Rastus

Thank you all for your input. Please excuse the thread necromancy, I've been busy with an NCO School that I was organizing and just got home a few hours ago. But I didn't want you all to think I threw my hissy fit and ran. I read everyones input very carefully and I've learned from it. I really appreciate you all taking time from your schedules to share your thoughts and experience. As far as the tongue-in-cheek comments about me being a CAPSAR nazi and false experience...once again, thank you for being so honest, but frankly I'd say you had some bad experiences with cadets. Please understand every unit, group, and Wing work on different levels with different focuses and expectations. I take the time to say this for the sake of the Civil Air Patrol, not myself. When I run an event on a JMTC and have Range Control NCOs, Admin Personnel, and OCS instructors tell me that our team operates on an exemplary level, that says to that me we're not having false experience. We absolutely do work with the military in my Wing, not just ogle them from the side lines. We'll be doing a joint training operation with the National Guard soon. That being said, I'm done with any banter. Even if you have a distaste for my nature or the things I've said, please don't judge this outstanding organization based on the small bits of information I've given or that you've heard. I apologize for any cheeky comments. I graduated recently and got my CNA License in preparation for a career as an RN, should I go that route. Explained above. I didn't want to take five minutes to reply and have my response be sloppy or poorly thought out. Back on topic; I'm currently in contact with a Master Combat Arms instructor I met last year that's had experience as an Army Medic and a Corpsman (yes, all of these. I was a little scared when he went through his background with me). He and I are going to work together to figure out what's best for me in the near future. He and I have worked together long enough that he understands what I'm about, and my background. So thank you for your comments, but I'm going to go ahead and step out. This isn't the environment I'm looking for in a forum. -Rastus EDIT: Missing content, formatting error.

D= Forgive my preclusion. Also sisters, mothers, aunts, nieces, wives, and in-laws!

Thank you all, especially you akflightmedic. As for all the comments about me needing a taste of basic and the microscopic level at which my post was picked apart, no one will believe me if I bother telling you. But I've trained with PJs, Recon Marines, Seals, Sergeant Majors, and field grade officers in every branch. They're all just as ruthless as doczilla, and have taught me to do the same when necessary. But they do it for a reason, not because they feel like they can. They realize they're working with young men and women who are making the effort to go above and beyond their call, when they could be eating donuts and playing xbox. NOW, surely we're done with all that. Ak, everyone else who was trying to help, thank you. I suppose I originally made this post because I've gone though some drastic changes lately, and I'm now considering the military as a career option. However, so many people get washed out, burned out, or injured. Due to this they fall out of the military and get a job they don't truly enjoy, or that doesn't pay all too well. However, if I can get valid experience in the military as a medical professional, that's a great experience and opportunity to serve my country. After which, if I really enjoy it, I could make some money for the future and do something I really enjoy, which is working hard. I'm not out to be a mercenary, or a hotshot carrying a big gun. But..I recently read that 50% of all deaths in combat are due to uncontrolled hemorrhaging. If that's the case, how many fathers and brothers and husbands could I send home alive? It's not just about the money or the résumé, I love the medical world, and I love the idea of truly helping someone. I don't really know what I want to do. I know I'm going to start general education for college in September. If I choose to go military after that, I'll do so enlisted. Since I hit officer about a year ago in CAP, I can get an advanced rank out of boot camp in the Army or Airforce. From there I could use the GI Bill to get my RN, or reenlist and go for a contracting job down the road.

Feeling pretty talked down too Doc. With all the of topic (non-EMT) topics, constant cracking of jokes, and even your reply..I felt just fine being a little loose in my post. But if you need official correspondence I suppose it can be arranged. Really? Comments like this are what make people drop their hopes and dreams. Obviously not me, I mean I really couldn't care less if someone thinks I'm in it for the wrong reason. I know that CAP is not the military. I'm not a child, even though I'm young. I've worked with the "real" military for three years now. PJOC was no joke, and my classmates and I were informed up-front that parts of it were on-par with indoc. I'm not a kiddie with a fake MP5 and a foot long rambo knife hoping to kick in some commie's door. I'm a professional who got a head start and wants to act on something he's developed a passion for. It's very difficult to get anything good out of a post filled with condescending remarks and undue judgment. Now that we've gotten all of the troll-esque bickering done with, thank you very much for your answers. They did help. I am once again irked by your comments about my wanting to recreate the hollywood image of mercs. So let me clarify in saying that I thrive on detail oriented work. I script websites, plan large scale events for my entire state through CAP, I'm a fire explorer, and I love putting in hard work. I realize all of these accomplishments may seem diminished to one of your status, but they're really something to behold for a seventeen year old kid. I didn't do all of this thinking I was the bomb, I did it so that I could stay ahead of everyone else when I hit the real world. Thanks in advance to anyone with more information. I really do appreciate it.

Sup folks, I'm pretty young. I'm 17, but I have a lot of experience behind me and big aspirations. I've been a member of the Civil Air Patrol for six years now, and I'm currently a CNA. I had my heart set on a civilian ER nurse for quite a while, but I really am already a military man at heart. I thrive in that life style. I'm currently researching contract work overseas. One could literally retire early on that. So the questions are: • Aside from pararescue (because I know ALL about it, and want nothing to do with it) what emergency medicine is there in the military? Do combat medics get paid more than the typical NCO? • Say I got my RN and Paramedic over the next three years, and then enlisted. What position would be ideal? Would I be better off just getting an EMTB license if I want to be a combat medic? • Realistically, what are the odds of actually getting a contract in the middle east (or anywhere else) doing medic work? • How good is the GI bill, really? I mean I've read all about it. But none of the guys I know care about college yet. Do you really just get your college paid for? I could, in theory, go play in the sandbox, make a few bucks, and then come back and get my RN degree and settle down. I dunno. I'm just sitting here realizing it's time to start thinking hard about these things. And I know what I like. Which is medical work, the military, and money. The only time those three coincide is with organizations like blackwater. (err.."UStraining")