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You'll get a call from a senior investigator, not yours. They will give you the run down on all the dates you need to know and make you the formal job offer. I believe I'm hearing the next class will start October 18.

You're in it? Good luck. Don't let some of the naysayers get you down with what's currently going on. If you happen to do rotations at 50, let me know.

Medic basic and I believe the ptop class graduated today.

You need to call your investigator. You won't be able to pull off the psych and medical the same day. I think you were sent a letter in error, you do not so the stair master for the medical. Sounds like you got a fire letter. The medical consists of the following: Vitals, blood draw, hearing...

Depends on what borough you work. There is a list of conflict of interest hospitals which will tell you what places you're allowed to work a side job at.

No. The academy is what's called D platoon. It's Monday-Friday. When you get there, you'll be broken down into platoons amongst your class. After the state, you'll start doing different rotations, on buses, evoc, hazmat, scenarios. They all take place during your regular tour, whether you're...

Intake starts as a group thing, going over the packet of info. Then you get. Sought upstairs for fingerprint and a sit down with your investigator. Be early for everything.

Unless something has changed, state score has nothing to do with it. It wasn't ever on the application. There are only two things your state score count for- whether you pass or fail and if you have above an 85, that's when you can become a cli and instructor.

While I certainly agree with you about them knowing the field and operations end, medic basic (the emt to medic upgrade class) is 9 months long. Coming into the department as a medic, (ptop, or the new name- pps) is only 3 months. Gets medics on the street a hell of a lot quicker, and trust me...

There's only 4 medics???? Man, we need a lot more than that...

I'm also gonna make an assumption it will be based off when they start hiring off the promotion to fire test. Which should be either end of this year or early 2018.

You absolutely can come in as BLS to the department and then apply for what's called a MUPS class. I have no idea why they haven't put out a civil service test for medics in a while. Rumors fly around like the wind blows, so I'm not so sure what to believe on the no more PTOP thing. Wouldn't...

You are sent back to the academy for a few weeks for refresher. It's called education leave. Basically you're getting paid to go and refresh.

Usually 3-4 weeks or so, depending on when the state falls. They're usually the third Thursday of the month.

And don't freak out if you don't get a call Monday, it's a holiday.

Yep. Someone who posts here is finding out an extremely hard lesson. Don't be that guy or girl. Just think always that anything you post anywhere on the internet will be read by someone on the job...

1 year.

You need a New York State card to apply.

I am. Shoot me a pm and I'll give you the rundown.

The next filing for OC is April 5th of this year. Not sure what the exact timeframe is for the next promotional, but I think it's usually around 5 years.