Sick Medic

Thanks for all the great advice, I will consider everything you guys have said. Originally I wanted to know how to tell a potential employer about my plans to attend class, and I got some great advice. Im going to be upfront from the door with that. To be a paramedic or not to be? Yeah your right my mind is made up 9 times out of 10 Im taking full advantage of that free class next year. I am going to apply for nursing and Sonography in May evan though my prerequisite's arent finished, if i get accepted I'll take that route,if not then Paramedic it is. I always think for myself, i always make mistakes there mine to make. Im ex military, Coast Gaurd, I finished training in Cape May New Jersey and hit the fleet, full of excitement. Would you belive the Coast Gaurd is full of guys that hate their job. Finished my contract got out sold cars. Would you belive some salespeople hate their job? Began working at AT&T would you belive people at AT&T hate their job too. No wonder paramedics hate theirs. LOL you guys might let me have it for that. I appreciate all the advice really. EMS is not the place to hang your hat for 20 years. Most Paramedics would have just became RN's. 46 young hit it on the head, there are other factors. If i could go straight to PA school with out taking this Algerbra course I would. My Dad always says "Do what you can until you can do something better" excuse the typos on my iphone

Thanks for the insight,I think its best to be upfront with my intentions. As far as my plan sucking, Im open to any suggestions for improvement. The Tech school starts Jan,10,2011. I will be finishing prerequisite courses for the rest of 2010. I was doing a cool 12hr a quater but with the new edition, I've scaled back to 1 class a quater. At this rate its going to take about a year to finish my final classes. The paramedic course will meet Mon and Wen for 12 months. A state funded grant will make it totaly free. Just pass the class. I have only spoke with one paramedic who didnt tell me to skip it, a go straight to nursing. Why are those guys so glum? Nursings going to take two years anyway, PA.two and a half. Im going to have to work during that time. I've talked to a couple guys and girls at one of the local services. Many of them are doing exzactly what I plan to do. They say it's not easy, but possible. Sorry Pilgram, looks like there's gonna be one more PARAGOD jumping off the truck trying to work his way through school?

Im new to the site but already excited about it. Like many EMT's I have my eyes on bigger fish, I would love to be a Emt forever, would evan do it for free but its understood that we are underpaid, so RN or Rad Tech or RTT may evan do PA who knows. Expecting my first child going to be a girl, yeah Im the MAN, so after I get my EMT-I its off to the local tech school for a year to become a paramedic. If it was just me I would probaly call it a day after that but since I want the best for wife and child I might need a little more $$cheese. So the plan is work as EMT become Paramedic work as Paramedic become a RN or PA. This is my three year plan. Here is the thing, How do I walk on a interview and say, yeah I want to work for your company but my schooling comes first. Maybe work part time? Im sure someone out there did this and made it look easy.