10-11-2009, 12:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-11-2009, 12:20 PM by cookderosa.)
Hey!!! Three of you!! Awesome. And to Schoeppner, I'm glad I have helped and happy to see you posting!
My son is a freshman in high school (homeschooled), so he may change his mind. However, he has been talking a great deal about becoming a fireman. He is for sure interested in the helping professions, and is working on getting his CPR/LifeGuard so he can do that next summer.
I took him to meet an old friend (fire capt of our city, but also an ex-boyfriend from before I got married, so while I can ask him for help, I don't want to ask him too much if you know what I mean- I don't want it to get uncomfortable). My old friend was very helpful at getting me pointed in the right direction, but I still have a lot of questions. (I'm NOT a micro-manager-mom, I'm just able to do some school planning for him until he is a bit older)
Here is a really rough plan read it all the way through- what do you guys think?
Now: working on general education CLEPs intermixed with his school work. Summers he plans to work as a lifeguard and I thought he could take some of the free online NFA classes just for fun. (and maybe APUS credit?)
at high school graduation: take the 3 semester EMT-Paramedic program (local) It was suggested that the EMT is almost a requirement anymore, and that Basic/Intermediate are not enough to get work, so Paramedic is the better route (true?)
after paramedic graduation enroll at APUS (or similar) American Public University System and complete a BS in Fire Science. *his gen eds would be finished ahead of time, so it would be the core that he would work on- estimate aprox 1 year*
By following that sequence, he would have his EMT-Paramedic and BS Fire Science in about 3 years and would be about 20 years old.
Now- while this sounds fine and good, I get the feeling that firemen don't enroll in fire science programs BEFORE working as a fireman! What I don't understand is where the working/on the job/etc all fits into the puzzle. I need a better understanding of the whole process, it seems like everything I read on line is a little different- so I don't really know what I don't know :confused:
He also has mentioned being a fireman in the armed forces- is that something you would do after earning your degree or before? (I realize that's a whole 'nother question!)
My son is a freshman in high school (homeschooled), so he may change his mind. However, he has been talking a great deal about becoming a fireman. He is for sure interested in the helping professions, and is working on getting his CPR/LifeGuard so he can do that next summer.
I took him to meet an old friend (fire capt of our city, but also an ex-boyfriend from before I got married, so while I can ask him for help, I don't want to ask him too much if you know what I mean- I don't want it to get uncomfortable). My old friend was very helpful at getting me pointed in the right direction, but I still have a lot of questions. (I'm NOT a micro-manager-mom, I'm just able to do some school planning for him until he is a bit older)
Here is a really rough plan read it all the way through- what do you guys think?
Now: working on general education CLEPs intermixed with his school work. Summers he plans to work as a lifeguard and I thought he could take some of the free online NFA classes just for fun. (and maybe APUS credit?)
at high school graduation: take the 3 semester EMT-Paramedic program (local) It was suggested that the EMT is almost a requirement anymore, and that Basic/Intermediate are not enough to get work, so Paramedic is the better route (true?)
after paramedic graduation enroll at APUS (or similar) American Public University System and complete a BS in Fire Science. *his gen eds would be finished ahead of time, so it would be the core that he would work on- estimate aprox 1 year*
By following that sequence, he would have his EMT-Paramedic and BS Fire Science in about 3 years and would be about 20 years old.
Now- while this sounds fine and good, I get the feeling that firemen don't enroll in fire science programs BEFORE working as a fireman! What I don't understand is where the working/on the job/etc all fits into the puzzle. I need a better understanding of the whole process, it seems like everything I read on line is a little different- so I don't really know what I don't know :confused:
He also has mentioned being a fireman in the armed forces- is that something you would do after earning your degree or before? (I realize that's a whole 'nother question!)
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