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jay5627 t1_j7kh0r5 wrote

Reply to comment by Turbulent_Link1738 in FDNY ranks in 'turmoil' after commissioner demotes chiefs, high-ranking officials step down by nyujoe

The test is a screener. You learn a lot in training. It's not a hard concept to grasp

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AgainstMedicalAdvice t1_j7kwepn wrote

Don't you get paid during fire academy?

I think he's saying it requires no special schooling to apply for the job. You don't need a graduate/masters/anything.... And any education/experience people do have is just a result of the applicant pool being so competitive.

In short: he's absolutely right.

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doodle77 t1_j7klsur wrote

And if the screener was pass/fail rather than calling people in score order, we'd have more candidates than we could possibly train. It's a very desirable job and it doesn't take any special experience or education to be called for training.

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