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I just graduated high school, and I'm registering for fall classes for college. BUT, I'm stuck. My ultimate goal is to become a Flight Nurse. I just don't know what route to take to get there. I've read multiple different things saying that it is a lot easier for RNs to get into the field than it is for Paramedics. I just didn't know if I could get in any easier if I got my Associate's in Nursing, then went to school for EMT, then got my Bachelor's in Nursing? Or go for EMT then Bachelor's? Or just get my RN and forget the EMT? I'm just so confused on what to do... PLEASE HELP. It's greatly apperciated!

If that is the case all it actually indicates is that the local programs are poorly designed and constructed courses, inadequately delivered. Here's a clue does anywhere else in the world actually mandate a period working at a lower level (in a substantive role - rather than as part of the training pathway having hired you as a Trainee Paramedic) before progressing to paramedic, or have they grown out of this ... ditto with other roles in healthcare ?

It depends where you are. The requirements vary widely from state to state on who is allowed to ride on helicopters. Some states just require an EMT-P, while other states (like here in CT) require an RN or RT. Figure out where you want to work first, find out what kind of training they want, and then start developing a plan. **Also general advice-- make sure you get some time working with patients before you commit yourself to anything. EMS (even flight EMS) is oftentimes not what people think it is. You are VERY young yet. Your best bet honestly is probably to just go to college and get a bachelors degree- then after that if you still want to ride helicopters then fine tune from there out. Realize now that you will probably change your mind 10 times over the next 4 years, so concentrate on keeping doors open.

No one should go straight from emt to medic. You need time in the back of a bus (ambulance) by yourself with a patient in need to have the clinical experience to make you ready to be a decent medic.