The answer to your question is yes....however, I come from the same background as you and got out of it. Think long and hard about it. You are down on it right now, but most firefighters I know worked 24/48 shifts and had another little side gig they did to make ends meet. 9 years in full time fire service is nothing to scoff at....times change, people change, depts change, chief's change....You just never know....Things that may not mean much to you today, may mean a whole lot more in the future...such as retirement and benfit packages earned from a municipal retirement. If you are restless or unsure of what you want to do, you have the perfect job to feel out what you want to do. You have all the time in the world to go back to school for something else, prior to leaving what you have, if that is yoru decision. If I had to do it all over again, knowing in another 2 years I could retire if I had stuck with it...makes you think...
I guess what I'm trying to say and go off and do something else that you are making so much money at, that you have to quit for it to make sense. I have several buddies who opened up businesses on the side and things got so busy, they would lose money coming to work....Think long and hard about what is most important to you though....This is not a light decision....Your extended service in a municipal fire service will pay off in another 16 years, to some degree or another. Just my .02
|