Son going into military......

[cookie62]

He will be taking his medic training at Ft Sam Houston in San Antonio Tx if you will want to visit him when he gets there.

He goes to Fort Jackson in SC for basic, our other two also went there. Then goes to Sam Houston for 16 weeks.

[GASPASSERDELUXE]

Ft Sam is consolidating all medical training for all the services there. There is going to be a net increase of personel and new jobs there numbering in the 10,000 mark. The construction is so bad i won't even go over there any more. The hospital is being doubled in size. I glad I'm on medicare now and can stay away from there.

[Frosty]

Congratulations & give your son a job well done from me, not many kids now-a-days are willing to step up to the plate. My son joined the Marines 1.5 yrs ago (artillary) & I am very proud of what he has become, not that I wasn't proud of him before.
The Marines take good care of and watch out for the corpsman just as if they were one their own because they want them their when they get hit, I'm sure the army does the same.
The training your son receives will help and give him an edge up on the others if and when he returns to civi life and wants to pursue a career as a firefighter, he may choose to make the military his career. I've been a professional F/F for 29 yrs., not an officer but a 56 yr. old tailboarder and I'm loving it! Again wish your son the best of luck with his decision and his future career choice

[kmitch200]

Make sure your son knows that the only training that transfers over to civilian EMS is basic EMT.

He will still have to take a paramedic training course, even though he will have already been using the same skills, but it will be a breeze for him.
Just don't want him to be blindsided by the nonsensical bureaucracy.

I wish him well. Some of my firefighter/medic partners that were combat medics were great to work with.