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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHello and my introduction
Hi all, I'm a noob, but a long time lurker.
I'm a Paramedic from Bucks County PA.
That's pretty much it.
malaise
(269,250 posts)Enjoy
Bettie
(16,139 posts)CousinIT
(9,268 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,771 posts)Im Joe, glad to have you here
Take time to visit the Gaming group:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1211
Or maybe Cooking and Baking:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1157
Explore
There are many great groups
snowybirdie
(5,247 posts)NNadir
(33,582 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,870 posts)bluestarone
(17,101 posts)You will love it here.
PCIntern
(25,623 posts)And then the New Hope area.
LoisB
(7,249 posts)sheshe2
(83,989 posts)BigOleDummy
(2,272 posts)As an old fart who has been in need of your skill set multiple times in the last year I say...... thank you for doing a job I never could. You'll like it here so jump right in
LuckyCharms
(17,469 posts)Think. Again.
(8,635 posts)AKwannabe
(5,687 posts)Glad you are speaking up.
Thank you for being a first responder!
Richluu
(80 posts)Enjoy the community with us.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,822 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)Life long Chester County, PA resident!
70sEraVet
(3,529 posts)We'll show you the secret handshake, right after the Hazing initiation!!
spanone
(135,919 posts)surfered
(558 posts)From the Texas Coast.
sinkingfeeling
(51,485 posts)Goddessartist
(1,887 posts)I lurked for years too!
AllaN01Bear
(18,642 posts)Walleye
(31,117 posts)And thank you for your work, glad to have you here, yesterday was my four year anniversary on DU. I lurked for a while, too, and jumped in when Joe Biden was in the primary.
Emile
(23,090 posts)woodsprite
(11,938 posts)DU is a great place with so many informative and fun forums. Ive been around since 2004 and there have even been times Ive come to DU for homework help for my kids when doing AP GoPo, and The Lounge and Humor forums always get chuckles at family dinners.
StarryNite
(9,464 posts)Aristus
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(10,847 posts)MLAA
(17,353 posts)byronius
(7,406 posts)live love laugh
(13,181 posts)laurieu
(53 posts)Conjuay
(1,433 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,472 posts)lefthandedskyhook
(965 posts)That's what you can get here
Kid Berwyn
(15,026 posts)We very much appreciate what you do for us and the greater community.
GreenWave
(6,790 posts)pandr32
(11,636 posts)Pas-de-Calais
(9,911 posts)Silver Gaia
(4,548 posts)Welcome to our humble internet haven! 😉😊
livetohike
(22,165 posts)usaf-vet
(6,232 posts)I am a former USAF medic who served during the Vietnam Era.
Retired going on ten years. Still, hang out with local EMS service folks.
I lobby every chance I get with elected officials to ease the path for military combat medics into civilian emergency service WITHOUT having to start back at square one.
"Welcome to your two-year training program to learn how to save lives.
Back to square one, "the human body has 206 bones."
There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of military skill sets. In the USAF, they were called AFCS in the Army MOS.
A large majority of these translate well in civilian jobs. But not all.
When I left the USAF, my AFCS... Operating Room Scrub Tech did not translate into a civilian job without starting over with "This is a Kelly clamp; this a retractor." I need to raise a family with a steady income.
Sadly, many small rural communities are desperate for trained "medics." And the supply is sparse. And yet they turn away skilled military medics as unqualified.
Maybe someday, that will change.
DemMedic
(165 posts)I served as a Navy Corpsman attached primarily to Marine units in the late 1980's and got out in the early '90's.
After that, I kicked around working as a PI, and a Fugitive Recovery Agent for several years until I decided to get back to medicine.
Thank you for your service, and it's a pleasure to be here with you all .
AwakeAtLast
(14,134 posts)My husband grew up near Fleetwood. We live in Illinois now. Welcome!
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)OldSWODog
(37 posts)from one noob to another (too long a lurker, also)...cheers, OSD
JudyM
(29,294 posts)Lochloosa
(16,076 posts)malaise
(269,250 posts)Emile
(23,090 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,776 posts)niyad
(113,726 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,325 posts)Chicago area here.
Retired scientist & still a musician.
Glad to have you here.
Duncanpup
(12,934 posts)JudyM
(29,294 posts)Looking forward to seeing your perspective.
dchill
(38,583 posts)...from Lancaster County PA!
ancianita
(36,192 posts)Lots of room to lurk and learn, which I recommend just to get a feel for the place.
markie
(22,759 posts)BlueTexasMan
(165 posts)Welcome to the family!
Mr.Bill
(24,346 posts)democrank
(11,112 posts)Its a great place
MontanaMama
(23,365 posts)and welcome to DU. Keep your hands inside the ride at all times.
mahina
(17,727 posts)Aloha.
Liberal In Texas
(13,604 posts)Glaisne
(517 posts)and thank you for your service.
Raine
(30,541 posts)canetoad
(17,202 posts)To the madhouse!
Permanut
(5,672 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,759 posts)CommonHumanity
(246 posts)I'm sure there is a lot more to you than what you've cited. Looking forward to hearing it as time unfolds.
3catwoman3
(24,086 posts)As a long-time lurker, you already know there are lots of us health care folks, both current and retired, here on DU.
2naSalit
(86,887 posts)eggplant
(3,915 posts)Welcome!
Grumpy Old Guy
(3,184 posts)I lurked for twenty years.
11 Bravo
(23,928 posts)irisblue
(33,042 posts)So...what ya like for breakfast,, or dinner?
.we got conversations. A lot of conversations.
Join us , everyone needs food.
MiHale
(9,792 posts)Great to see ya!
IzzaNuDay
(363 posts)Hi DemMedic! Welcome aboard!
Niagara
(7,707 posts)GrapesOfWrath
(525 posts)area51
(11,933 posts)Tree Lady
(11,526 posts)Election year is always a busy year here.
gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)KS Toronado
(17,408 posts)IbogaProject
(2,850 posts)Anyways, welcome aboard!
Arthur_Frain
(1,868 posts)Enjoy the ruckus, its just about to begin.
Demovictory9
(32,488 posts)appalachiablue
(41,187 posts)and environs twice, charming area. Grandmother was from outside Philly.
We can always use another medical pro.
Lunabell
(6,132 posts)Welcome to our corner of the world where science, facts, evidence and reason matter. Open mindedness, kindness and a dash or two of empathy and compassion thrown in rule. Thanks for joining us.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,996 posts)And a big thank you for the work you do!
DemMedic
(165 posts)It's certainly good to be with like minded, thinking people.
Roy Rolling
(6,943 posts)Retired medic here. Mostly set medic and film-related.
DemMedic
(165 posts)Magoo48
(4,722 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)DemMedic
(165 posts)It's amazing how red Bucks County is, especially in Emergency Services.