LE Ranger

[FireControlman]

Free online training about NPS w/ printable certificates:

-History of the NPS
-NPS and the Federal Government
-The Organization of the NPS

http://eppley.org/elearning/leadersh...919da3d81bf1f6

[CACBAND]

The most expensive I've heard for NPS is less then $500.

I've got a 3 beedroom, all to myself for like $300 a month. Granted it's rated as "poor," and is was built in the 60's but's it's really not all that bad. I had friends growing up in single wides built in the 90's that were worse off then my cabin.

[SemperCop]

Do a decent amount of the LE Rangers ever buy a camper and just live in that? If someone is a LE Ranger is it practical to buy a camper to live in instead of the gov housing also since they move around alot and private housing isn't always available............

Are you joking? Would you want to live in a camper for longer than about 2 weeks?

Seriously, the days of Edward Abbey are over. Rangers have houses now, with flush toilets and everything! Private housing IS always available, OR parks will provide you government quarters.

I'm sure nobody would tell you that no you can't live in a camper, but why would you?

[ACO88]

Are you joking? Would you want to live in a camper for longer than about 2 weeks?

Seriously, the days of Edward Abbey are over. Rangers have houses now, with flush toilets and everything! Private housing IS always available, OR parks will provide you government quarters.

I'm sure nobody would tell you that no you can't live in a camper, but why would you?

I'm talking about a nice camper. I would wan't to do that because most of the government housing I've seen and heard about is crap. When I was saying private housing I mean buying your own house. If you work in a remote park I don't think it would be practical to own a house because I've heard you can't live outside the park in alot of the big parks.

[FireControlman]

I don't think he means this:


But rather something like this:

[CACBAND]

I'm talking about a nice camper. I would wan't to do that because most of the government housing I've seen and heard about is crap. When I was saying private housing I mean buying your own house. If you work in a remote park I don't think it would be practical to own a house because I've heard you can't live outside the park in alot of the big parks.

It really depends, I'm a large park now. If I wanted I could live outside the park, however with the cost of living I'd have to have lost mind mind to do it.

[ACO88]

I should have been more specific. I specifically heard if your a LE Ranger at an Interior Ranger District inside a huge park you cannot live outside the park.

[SemperCop]

Not necessarilly true. Permanent job announcements will tell you if occupany is required and/or if they are going to pay for your move. It depends on the park. If it's not required occupancy then they cannot tell you where to live, except if that park has a take-home vehicle program they can restrict you to a certain time/distance. For example in two of the parks where I worked I didn't live in "quarters". One didn't have housing and the other was in a location and housing market where I found a nice place just outside the park that I liked better. The first one also didn't have a take-home vehicle but the second one did. I was required to live within 15 minutes normal driving time from the park if I wanted a take-home (which I did).