Aidey
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That quote is slightly paraphrased because the text article isn't online yet, but I'm watching something on CNN about the problems facing vets in the job market.
One of the complaints is that military experience doesn't count towards civilian certifications. Patty Murray, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affaris commented that the military medics working 24/7 in a battlefield aren't eligible to become paramedics, and can't even become ambulance drivers without redoing all their training.*
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all 68Ws required to have their NREMTB? Don't some 30 odd states take the NREMT for their EMT B certification? Aren't there bridge programs to paramedic for those who were a combat medic?
I don't have a problem with trying to get vets into civilian jobs, but the whole bit seemed poorly researched which irked me.
*No one mentioned the whole medical/trauma thing for the record.
One of the complaints is that military experience doesn't count towards civilian certifications. Patty Murray, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affaris commented that the military medics working 24/7 in a battlefield aren't eligible to become paramedics, and can't even become ambulance drivers without redoing all their training.*
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all 68Ws required to have their NREMTB? Don't some 30 odd states take the NREMT for their EMT B certification? Aren't there bridge programs to paramedic for those who were a combat medic?
I don't have a problem with trying to get vets into civilian jobs, but the whole bit seemed poorly researched which irked me.
*No one mentioned the whole medical/trauma thing for the record.
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