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I am looking forward to becoming an EMT-B as soon as I can, but I'm having trouble getting accepted into a program.
I wear a skirt as part of my beliefs and so would wear a skirt on the job. I've worked in the medical field since I was 16 and up until now it has never been a problem. It is state law that EMT's wear pants, so I got uniform pants and I wear a uniform skirt over them along with the uniform shirt.
When I first contacted the instructor of the basic class I was interested in, he told me that no department would ever accept someone working in a skirt. So I went to my dad's chief and board. I got accepted to go with them, pending the training. I also went to the top OSHA person in the state and got his approval.
I've done ride alongs so that the paramedics and chief could see that I presented no safety hazard even with a skirt. But I still can't get the instructor to accept me into the program.
Should I try every other program in the state? Wait until my dad's department offers the class, maybe in a couple years? Give up my dream? Any suggestions? And how would you feel about working with someone who wore a skirt?
I wear a skirt as part of my beliefs and so would wear a skirt on the job. I've worked in the medical field since I was 16 and up until now it has never been a problem. It is state law that EMT's wear pants, so I got uniform pants and I wear a uniform skirt over them along with the uniform shirt.
When I first contacted the instructor of the basic class I was interested in, he told me that no department would ever accept someone working in a skirt. So I went to my dad's chief and board. I got accepted to go with them, pending the training. I also went to the top OSHA person in the state and got his approval.
I've done ride alongs so that the paramedics and chief could see that I presented no safety hazard even with a skirt. But I still can't get the instructor to accept me into the program.
Should I try every other program in the state? Wait until my dad's department offers the class, maybe in a couple years? Give up my dream? Any suggestions? And how would you feel about working with someone who wore a skirt?