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Old 9th Aug 2013, 09:44
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copterhead
 
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I think you'll struggle to achieve your goal without military SAR experience. There are occasional stories of guys being in the right place at the right time and landing on their feet. If you get your paramedic qualification that may help but that's going to take time, as is building up experience on the road.

If you were the recruiter, you would want to minimise the risk to your organisation. That means knowing what you're getting which generally means recruiting those with lengthy, full-time military SAR experience. An organisation wouldn't take their chances with unproven, inexperienced non-aviators if that other known quantity was available. Unless of course, they were recruiting on the cheap.
Thanks for the reply. I know it will cost effort but I am willing to give effort. I just need a way in so I can prove myself and I think that being a paramedic gives me the best chance of getting in.

I read somewhere that chc once hired paramedics and trained them as aircrewman. Those are the kind of opportunities I must look for.

Do you also think my best shot (except the militairy) is becoming a paramedic? I am hesitant because a paramedic science course will cost me alot and at least 2 years. Get me right, I'd love to be a paramedic as well so if I don't get into an aircrew I can just do that for the time being.
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