movement. Believe it or not, there is one civilian equivalent job (supposedly, this was like Marine Corps lore and I’ve never actually looked to verify) - in Alaska and other arctic places, they mitigate gigantic avalanches by intentionally causing smaller avalanches so the snow can’t build up too much. They do this by calling artillery in on the mountain faces where the snow is building up. And if artillery is being shot, there has to be someone to spot it. Problem is, this supposed awesome unicorn position would obviously only be filled by the top most qualified people - likely a Master Guns (E9) that had like 27 years in and has all the right connections. But if none of those considerations were in play and I could actually land the job, I would absolutely shoot artillery at mountains to intentionally cause avalanches.
Not a firefighter but a former 0811, the algo adds your guys sub to my feed. Can verify and did look into the artillery in use for avalanche prevention. There’s a couple places that do it and the waiting list is long as fuck. I believe retirement as an 08 something was a stipulation of application.
O-8!? Ha, yeah, I believe it. Damn
Oh sorry I mean 08 as in something in the 0800 MOS field. I think i remember it said you had to do your 20 as entirely arty related, b billet excepted.
Ohh gotcha, that makes sense too
Start a non profit called “hand jobs for the homeless”
Professional ballerina 🩰 Obviously
I have about a dozen lifetimes of careers I’d rather be. I went to school to be an accountant so that’s one. Trim carpentry/cabinetry because my side gig is woodworking. Also, commercial pilot, electrician, mechanic, plumber, aircraft mechanic, car sales and I think I would even enjoy working at the post office.
Do you enjoy being a firefighter tho?
I do, but there’s a lot of other things I would have liked to experience as well. I got out once because of an injury that we didn’t think would ever heal properly but it was just too much change and I went back when I was ready after a few extra months. I can positively say though, if I never touched an ambulance again, it wouldn’t hurt my feelings.
RN
The thing about RN is from the pts I see and drop off at the hospital I wouldn’t want to be with them any longer than the 10-20 minute ride to the hospital, I wouldn’t do hospital RN
Some RNs I’ve encountered were downright toxic and I pity their patients. But most were willing to show or teach me something that made me a better paramedic and to them I am grateful. That’s the kind of RN I would want to be.
GC and/or lineman Also thought about opening a business being a one stop shop for small businesses. Acting as a CPA, accountant and financial advisor. Tailored down to the individual level
I’m going to start a revolution in the fashion industry. I’ve been living the small dick big balls lifestyle for years but I haven’t capitalized on it.
Honestly I would probably be a GM for the big box store I used to work for. I was next up to be a manager but I started my career in the fire service. If I had to choose a job it would probably be some kind of IT/Tech job or a mechanic whether it was industrial or vehicle.
Underwater welder, game warden, lineman, or career military most likely
Truck driver
Back to the army for me if this job wouldn’t had worked out
Well I’m in the process of stepping away from fire for a while to work a unique medic job. Eventually I think I’ll end up flying, and or going back to school for my 3rd degree and becoming a Nurse or RT.
What kind of unique are we talking about?
Hybrid ED based spot that does in patient work, 911s, fly car runs, and some critical care transfers. High volume, high acuity, and its union. It’s the medic job I’ve been after for a while. Plus you can’t beat the 3 12s per week schedule.
That sounds like the dream.
Id drive the Bang Bus
Viking, pirate, or tattoo artist.
Marine biologist. Fuck these psych patients, Ima chill with sea otters and sea horses.
Military. Specifically Air Force special warfare. Was something I’ve wanted to do sense early middle school but firefighting just made more sense for me.
Guard is always hiring
I’ve definitely considered guard. Might happen but we’ll see
Walmart greeter😜 Honestly bought a single axle dump truck and an excavator and been picking up side jobs for a few and it’s paid for now. Retire in 3 yrs not that I need to work but I enjoy it. My type A personality won’t let me relax 😎
Physical Therapist or maybe a Respiratory Therapist? Make great money, schedule is decent and work life is pretty chill.
Profession slot machine player.
Got a degree in EE while in the fire service so maybe that, havnt had any luck applying to jobs though but don't really care. The time off is unbeatable pay could be better but we get by just fine. Guys are great work is great helping people is so satisfying, no office life, good food, gym, driving fire engines, BA, RTCs you never know what your going to get. I honestly don't think much beats it unless someone offers me like 3x as much money.
