Bino, rate your experiences thus far in the Fire&Rescue field

[hanselthecaretaker]

Pro's and Con's, it'd be interesting to hear.

Go...

 

[binö]

sweet, memememmeemmememmememme thread!!@#@!#!@#

pros-
fun work, for the first time ever i don't mind working
each day is a new adventure
paid to phyiscally train...no longer do i train just for selfish reasons, i train to be a better crewmember
people revere you, when i'm in uniform and around town people are always giving props
plus, lotsa free food and other consumer benefits when in uni
a real sense of teamwork and commraderie

cons-
money is decent, but not great...though i've saved a lotta loot, i've had to bust my ass for it
seen some pretty nasty shit, for example a guy fell off a ladder and knocked his head real hard. and another guy had a heart attack and i was there to witness it all. as of yet no car accidents but we are prepared
strict chain of command, little room for individuality
the labor and sweat wears on a bro, not sure if i could do this job when i'm 40
you'd think the gov't bennys would be good, but they suck, though the pension is good

i'll add more as i think of them

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

sweet, memememmeemmememmememme thread!!@#@!#!@#

pros-
fun work, for the first time ever i don't mind working
each day is a new adventure
paid to phyiscally train...no longer do i train just for selfish reasons, i train to be a better crewmember
people revere you, when i'm in uniform and around town people are always giving props
plus, lotsa free food and other consumer benefits when in uni
a real sense of teamwork and commraderie

cons-
money is decent, but not great...though i've saved a lotta loot, i've had to bust my ass for it
seen some pretty nasty shit, for example a guy fell off a ladder and knocked his head real hard. and another guy had a heart attack and i was there to witness it all. as of yet no car accidents but we are prepared
strict chain of command, little room for individuality
the labor and sweat wears on a bro, not sure if i could do this job when i'm 40
you'd think the gov't bennys would be good, but they suck, though the pension is good

i'll add more as i think of them

"must spread k..." interesting for sure. How long you have to be in to be a lock for the pension? Sounds like the biggest challenge could be how long can the body hold out to secure smooth sailing in the golden years.

 

[binö]

"must spread k..." interesting for sure. How long you have to be in to be a lock for the pension?

only 20 yrs
short cause the nature of the work