LE Ranger

[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).

[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.

[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.

[FireControlman]

I don't think he means this:


But rather something like this:

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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

[FireControlman]

The large majority of seasonal positions will require you to live in gov housing. For the positions that don't require it, it is probably still cheaper to live in gov housing then it is to live out of a camper.

My government housing costs me $2,307 a month!


LOL

[ACO88]

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............

[Bearcat357]

Semper,
Am I right in assuming not too many people will apply for this position because of the working conditions?

Have you been there before...? I have....not someplace I'd like to work let alone hangout for more than a few hours.....

The island is miserable.....thru the roof unemployment rate because the only hotel they had there got shut down because the locals threw a fit about it wanting to expand. So, the owner just shut down...... Other than that, not much there on the top side. Bottom side where you would be working has nothing there at all....Nothing at all.....

I couldn't imagine dragging wife/kids there...... School system is barely existing there......

Unless you have some Hawaiian background....it would be a very, very rough place to live and work.....

[CACBAND]

I'm assuming you have a level II commission?

Yes

[FireControlman]

Just returned from Yosemite last night and was surprised to find that out of four days there, I only saw two LE rangers the whole time.

[grunt82abn]

Cool Thanks!!!

[SemperCop]

Semper,
Am I right in assuming not too many people will apply for this position because of the working conditions?

I would think so, but ya never know. Some people look at it as a foot in the door, and are content to be bored and miserable while waiting for FLETC. I take the approach that its better not to start off your career ****ed off and disenfranchised just to get your foot in the door, but then again I started (permanent) at a well-known icon park. Knew alot of ****ed off, miserable people there who wanted to be in Yellowstone or something but I enjoyed it for what it was and left 18 months later when it was my turn.

I have seen this particular position in Hawaii come open about every year or so advertising multiple vacancies. That should tell you something. But, like anything, it depends on what you want to do. Boredom, isolation, and leprocy...yeah, dosen't sound like a great place to work for me, but I'm sure there are people out there who enjoy getting paid a decent salary to be left alone and not really do any work. Not worth it for me though.