i am a vollie and have been for 2 1/2 yr now and i have been going through all the classes and training to get on paid. that being said i had my first interview and agility test with a major dept and all i can say is damn! i did that agility test and it was a 10 min endurance test you had ten min to complete.well i passed in 8 min flat and thought i was going to pass out.as a vollie i got a big head going into the test like o it is just going to be a dummy drag etc nothing i have never done before...boy was i wrong!!! that was by far the hardest thing i have ever endured and i was in the military. they said they had to do that as paid ff 1 time a year. so to all you paid guys i finally see the difference in why you are paid and vollies arent. i got accepted tho and start fire academy in may...thanks for all the advice yall gave me the other day... stay safe