Thinking about being a Hotshot in my late 30's (Feather River IHC). Am I out of my gourd?
EDIT: Thank you for your input! I will not pursue being a FF.
A couple of days ago I asked about the CCC (I'm too old, lol) and being a FF here (https://www.reddit.com/r/calfire/comments/1wu9t34/fit\_but\_closer\_to\_40\_than\_30\_am\_i\_too\_old\_to\_join/)
After all of the insight I got, I've pretty much landed on the idea of being a Hotshot. Structural scares me. My wife has a friend who lost her FF husband in a building collapse, I saw Backdraft as a kid and I would like to keep the amount of dead bodies I see to an absolute minimum.
As for being a Hotshot, from the outside looking in, it kind of has everything I'm looking for in a career.
Protecting/Saving the landscape of my hometown. A proper reason to be fit. Comradery. A real sense of purpose. The fruits of my labor immediately visible. Said labor not being exploited (It's underpaid and underappreciated but the work doesn't make some rich a**hat richer).
Obviously I have traveled the road of life long enough to know there is no panacea when it comes to choosing, or in my case, re-choosing, a career.
I'd love to hear from this community about what your experience is, your thoughts, your opinions etc.
P.S. to the Hotshots: I f*cking love y'alls highlight reels on youtube; especially the ones with some righteous doom metal. Nothing like a 300 foot wall a flames and a chugging guitar to get the blood pumping!