I spent 12 years as an Air Force firefighter. 1998 to 2010. I really like the way you explain things. I recently retired about nine months ago. And I’ll never forget the 12 years I spent as a firefighter. It was an amazing time.
Tyrone's INC. there are times where we are involved with convoys. Usually if something bigger happens just off base. You also will be required to be armed at some locations. So it is always more in a support effort rather than direct “combat”
yes i'm very excited. also what section do i have to pass to do fire protection. my recruiter said i had to get a minimum of a 31 afqt and a 58 on the general science section.
I’ve been working as a firefighter in the civilian world for a few years. Made the decision to join the Air Force, waiting on MEPS, I’ve got my fingers crossed to continue working in fire. This video is awesome man! Thanks!!!
Thank you this means a lot and that's pretty cool! You'll definitely be able to help out once you get in. Wait for a fire contract to open up! Hope everything goes well
What made you decide to go to the airforce from being a regular firefighter? I did the fire academy recently and have been struggling to decide whether to stay and fight for a job or join the airforce and go for fire protection and I’ve decided the airforce. Now I just gotta land the job lol
Could you give an update? Are you still in the Air Force? I’m a college student, really tired and bored of college life, i want a challenge and I’m considering being a firefighter in the Air Force, just hoping for an advice or point of view from someone in the Air Force with this career.
Bro thank you soo much! I've been struggling with what career path I would like to take. I've been wanting to join the military for some time now and also I've always wanted to be a fire fighter. This video has just summed up everything that I've ever wanted to do. Especially when you said that you guys help out the community and they all love you, that was the icing on the cake! Thank you soo much Brother, I am now Certain of what Im going to pursue. Im going to be a US Airforce Fire Fighter. Thanks again and God Bless.
Great job!! Well done as well! I wish youtube was around when I grew up. I spent 13 years( 1987-1999) in USAF as a Firefighter and finally retired from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. I was able to do all of the because of USAF Fire Protection. I was almost over qualified due to all the training and certifications. And I was able to travel the entire world at the same time. Lots of fun and a great lifestyle.. Lol I also spend my career on Truck 1 and Truck 3( Hazmat Team),100foot ladders..
I really appreciated the wealth of information in this vlog, it will allow me to help some of the young men and women here in my community to consider either becoming a firefighter or sign up for the military. There are not a lot of examples or educational videos on the process of becoming a military member or either how to go about doing it, so this is a good informational video along with the dorm tour that I can use to help some of the young men and women here in this small town community. Thanks a lot son I greatly appreciate it. Keep up the amazing and awesome work... you already know that I am proud of you X 100!!! 🤙😘
Thanks bruh! Yeah I try to stay positive in everything 🤙🏽 . Yes definitely look into firefighting. It’s one of the best jobs in the military in my opinion. There’s some ups and downs, but there are a lot of perks in being working fire protection. It’s just all about your attitude, work ethic, and ability to speak up if there are issues.
I have meps next week and with out a doubt I want to be a firefighter I’m 6’0 188 just graduated high school last year and I’m excited and I hope for the best . Thanks so much for making me more intrigued about this job.
Thank you for this video bro, I’m 21 years old and I’ve been wanting to join the military to support my family and I also wanted to become a fire fighter, I’m a father of twins and I’m excited to pursue this career, you’ve inspired me more to get into it, studying now to take the ASVAB, hopefully I get it. God bless brother
That’s wassup bro! You’re about to do great things. Keep your integrity, stay focused, and show them what you can do 💪🏽 they’ll try to get to you emotionally but you’ll be fine 💪🏽🔥
This is the video I have been looking for I'm Abt to go to meps soon I've been looking for the job that best fits me and this is it I really appreciate you making this man
Very well thought out and informative video. We may have more firefighters join the United States Airforce because of your knowledge in the field. Great job.
