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Dilema!
14 years ago
Woah, well first of all. Nice helmet shots! Sorry I didn't get around to replying to them all... yet. Look nice!
Well with all the swift upward movement in my department, an Engineer test may be reopened. Im already certified ADO P & A. Now here are the pros and cons of this possible event.
Pros:
If selected, I'll be engineer.
Higher pay.
One step closer to Captain.
etc.
Cons:
No more going interior.
Fun for the first 15 minutes... then Im stuck at the pump panel and not inside the house.
Not really on the ambulance anymore.
etc.
Heres another factor in the equation. We've produced a lot of young captains and battalion chiefs to the point where rank advancement might plateau for a long while... so if I don't press on to engineer... I'd be stuck as a fireman for a possible 5 years to eternity.
I've only been a firefighter for 3 years.
Wonderful choices :P
Well with all the swift upward movement in my department, an Engineer test may be reopened. Im already certified ADO P & A. Now here are the pros and cons of this possible event.
Pros:
If selected, I'll be engineer.
Higher pay.
One step closer to Captain.
etc.
Cons:
No more going interior.
Fun for the first 15 minutes... then Im stuck at the pump panel and not inside the house.
Not really on the ambulance anymore.
etc.
Heres another factor in the equation. We've produced a lot of young captains and battalion chiefs to the point where rank advancement might plateau for a long while... so if I don't press on to engineer... I'd be stuck as a fireman for a possible 5 years to eternity.
I've only been a firefighter for 3 years.
Wonderful choices :P
Delfi
~delfi
Pump operator is probably THE most important job on the engine.
Frizzlewolf
~frizzlewolf
i still havent uploaded my helment pic yet DX lol but i would say go for it!!! take that test and if your second due you would still have a chance to go inside!!!!!! Get a volunteer that you trust to do the pump panel!! XD