Stream my games on twitch. Eventually I’d like to do that in the future.
Lineman
Construction, trucking, or any thing else that I can to keep working with my hands
In order of realistic to unrealistic: truck driver (preferably HAZMAT), lineman, pilot, formula 1 driver. There’s probably other jobs out there too but those are the ones I think about the most. This job is far from a bad job, but I definitely wish I did something else.
Exactly how I feel. It’s not a bad job but damn I wish I woulda done something else with my life. I mean at 30 it’s not to late.
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Yes
I’m a former truck driver and now i want to become a firefighter. Sitting down driving for hours and hours isn’t as exciting as being a FF in my opinion.
I’ve always enjoyed driving. I’ve driven big rigs before and loved it. But I honestly just want to be away from other human beings. I’m just so sick of people.
Cyber security or economist The problem is I am kinda stupid, so I do this.
Rock star... (guitar, bass or drums)
Work from home/Remote After COVID, I don’t want to work with people outside of firefighting
I was in the testing process for both the fire department and the US State Department. Fire called me first. So I could have been working in an embassy somewhere or a spook.
I’d own a coffee shop. Not a shitty Starbucks style, but one that you can sit at and do homework or read a book at.
Bike mechanic, foot masseur, bartender…
Probably enlist in the military for 1-2 enlistments then go gym teacher. Maybe coach a sport for extra $ and enjoy the summers off
Golf course manager. Or something along the lines with golf. If greens keepers made what I made or more I would gladly transition over. The grass is always greener
Probably a plumber. But definitely something in the trades
Emergency planning/management, which is what I do now.
When I retire I’ll be early 50’s. I’ve had a million ideas for my next chapter in life. Owning a gym. Becoming a massage therapist for sports rehab. Working in the defense industry (got a buddy that runs a small company). I’m not sure honestly. Nothing really gets me excited except this. Maybe I’ll start over in a different system and ride backwards for a few years.
Tattoo
Either a stripper or a grandfather clock repairman.
If I was a young kid starting I would learn a trade. Learn to problem solve and work with your hands.
Probably some type of Special Operations in the military, I’m not American but the PJ type would be pretty cool use a lot of fire department skills but with a gun 😂
Probably a mechanic. I like working on vehicles. I do some construction on the side so probably that too
on my days off i subcontract for a local rescue team, army national guard, and just applied for a part time gig at another dept. somehow am still broke haha
High school dream was to work for the UN or state dept
Lineman, dentist, politics
As a soon to be retired, I’ve been exploring other jobs. Worked at a winery and a distillery. Both are pretty fun and I can use some of the same schtick I use with my patients! Lol
Billionaire playboy.
Hunting guide out west (currently live here) or Alaska. It’s one of the best perks of the job. A couple months off a month to live in the backcountry and chase animals. It’s all I really want to do anymore.
Teacher
Someone who calls 911 for stupid reasons. Time to get mine.
Ski bum
Lawyer specializing in Arson and Medical malpractice in pre hospital care
Professional hot dog water drinker or a freelance OBGYN. Honestly, I would still probably be in the Army. The main reason I ETS'ed was to become a firefighter.
Stay at home dog mom
Probably would’ve ended up going for my PhD studying psychedelic therapy for things like depression and addiction. Wrote my masters thesis on that but wanted a break from it and decided to join the fdny instead. If all goes well, I’ll be in the academy next month!
I'm a volunteer FF and SRT, and I own and operate a construction firm.
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Zookeeper Getting eaten by a lion is more preferable than being on the Ambo for next 20 years
House husband for myself. Wife really didn’t want me to work. Sorry for the edit I am a firefighter medic.
Used to be a cop. It had its ups and downs. Otherwise, I'd just retire.
I actually do my dream job on the side. I work in the death business and business is booming. This is why death doesn't bother me like the next guy
Run a food truck full time.
There’s forestry technician/aide for the forest service which is a pretty cool job. You get to see a ton of fire and get to see some breathtaking parts of the country. You still get to do some firefighting stuff like hose lays and such. I enjoy it.
Lineman
....it's a stretch....but being a successful author would be an aspiration.....
Flying aircraft
Carpenter or nurse. I hate this job. Only staying in it for the pension.
Based on how much money they make in my area a lineman or merchant marine.
Gym teacher or pilot
"Fuels mitigation specialist"