Appreciate the video man 🤟🏻🤟🏻 been competing in strongman for the past few years. Looking forward to using that strength and endurance to pull some people out of emergency situations! 30 years old so definitely and older guy going into the Air Force, wish me luck!
It sounds pretty cool. I’m deciding what I want to do I got a 41 I don’t know if I should go back and re test on the asvab but I’m qualified for a couple good jobs that I like and this is one of them it seems pretty fun and enjoyable you get to learn all these different things
You are awesome T, why didn't get to see any of these videos when you were at RAF Mildenhall? Keep it going brother, awesome information you are sharing with the world!
Thank you Chief! I really appreciate the support! I didn't feel like I could use my talents there. I definitely will continue to share these videos to the world and those who are interested into becoming an Air Force Firefighter!
Definitely my top 3 of jobs I want. Have you looked into Randy Cantu’s RU-vid channel? He’s also a fire fighter in the Airforce but he’s stationed in Colorado.
JFallacy Dopee, I hope you land it! Yeah I’ve seen his videos. I’m currently stationed in Japan and have only been overseas my whole career, so it’s cool to see how they operate in the states.
Awesome!! It all depends on if the slot is open, but since you do have a high score, I’m sure the recruiter will push you agarras of everyone else. Nice work!
Hey man quick question, first of all nice video 👍. Second of all I really really REALLY want fire protection. But they told me I have to put 10 jobs down in my sheet for meps. Is this true? Because I really want like 3 jobs but mainly fire protection. In meps how many jobs do you have to choose ?? And my recruiter said I need to put open general as well as one of my options. Is this true? And thanks again for the video
Thanks dude! That means alot! So you DO NOT have to put down open general. If you want to go in asap, you can do that, but that will place you in any job, most likely security forces or something you wont like, which I highly discourage you do. You might have to wait awhile for a slot to open up, but, this is your career and you'll be in it for awhile, so consider your happiness. You do have to put down 10 jobs though. Since fire is your number one choice, put that first, then so on. They should have a list of jobs there. Research the jobs because, not all, but some recruiters lie about details of the job, trying to get you to sign the contract asap. So glad I can help you dawg, Hope everything works out!! 🤙🏽😎🚒
Is it possible to pick when you wanna ship out cuz I go to Meps July 7 and I wanna do fire protection but I wanna leave around January I’m doing air national guard also
I don’t believe so. Once you sign the contract, they pretty much tell you when, what, and how to do things. They have everything organized, they just fill slots. You’re best bet would be to ask a recruiter, but I’m pretty sure you can’t pick though.
Ty2x it took me 1 year to actually get the firefighting job. After I signed the contract, I think it was only a few days or weeks before I flew out to bmt. It was so long ago I can’t remember but I don’t think it was longer than a month.
That’s awesome! I honestly am not sure though. I think it just depends on if the job has an open slot. So you’re just like everyone else on the waiting list.. that from my understanding though. A higher score mean a better selection of jobs. A recruiter will have the best answer though. Thanks for the question! Keep killing it 😎💪🏽🤙🏽
Hey man great video; quick question. Do you get your firefighter 1 cert while in tech school? I was told by my recruiter that I’d get my associates in fire science but I’m unclear on that certification.
Jeremiah Morris thanks man! And heck yeah you do! You get firefighter 1 and 2, hazmat awareness, and EMR after completing tech school! You have to do a little more work to get your associates. You’ll have to take maybe 5 more college classes to obtain your associates.
I’ve seen a RU-vidr who is a firefighter for Air Force and she said she was doing emails most of the time. What are those emails that you have to check ?
She probably meant that there wasn’t a ton of “firefighting” things to do, but more paperwork, logistics, or emails to read. Emails can be serious or small things you have to complete pertaining to your job or anything in the Air Force.
You need a 38 to qualify for Fire Protection... BUT, with a low score like that, you most likely won't get into the Air Force. Go for a 60 or higher because, from my knowledge, recruiters don't push low scores too often. Also, they might be raising the score to get fire protection, so aim to get the highest score possible!
