Hopes renewed

     I don’t know why, or how it happened, but my family found out I wanted to be an EMT. My dad laughed then told me that the only reason people become EMT’s is because their not smart enough to get a real degree. He honestly doesn’t think It’s the right choice for me. He said if I were to pursue it I would have to get my major in something else. He still wants me in web design….

     But two days later I talked to him as Priest Rix and not Dad, and he was much more helpful

     I talked with my dad about being an EMT and unlike last week when I talked to him about it, he was all for it. He must have been thinking about the decision on his own time. He said if anything it’s a great fall back. And that’s true. And that if I want to be an EMT I should strive to be the best. I only need to take two classes to get my license, but I should take ALL eight of the classes to be a specialized EMT. He also told me to use being an EMT not as a career, but a stepping-stone. If I get my EMT license, I can go down many other paths. He suggested search and rescue; I would start out in a voluntary group and be an EMT at the same time. Maybe someday get a dog and be a paid search and rescuer. I can also go for my pilot’s license if I like. And if I really want to go further he said I should join the National Guard, be a field medic or trauma medic, he said that’s the best. That’s right, National Guard! Its like hundreds light bulbs going off in my head all at once, I thought the only way for my dad to allow me to serve my country was to get into the academy, but now my dad said he would let me join the National Guard, how beautiful is that plan? Its everything I want. And I'm not done, while in school for being an EMT I'm going to get my degree in digital art/web design at the same time, because if anything I can make websites in my spare time (ha ha spare time, what’s spare time?) My dad owns five companies and he said if I get good he would hire me to do all of them and he would pay me thousands. I didn’t know web designers get paid thousands for simply designing and coding a webpage… I’ve been designing layouts for years…

     Anyway, the National Guard would offer a retirement program for me and all the benefits. I can also choose to work annually, two weeks a year, or monthly, two days and one weekend a month. This would let me serve and work as an EMT at the same time and only be called out in case of huge disaster or for my scheduled workdays.  

     The path isn’t set in stone, and more options may become available to me through the next couple years, but I think I'm going to go for it. Yes, I'm going for it.