I'll be in the Corps of Cadets next year, and was wondering if there were any opportunities to get EMT certified. I believe I read somewhere that A&M will employ you while at school if you are EMT certified, and I was wondering if I would be able to get my EMT Certification through the Corps.

Thanks in advanced.

Unless things have changed in the last 5+ years since was in the Corps, no. You'll have to get that on your own. I'd recommend doing it this summer before joining, or the following summer.

Or, you can take it from the folks that would be employing you at A&M (TAMU Emergency Care Team). They periodically offer classes: http://tamect.tamu.edu/emt

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Unless things have changed in the last 5+ years since was in the Corps, no. You'll have to get that on your own. I'd recommend doing it this summer before joining, or the following summer.

Or, you can take it from the folks that would be employing you at A&M (TAMU Emergency Care Team). They periodically offer classes: http://tamect.tamu.edu/emt

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Awesome. Thanks. Do you know how the cost through TAMU compares to the cost of me doing it before coming.to A&M?

Thanks

I was told that it's a good bit cheaper to do it through ECT.

Are you wanting to do this for a job? Or do you want to be a nurse/doctor? If you want to be a doctor then I can tell you from first hand experience your grades and MCAT are going to be more important (at least your first 1.5-2 years at A&M). Show involvement in medical related things (volunteering, shadowing, etc), but don't over extend yourself and risk your grades.

I know there are several cadets getting it right now. Just an FYI. I don't think they are doing it through the corps.

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I was told that it's a good bit cheaper to do it through ECT.

Are you wanting to do this for a job? Or do you want to be a nurse/doctor? If you want to be a doctor then I can tell you from first hand experience your grades and MCAT are going to be more important (at least your first 1.5-2 years at A&M). Show involvement in medical related things (volunteering, shadowing, etc), but don't over extend yourself and risk your grades.

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Nope, I'm just looking to do this for a job/experience. If possible, I would like to do volunteer firefighting while in Cstat, but I'm not sure how difficult that would be.

I am not going to say no, but many of us can tell you that your first year in the corps will create the most memories. You can go do the training and then look at the employment opprotunities in your white belt years.

This could just go out the door if Corps has changed that much since my zip days in 2005.

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I am not going to say no, but many of us can tell you that your first year in the corps will create the most memories. You can go do the training and then look at the employment opprotunities in your white belt years.

This could just go out the door if Corps has changed that much since my zip days in 2005.

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Thanks for the advice. I hadn't really thought of it that way. I'll look into it once I see how my first year goes.

I agree with the above.

I was in the Corps all four years, and then joined the VFD.

You can do it while a student, and several are currently, but wait 'till after your freshman (and maybe even sophomore) year. You can get your EMT-B over the summer.