What's the schedule for on the job training? I graduate tech school March 31st and I'll be doing on the job training for up to a year at March air reserve base. Do you know the schedules I would be on like 5 days a week or is it weekend things or what
Thanks for all the information quick question... if I go into the air force fire protection. Do I have to go to a fire academy for a civilian fire station once I get out?
It depends on the department. They may or may not test your ability with the certs you have behind your name. When you apply you’ll just have to ask 🤙🏽. Thanks for the question!!
My recruiter said a lot of slots don't open up frequently. You'll have to wait. I was in DEP for around a year. It was what I wanted though, so it was worth it. Please dont settle for anything! In my opinion, though, it varies for slots. My buddies have gotten fire within a few weeks to a few months. I will say that we al were blessed to land the job though 🤙🏽
That’s awesome! With this job we work shifts. 24 hours at the fire station, and 24 hours off or away from the station. A straight forward answer would be every other day. BUT, this job has after hours or down time. Meaning, during your shift, after work is complete, your family is more than welcome to visit you at work to have dinner, play games, watch movies, and spend time with you. You will still have to respond to emergencies so your family will be just waiting at the station for you to return, but overall, you’ll see your family everyday if they come to the station to see you at work.
I actually did another video to answer some more common questions! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0MAG9gXo4ss.html To answer this in short though, no, they don’t offer it in the tech school. You only get EMR then EMT after tech school. But you can paramedic through taking college classes.
No, but once you get to your first base after tech school, they have classes for EMT. You just have to hope they have open slots because they go really fast.
Man, im super interested in being in fire protection for air force. I love heights but I do get claustrophobic, but don't want that to stop me. Makes me a bit concerned though.
No problem at all! The trainings becoming a firefighter is probably the toughest part of confines space. Thought out your career, you’ll have training in tight spaces but it’s more like underground places like manholes where it’s HUGE underground. “Confined space” is just working in a less spacious environment. The space can be huge though so no need to be concerned at all! Plus other firefighters are gonna be with you so you’ll never be alone. Go for it!!!
Thank you! That means a lot! Yes you need a drivers license, not only for this job but to be eligible to join the military period. You’ll be driving all types of military vehicles and fire trucks! 🤙🏽
How hard was it to book this job? I’m hoping to go in this winter and book fire protection, also would having prior experience and fire/ EMS certs help in securing a slot?
It honestly just depends if there are any slots open. It took me 1 year to get it but i have a buddy who landed it in 3 weeks. I don't think having experience helps secure a spot. You'll be just like everyone else. It could help once you're in the Air Force if you have EMT.
I’m a junior in high school right now and want nothing more than to be a part of fire protection in the Air Force when should I start training or how should I prepare?
That's awesome you already know what you want to do!!! My advice would be to get a on a good workout routine and talk to a recruiter. The recruiter will let you know everything you need to do. I would also continue to research details about fire protection so you'll know what you are getting into.
I’ve in the same boat but I haven’t talked to a recruiter yet because I just don’t know what kind of questions to ask and I want to study the asvab but I don’t know what’s the main things to study, any help on that man?
They might increase the score to get into fire protection, so I would study everything to get a high score. I would ask the recruiter questions like, what is life like in the air force, living conditions, schooling, the best study guide to study for the asvab, anything pertaining to BMT... things like that. It's a different life in the air force so think of the things important to you and ask the recruiter how those things will be affected once you join. Hope I could help.
How’s it going I have my EMT, a year and a half of firefighting experience and have completed a Firefighter 1 Academy. Would this help me get hired as a firefighter in the airforce?
I was wondering if I could cross train from this job into special warfare later down the road? Cuz I have interests inna job that's applicable to the outside world but I also wanna have a safety net for special warfare for and if wen I decide to make that leap.
