Originally Posted by
FDNYOldGuy
Haha. I definitely got very lucky, it required a whole lot of hustle and networking on my part, and I was fortunate to have my unit running hard with their end. Beyond fortunate to be here, for sure.
I did not meet the commander as part of the interview and was only there for the day and a half interview, but I did get to meet a handful of guys and they are a great group! Had to be a lot of fun up at Westover, too, and I’d love to hear some stories of your time with the big girl sometime, if you’re up for it!
18 years as a technician, I got loads of them. I hired that commander, he’s at Westover now. The UE unit’s like Westover are more fun as you don’t have to fly as many AD missions. Most of the candidates I selected and sent to UPT are now DL captains.
GF