You are wrong because you don't know what you are talking about but to give you a chance to save face, we meet every Monday evening 18:00 to 22:00 for drill. This monday, your first drill night we will outfit you with bunkers, give you a pager and show you everything you need to know to fight fires, cut people out of wrecked cars, perform search and rescue, run the pumps, drive the trucks, teach fire prevention to the school kids, perform water rescue and so forth. You will be also training with the state fire academy (for your Fire fighter 1 cert) this during your free time, also you need to get your EMT certification and also help at the various fundraisers we hold to fund our little club. I'm sure you will enjoy getting out of bed at 02:00 to answer false alarms when yo have to leave for work at 07:00 but I know you can handle it.
After 5 years of this we will elect you lieutenant and then you will be fully qualified to talk about fire fighter ethics and so forth.
See you monday night!
I did my 24 years of service. So your complaints that I have not done my time are meaningless. I'll walk in your shoes when you walk in mine.
When I was active duty, I did my job, my duty, all the time, and I knew what that duty was, regardless of whether the paycheck came in...to serve and protect.
Hope you dont work in my district...I dont want to be lured into a false sense that you would be ready to “serve and protect” under all circumstances that you might be called. Seems you find an excuse for sitting by while the house burned down.