Sup man. The physical fitness test is based on push ups, sit ups, and a mile and a half run, so these workouts are a MUST to do! I'll be posting a video where I explain in detail everything you need to know on this topic very soon. A lot of people seem to have this question. Thank you for commenting!
Unfortunately, you can't carry your certs over into the Air Force. You'll have to get the certs in the Air Force. You'll have an advantage since you know about firefighting though.
Wavyxk Just got it about a month ago and I leave in September for BMT! Give it a shot man and if you're passionate about it just let your recruiter know. Good Luck.
I’m 31 with a bachelors degree and want to be a career firefighter. At this age would it be wise for me to enlist to be a ff in the af or should I just apply to the local fire departments? I like to travel so I was entertaining the idea of being a civilian DoD firefighter. Do you know any DoD firefighters? How do they like it?
I knew a bunch of DoD firefighters and they absolutely love it over being enlisted. You have a bachelors too so you’d be deemed more valuable and the military would want you to commission to be an officer. They unfortunately don’t have firefighter jobs for officers. To answer your question though, I heard civilian DoD is legit, especially if you get an overseas contract.
@@positivitytravels man I would LOVE to be overseas in Germany again. I was there as a kid bc of my officer dad. But yes that looks like it’s the move thanks for the info!
Unfortunately no. Since you’ll be obtaining a degree though, you can commission rather than enlist. There aren’t any officers that work in the fire department though.
It depends on the fire department you want to go to because they have different qualifications. In general, yes it’s more easy. Get as many certs as you can while in the military
So I'm considering joining the Air Force as a firefighter, and I'm wondering if you get an EMT certification from tech school or through your training and if you do get an EMT certification is it transferable to civilian life? Also, could you go to school for a paramedic certification while being a firefighter in the Air Force? I know it takes a lot more hours to obtain a paramedic certification so one may not be able to go through the schooling for the certification while working.
All certifications you obtain as an Air Force firefighter can be carried over to civilian life. After tech school, you'll be sent to your first duty station where you'll be considered a 3 level (normal firefighter). Once you're there, you have to complete your 5 level upgrade training ( Driver Operator), which is just on the job training. The air force offers EMT classes along with other special classes like Hazmat Technician and Rescue technician which last for a week. BUT in order to be selected for these classes, you need to have your 5 level complete. If you're on top of this, it can be done in 3 months. As far as a Paramedic certification goes, yes, you can go to school to obtain it. It'll be tough, but you'll just have to let your work know you want to chase a paramedic cert, and you have to let your school know you're a firefighter who works a tough schedule. They both should be able to work around it. Just remember, in the Air Force, the mission or your job comes first. So if you decide to join, get that 5 level and grind! Thanks for the comment!
TimaanG Thanks for the information it has been a real pain trying to find all this online I’m going to go in and talk to my recruiter this week about starting the process!
You'll be perfectly fine with glasses. They'll make custom inserts for your masks so you wont have to worry about your main ones falling off your face.
Prior service... I’m not sure. We did have a few transfers from other branches to the Air Force though. The best thing to do would be to talk to an Air Force recruiter.
Hey! I’m a jr in high school and I really really want this job after I graduate. I’m taking the asvab next week but when I talk to a recruiter do you have any tips on how to get this job? I always here that it’s super hard to get fire protection and that the recruiters will tell you that it isn’t available all the time.
Hey! That’s awesome you’re getting started right now! Let them know you’re very interested in joining the Air Force but will only sign a contract for a firefighting job. You may have to wait... like a long time until a job opens up, but it’ll be worth it. So proceed through Meps, but don’t settle for any other job!! It depends if it’s hard to get or not. It’s really on what the Air Force needs at the time you’re getting recruited. Be honest with your recruiter. Hopefully they will be a good recruiter who legit cares and helps their people. Some do lie but do your research, ask questions, and you’ll be fine.
