r/searchandrescue • u/Basic_Colorado_dude • 8d ago

To old to hoist?

I'm 41. I'm a medic and just got my BSN. I've been in the USMC for 22 years, so I'm decently in shape. Am I too old to join a hoist outfit? I work CCT now, so I know my way around flight medicine. I used to be a firefighter, so I know my way around ropes, rigging, and high angle rescue (or I did at one point).

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u/BallsOutKrunked WEMT / WFR / RFR / CA MRA Team 8d ago

I'm several years older than you and run mechanical advantage systems and do helicopter operations. Personally I think, for me, late 50s is about as far as I plan on pushing it. If anything my desire to be in crazy shit is going down moreso than my ability to do it.