Oh Judy I just don't know what we would do without you!
and FairY I got her in the box and sent her via freight, it'll save a few dollars over an actual "person" plane ticket:P
CD, that is a loaded question but I will help all I can. First, of all I need to tell you I am not familiar with how EMT's are trained or hired in New Jersey (thats where your at right? sorry:P ) A city may have an academy that they will pay for a person who has been hired to go through for training, this is usually the case in larger cities (100,000+ people). The flip side of that is they may hire only people that are cert. EMT's, if this is the case a person would have to go through, and probably pay for, training on their own. The best thing would be to simply go for a visit to a local ambulance base and just chat with the employees to see how the training and hiring process works where you are. Taking a visit there will be your best asset and your son would be able to learn a TON about the "getting there" phase and also if he would like to be in EMS, it is a very demanding career, physically and mentally, the pay is not nearly what it should be for the responsibility he would have, and the respect for EMS is not really there with alot of people or other professions. BUT it is one of the most rewarding careers (non-monetary) I can imagine..Last night we saved the life of a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. How many people can say that they have had that experience, to know what its like to help someone in that way. I could go on and on about the negatives, but the pros far outweigh the cons and if its what he wants he will LOVE it! So I hope that helps for a small start, if you could let me know what city you live in, or which he would possibly like to work in, and I have some channels I can go through and find out quite a bit more information for you on how it works there, my treat:)