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I'm also a small female and although I didn't have to pass a PAT for my job I have upped my training based on what the job actually requires. I've had a lot of success with a really solid crossfit program that is heavy on olympic lifts and super crazy about good form. Proper nutrition...

I'm about your size...5'4 125 and I lift to make sure I can do what I need to do and not get hurt. The thing that has increased my grip strength the most...imo....has been pull ups. I use Russian kettlebell workouts instead of the Olympic style that I started with and I feel that it has made me...

All true. :) I can recognize these traits in some of my favorite supervisors.

I say go for it. It's the best thing I've ever done and I LOVE my job. I wish that rescue was something I'd gone ahead and pursued when I was young. I know that it depends a lot on where you find work, but it IS possible to find make a career out of it while you're pursuing more education...

I have been very blessed, but I didn't realize it until hearing other folks talk about their service. I work in an area that services a large interstate, rural area, college, and city. We only run two ambulances, and we run about 65 calls a week all of which actually need an ambulance. So...

I just read the book and talked with my classmates. I know a lot of folks used flash cards for definitions. I also used an online nremt prep site that I think was helpful in pointing out what I didn't know. :) Good Luck!

I LOVE it! :rofl:

Oh, and there are a lot of different training opportunities. I went to SOLO and was beyond impressed with them. It was an epic trip. :) Before them I was a WMI advocate because my WFR instructors had gone there. But after my experience on the Conway campus I can wholeheartedly recommend...

Some of the seasonal jobs can pay enough to make it through the year and once you get into the field there become a lot of opportunities available as long as your able to move with them.

I'm headed to the WMI in Oct. I chose it because 3 of my instructors have taken several courses with them and they are amazing.