i asked this before but did not get enough answers im looking to go into the air force for Fire Protection or the navy for Emergency, Fire & Rescue witch is a better branch for this job??? im also thinking about In Flight Refueling not sure what to do and what branch to join. i dont care about being out to sea also
when i said i dont care about beeing out to sea i ment it does not matter to me i love the water just a much as the land i want to know what service i will enjoy more by doing this job
For intensity of fire-fighting training, the Navy is IT. Look at it this way; When you’re on a ship at sea, EVERYONE fights fires. It is a regular part ongoing training in the Navy, from boot camp until the day you leave the service. Everyone learns how to fight all 4 classes of fires. The limitation is that Navy firefighting is focused on SHIPBOARD fire-fighting, including burning aircraft, not wooden structures, so some of the techniques don’t carry-over. The rating in the Navy that specializes in such is Damage Controlman. If, by in-flight refueling, you mean being the boom-operator on a big flying tanker, that is strictly Air Force, and requires lots of specialized training. WHY you "dont care about being out to sea" wasn’t explained, so I can’t speak to that, save to say that if you join the Navy, be prepared to go to sea, ESPECIALLY as a Damage Controlman.
May 10th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Everyone in the Navy is a firefighter. If you want to do Fire Rescue type work, though, I’d probably go with the Air Force. They do more of the Search and Rescue type stuff.
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May 10th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Air Force gernerally has a higher quality of life for its Airman then the Navy. So that is a good reason to go Air Force. On the flipside, doing a few sea tours in the Navy you’ll see the world…something you might have the oppertunity to do with the job you want to do in the Air Force.
Family has to be another consideration. While it might not be in your plans, its going to happen. Ask anyone who is married if they knew they were going to be married 5 years before they proposed and most would say they never expected it to happen. A typical enlistment in the Air Force is 4 or 6 years and that is a long time. Navy should be the same. You have to consider all that time at sea and how it will affect relationships.
Good luck in whatever choose
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May 10th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
I guess you have no choice here… You already stated you don’t care about being out to sea… so the Air Force is the only place for a whuss to go.
In the Navy, all hands are trained fire fighters and damage control. Therefore the one’s who are the experts in the field of Fire and Rescue are far superior to any other branch of service. But you have to go to sea.
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
You are ignoring another option: Marine Corps’ Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting! You receive the same training alongside Air Force personnel, yet – being a Marine – you are not considered a pu$$y and wear much sharper-looking uniforms.
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
For intensity of fire-fighting training, the Navy is IT. Look at it this way; When you’re on a ship at sea, EVERYONE fights fires. It is a regular part ongoing training in the Navy, from boot camp until the day you leave the service. Everyone learns how to fight all 4 classes of fires. The limitation is that Navy firefighting is focused on SHIPBOARD fire-fighting, including burning aircraft, not wooden structures, so some of the techniques don’t carry-over. The rating in the Navy that specializes in such is Damage Controlman. If, by in-flight refueling, you mean being the boom-operator on a big flying tanker, that is strictly Air Force, and requires lots of specialized training. WHY you "dont care about being out to sea" wasn’t explained, so I can’t speak to that, save to say that if you join the Navy, be prepared to go to sea, ESPECIALLY as a Damage Controlman.
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
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