Ok, I guess I'm about to get on a soap box here. Why not start off a new profile the right way and get fired up. I guess I'll start at the beginning. My wife pasted away last year and I decided now was a good time to move and start over in a new place. Great idea right? NOT if your a Fire Fighter. I have never in my life seen so many goof-ball requirements to be a Fire Fighter as I have seen in the past 4 weeks. Keep in mind, I have been a FF for over 20 years, I do have a "few" IFSAC/NFPA certifications. Now I should be able to go anywhere in the US and with little hassle and the right attitude and get a job as a fire fighter. NOT, recently I applied to one Department that told me that my certifications were great and everything seem to be in order EXCEPT, they don't accept those credentials and that I would have to attend their state's fire academy to meet their requirements. Not at my age and with the training I have already been through. This is the fifth time a response of this nature has come to me. Has anyone else run into this during their job searches? Let me know. I thought we were all attempting to come together and be trained and certified to the same standards as anyone else. I guess reciprocity isn't part of the acceptance of nationwide standards. Oh and Texas, I won't be attending your academy nor will I work there.