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DisasterMedTech · 10-08-2007, 05:56 AM

I really want to get my EMT-T. I dont know much about CONTOMS including how I go about applying or if I need to wait until I enlist (USPHS) to take the course. I would appreciate any and all input. Its not necessarily the CUF training that I am interested in (though I would like to have that under my belt) as it is the higher speed EMS training that will help make me a better BLS Specialist. Right now I am an EMT-B/BLSS with IMERT, IL-Task Force 1 (Urban Search and Rescue) and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force. IMERT supplies the medical teams for the other two. The ITTF is where I really feel like EMT-T would be a good thing to have. If anyone knows the best place to go if I dont get into CONTOMS...again, I would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to PM me. Also, if I get my EMT-T, I have the chance to work with a private security contractor who is in charge of guarding most of the Section 8 Federal housing in Northern IL, so learning to handle a MP-5 and Springfield XD or equivalent wouldnt be a bad thing.

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10-08-2007, 05:56 AM	#1
DisasterMedTech Forum Crew Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern IL Posts: 83 Training: EMT/Grad Student	CONTOMS vs. Other TacMed Programs I really want to get my EMT-T. I dont know much about CONTOMS including how I go about applying or if I need to wait until I enlist (USPHS) to take the course. I would appreciate any and all input. Its not necessarily the CUF training that I am interested in (though I would like to have that under my belt) as it is the higher speed EMS training that will help make me a better BLS Specialist. Right now I am an EMT-B/BLSS with IMERT, IL-Task Force 1 (Urban Search and Rescue) and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force. IMERT supplies the medical teams for the other two. The ITTF is where I really feel like EMT-T would be a good thing to have. If anyone knows the best place to go if I dont get into CONTOMS...again, I would greatly appreciate it. Feel free to PM me. Also, if I get my EMT-T, I have the chance to work with a private security contractor who is in charge of guarding most of the Section 8 Federal housing in Northern IL, so learning to handle a MP-5 and Springfield XD or equivalent wouldnt be a bad thing. Feel free to pile on the info. How Copy? __________________ "...If, by some miracle, you have what it takes to become one of us, you face a life of meager pay and the distinct chance of dying slow, cold and alone...But you also get the chance to save lives and there is no greater calling in the world than that."