I believe everyone's chance of getting a contact is the same, but, if you have college, or prior experience, im sure the recruiters will try to push your paperwork over everyone elses being that you have more to offer for the Air Force.
@@positivitytravels thanks man I tried but the recruiter said scores are to low he not responding or nothing either I lost weight too but I guess the Air Force just got a lot people joining but I appreciate your help thanks boss🤟🏽
Yup you can pretty much go to any Air Force base in the world in fire protection. You’ll select the bases you desire to go to in bmt, then the Air Force will choose the best one for their needs.
@@User-lb3fk awesome!!! ... I highly suggest you take fire protection... cops stand at the gate for long hours checking IDs no matter what weather. Rain cold snow heat. Their job is very important, providing security and protection to the base but in the long run, a lot of cops say they don’t like it. Just something to think about.
@@positivitytravels yeah no I have heard that do you know if anyone gets out of security forces and is able to become a cop easier because of their training
@@User-lb3fk I’m not sure. I do know that they’re blessed with a career field that makes it easier for them to transition into the civilian world... so I’m sure they get letters of recommendation to easily get a job as a civilian
Yes sir! It's all in the diet! You can workout as hard as you can but if you don't eat healthy, you wont get results. I recommend alot of cardio because people fail the running portion of the Physical Fitness Test in the air force all the time. push ups and sit ups are also very important, but a healthy diet is the most important along with a good workout plan. You can google or RU-vid any workout/diet plan and it will help. I.m actually going to start posting workout videos soon. Thank you for your question! You just inspired me. I hope I could help
Having a license is a requirement for the military. Although, I believe you can still join. You should DEFINITELY get it though.You’d be driving fire trucks and other military vehicles so that puts you at a place where someone else may be selected for the job over you .Try your best to get it asap!!!
To be honest I cant think of a reason other than there are placards which classify certain hazards. You'll have to see the color in order to know what they are. Other than that i'm not sure.
Alex Garcia the minimum you can do is 4 years 👍🏽. Most people go a 6 year contract because you automatically join with the rank of E-3. I would recommend you do a 4 year contract because if you don’t like it, you’ll have to serve 2 more years. If yuh like it you can re enlist 🤙🏽
Great question!! I’ll be posting a video in the next few days with all common Air Force Firefighting questions answered! You should definitely tune in!!! 🤙🏽 To answer your question so you won’t have to wait though lol... yes you can
Honestly man I’m located here in Temecula California (SoCal) and the recruiters in my Los angels area and San Diego area are saying there isn’t any fire protection jobs. Is there anything I can do? FYI I’m an athletic build. 5’8” and 177 pounds.
In my experience, I was talking to 3 different recruiters. If all of them are saying there aren't any slots open then theres nothing much you can do but be patient and wait for one to open up. I waited a year. I highly discourage you to just join the air force with any random job. You wont be happy . I believe you still can get processed through Meps and get put into the (DEP) delayed entry program, as long as your recruiter allows it.
TimaanG so I should get processed through MEPS and talk to my recruiter to be put on hold basically for a fire protection job? It is the only job I want because I want to do because I want to continue my career in the civic loan world
That is true. At meps you have to list 10 jobs you desire to have. It's been awhile since i've been, so I don't remember if they give you a list of open jobs, or just air force jobs as a whole to choose from. But Fire protection was one of my choices and I waited a long while for it to open up and was blessed with it. From my understanding, you don't have to sign the contract they offer you if you don't want it. Wait for the one you want (fire) and then sign. A recruiter should know of this. I went to a recruiting office in Virginia. If you don't trust any information your recruiters are telling you, call another location in a different state (location) and verify the information they're telling you by comparing it to what your recruiter said. As of now, if you havent already, study and ace the asvab. Hopefully I helped you dawg. Let me know how everything goes!
