[QUOTE=SailorDaniel;30371]Thanks Swo, ya I’ve actually done a lot of looking into noaa this weekend and even posted another thread on here about that recently and actually seems like they pay better. I just talked to the owner of Training Resources Limited (I think the largest provider of cg approved courses on the west coast)and he says he cant imagine they would give me the QMED without the RFPEW. I have all the required exp and time so it really shouldnt be a question and he said all the guys he’s seen do this lately have had no prob. He also cleared up by question about whether I get credit for BST from boot camp. Turns out, because my USN basic training covers all that is in the BST [I]except[/I] survival suits the CG has approved a course with him where I go pay $100 put on a suit and play in pool for an hour or so and turn in the certificate from that with my dd-214 and I get my BST! How awesome is that! Oh, and I wasnt in long ago enough for that grandfather thing. I serverd 2002-2006.[/QUOTE]
Do your homework prior to committing time & $$$ for schools. I’m not saying Training Resources Limited is going to lead you down a stray path but the objective of all schools is to get students in the door. Check with several prior to committing to one. Do you still have any copies of your PQS books? I submitted mine when I applied and I believe they accepted quite a bit of stuff from them.
I just talked to the owner of Training Resources Limited (I think the largest provider of cg approved courses on the west coast)and he says he cant imagine they would give me the QMED without the RFPEW.
Ray Addicott (TRL San Diego) was my Skipper on the USS Fox, we talk regularly.
[QUOTE=SailorDaniel;30371]I just talked to the owner of Training Resources Limited (I think the largest provider of cg approved courses on the west coast)and he says he cant imagine they would give me the QMED without the RFPEW. [/QUOTE]
Ray Addicott (TRL San Diego) was my Skipper on the USS Fox (CG-33). Great guy, we keep in touch.
[QUOTE=SailorDaniel;30277]Hoping someone can clarify what I’ve found. According to NMC’s Safety Manual Vol 3 Ch 2 my time in the navy as a Engineman 2nd class qualifes me for 100% QMED but doesnt say what QMED? Is this a Oiler, FWT, Any, or what? Also I went to Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration school, became the go to guy on board for it, and have been in that industry since getting out of the navy almost 3 years ago. Can I test for the Refrigerating engineer or can the evalutor give me this in my QMED because of my Navy documentation?[/QUOTE]
If you qualify for one QMED endorsement, you qua;lify for them all. You can sit for as many of them as you want.
The only Navy course I’m aware of that may qualify for RFPEW (I am no longer at NMC and don’t have direct access to their records anymore) is the Navy “Engineering Common Course.” If you took that, get back to me with the dates and I’ll try to see if it is acceptable (only certain dates are).
[QUOTE=SailorDaniel;30371]Thanks Swo, ya I’ve actually done a lot of looking into noaa this weekend and even posted another thread on here about that recently and actually seems like they pay better. I just talked to the owner of Training Resources Limited (I think the largest provider of cg approved courses on the west coast)and he says he cant imagine they would give me the QMED without the RFPEW. I have all the required exp and time so it really shouldnt be a question and he said all the guys he’s seen do this lately have had no prob. He also cleared up by question about whether I get credit for BST from boot camp. Turns out, because my USN basic training covers all that is in the BST [I]except[/I] survival suits the CG has approved a course with him where I go pay $100 put on a suit and play in pool for an hour or so and turn in the certificate from that with my dd-214 and I get my BST! How awesome is that! Oh, and I wasnt in long ago enough for that grandfather thing. I serverd 2002-2006.[/QUOTE]
Heads-Up: The elements of BST, like Fire Fighting, expire after 5 years if not “refreshed” by being actively employed aboard a ship. You got out in 2006 so you’re at about year 4, so if the senario TRL has presented to you is doable you’ve got a year to make it happen IMO.