[Matthew]

Originally Posted by Frank.S

Nice work. Swat stuff would be pretty cool in a way for sure.

I think its great your using your training for not only personal gain, but also you will be helping people in the future by training hard. Ive seriously considered quitting what im in now and becoming a firefighter for the sole reason. The money would be less, but I think it would be far more rewarding.

Thanks Frank.
Honestly, you spend a good portion of your life working, spend that time doing something you want to be doing.
You need to look ahead. Think 5 years from now - by that time you'll have had time to get settled in your job, whatever that may be. In one hand, you have the field of work you're currently in, and all the benefits and drawbacks of it. In the other hand you have firefighting, and all the benefits and drawbacks of that. Now, I don't give a shit about the pros and cons. I care about this: how do you feel about yourself in each line of work? Are you happy with your life? Are you proud of what you're doing, and are the people you're closest to proud of you? Do you dread your next day at work (like I currently do with my warehouse job), or do you still have that 'get-up-and-go' quality? And, can you build the life you want around your career, or will it get in the way?

One thing I'd like to say about firefighting and police work, is that they're both BAD jobs in the sense that you'll see things that people pray never to have to see, and you'll be right up there dealing with them.

I've thought about all these things, and it helped me see things a little more clearly. If I were hired as a police officer tomorrow I would be TERRIBLE at it. I would suck ass. I would probably run from any kind of confrontation, because today I'm a weak little coward.
But I know I have it in me to be better than that, and I will be, because this is what I want to do. There are no reasons to NOT do something that you want to do. Just figure out what the hell that is and DO IT dammit.

Sorry for rambling.
And sorry if you've already made up your mind

Originally Posted by missjane

It's really nice to see someone so young be so focused and mature.

Thanks. I was lost for a long while, having absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. It's good to finally have some direction in my life. I guess I can start growing up now..

Originally Posted by gobbla

good luck

This is a fun little book. It's not fantastic by any stretch but might be worth flipping through if you get bored at the book store.

Thanks gobbla. I think I'll have a look-see.