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GenericHuman Apprentice

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Now that I’ve finally singed on the dotted line, so to speak, I feel a little more comfortable writing this. At the ripe old age of 38, I’m shortly off to start training with LFB.

I was part of the new recruitment process, having applied earlier this summer when the recruitment window opened. The process was much quicker than I expected. At most stages, I heard back from the Assessment Centre within hours that I was through to the next stage.

Despite a bit of a slowdown in communication in the August holiday period, it all picked up again in September, and now I have contract in my hot little hands.

I had a bit of a different journey from most. At 38 I’m older than most recruits and this is second career for me. I’ve variously been an academic, worked for non-profits, run digital marketing agencies and ecommerce businesses. And I badly needed a change.

I joined my local retained crew nearly two years ago. I wanted to give back to my community, get out away from my desk, and have a little fun at work.  To the chagrin of my (mostly patient) wife, I found I utterly fell in love with the job and that I needed more of it. You don’t get much “more of it” than LFB.

Now, to crack through the pre-course learning and count down the days until my start date.

Hopefully I can give back to this community by sharing some experiences and shedding some light on what to expect!

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Brockaldo7 Rookie

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Congratulations. 🥳 When do you start? I'm currently working through the Pre-course learning and start my 11 week training course on 28th of this month. Maybe bump into you at some point during the coming weeks.....best of luck 😁

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Messyshaw Mentor

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Brilliant news.  At 38 you are likely to be older than your instructor and may be mistaken for a parent arriving to pick their child up at the end of the day.

At least you can use your Freedom Pass to get to Harrow.

Away from horrible gits like me extracting the urine, many congratulations mate and well done for chasing that dream when many wouldn't have got out of the starting blocks 👍

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GenericHuman Apprentice

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You joke, @Messyshaw but there's a lad on my course who could, at 19, quite easily be my son if I had children young.

I'm oddly only the second oldest on the course - but the premature grey is kind of a giveaway for me. I wonder if it could get me a freedom pass...

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Kim Enthusiast

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What’s odd about being the second oldest on your course?😁

I’m 41 and start training in January... Still life in the old dog yet!😂

Congratulations, I hope you enjoy your training course.

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Noddy Mentor

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Hats off to you folks from my generation.  I’m 41 too but have been in the fire service for 21 years and wouldn’t want to be starting now...nights are beginning to take their toll.  Well done again 👍

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Messyshaw Mentor

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21 hours ago, Firestorm said:

Well done! Ignore Messy, he's probably already forgotten what he's said to you anyway. 

@Firestorm. Someone has obviously hacked my account as I didnt say that.

Probably the staff in this home. They all talk about me behind my back you know🙄

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