drichie

Good evening everyone, Here's the short on me: 20 years old. Hometown in Florida. Joined the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman last year. Graduated top of my class. Promoted first time up making me E-4, scored in the 99th percentile. Stationed in a Naval Hospital in California in the PICU ward (love it). Certified, or about to be, in BLS-I, ACLS-I, PALS-P, EMT-B (National), maybe PHTLS in the near future. I have the time to take some college classes and that got me to thinking what I want to do with my life as I'm still deciding. The Questions: What is the life of a trauma helicopter flight nurse/paramedic like? What are their hours? What is their usual pay? Is there more pay the longer you're in? Are there usually good benefits? Do you think there is enough off-time for your family or do you hardly see them? I have no kids yet but it's something I think about, being there to raise them is important to me. Finally I'll want to move back to Florida when I get out (next 2-3.5 years). Any info on Florida requirements for flight nurses/paramedics will be greatly appreciated (What experience will I need; do they prefer a nurse/nurse team, nurse/paramedic, so on..)