TimaanG honestly man it helps A LOT. I’ll definitely keep in touch to let you know in the future if I get the job. But the Air Force recruiters out here are very pushy and make me feel like I shouldn’t be here talking to them. That being said I’m not light hearted. I work in a mechanics shop and grew up in a military family so I’m not being a “baby” about it but for sure felt that I wasn’t welcomed by these recruiters and having them wanting me to sign a contract I didn’t want.
Hello! I hope you see this! First of all I wanna start by saying, you must’ve had an amazing recruiter! My husband.. wasn’t so lucky. He rushed him to go in open general even though he wanted to do fire protection. He does maintenance management analysis, which isn’t a bad job at all. It’s a desk job which he is not very fond of. He wants to cross train when he’s able to, but when he mentioned it in his office, someone told him that they are no longer taking Active duty airmen, that they are only taking ANG or civilians for fire protections. Is that true?
That’s crazy. I know it is tough to get a slot for fire protection but I don’t think they aren’t taking active duty airmen anymore. That wouldn’t make sense. The best thing to do would be to talk to a recruiter. What I did was talk to multiple recruiters at once to make sure everything was true and lining up. I was blessed with a good recruiter though. Unlike some of my friend who was also rushed in as open general. When your husband is able to cross train, DO IT! Like ASAP! 🤙🏽 Maybe the recruiter meant there weren’t any slots open at the moment. All I can say is talk to multiple people, keep pressing, and it’ll come eventually. I hope everything goes well!!!
@@positivitytravels thank you for responding! Can I ask what year you joined, he joined in 2019. His recruiter was just focused on recruiting for the good ol’ maintenance jobs probably for his #s, but we weren’t having it. Lol, he also signed for a 6 year contract so he gotta good minute before he can. But that’s just enough time to show he’s a hard worker and a great candidate to cross train for the job!
@@positivitytravels I appreciate the support! 😊 I’m very hopeful! If you feel comfortable, would you be able to message me on ig? I really want him to follow his dreams. And I want to help him anyway I can. He’s currently doing honor guard so when he’s not doing details he’s pretty much free to do volunteer work. So maybe you two could message each other on the Air Force IM & give him any advice on like things to volunteer for to be noticed by the fire protection squadron. If you don’t feel comfortable I completely understand. I just want him to be happy, especially because hes trying to do this for the full 20. But if you are okay with it, my IG is _sierra.danielle_ The profile picture will be a black girl with braids and a black guy with a red hat on lol
It all depends on where you get stationed. Most fire departments work 24 hours then have the next day off. Some work 48 on then 48 off. It all depends on location
Yes! We travel for our job, and we travel for fun! Check out my part 2 video. I answer more questions you may have. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0MAG9gXo4ss.html
If you want to have the firefighter experience, I’d suggest going Air Force. If you go Navy, everyone is pretty much a “firefighter”. They’re expected to put out the fire on a ship if something happens. They do have fire stations but it doesn’t work the same as other branches.
I’m not in the Navy so I’m not very knowledgeable on how they work. A navy recruiter would be the best person to talk to. I can bell with any Air Force questions though. From what I do know, if you join the Navy, expect to be in a ship at some point of your career.
I appreciate you clearing up the pros and cons in this video I was thinking of becoming security forces but I heard more cons than pros but what you said in this video for firefighter changed my mind to go for this field thank you btw do you think being a reserve as a Air Force firefighter worth it as well? And could you be a police officer with Air Force firefighter experience? Thanks
No problem! Glad I could help 🤙🏽 I definitely think it’s worth it to do Reserve Air Force Firefighting. People have families and want to stay back home so they do the reserves. A lot of people join for schooling, but it’s all on what you want for your life. I would talk to a recruiter to get more info about the reserves. Yes you can be a police officer with firefighter experience. There’s nothing stopping you from being a cop once you’re done with firefighting, it’ll just be a brand new field you’ll have to learn.
TimaanG bro thank you so fucking much man I’m def having my eyes set for this career bro Thank you so much thanks for helping all us newbies looking to get in this field lol take care man🙏🏻
