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Finally!! After months of paper work and other official red tape crap, I've been cleared to do ambulance work in New York City - EMT (Emergency Medical Technician).

I'm going to work with a medical unit uptown, upper west side and Harlem. I'm picking up my dark/navy blue uniform this week, and boots. I'm getting a badge also. How incredibly cool to have a badge. I can't wait.

Actually, the VP of Operations for this unit advised us not to get a badge just yet. Apparently there's some controversy over some EMTs that were mistakenly taken for cops when they flashed their badges. What kind of bullshit is that?

"Just wait until this controversy is over," the VPO said. Is he on crack?? We've done all this training and taken all kinds of abuse from the medic instructors and now he tells us we can't get our badges to show for it?? Screw him. That's all I have to say. I'm getting my badge. With my name and EMT number written all over it.