Firefighters and civilian staff of the military are two more open-recruitment routes, with lower entry requirements than the civil service exam
- Moderate value
- Evidence A
- Saves money
- Free
- Takes some hours
- Some willpower
In plain words
Neither of these paths requires the “junior college or above” bar. Firefighters are recruited from people aged 18 to 22 with a high school education or above, and the age limit can be relaxed to 24 for those with a junior-college degree or above and for discharged soldiers. Military civilian staff (军队文职) only need to be 18 or older, and for entry-level posts the upper age limit at first hiring is 35. The shared cost is that political screening and the medical exam weed people out.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 31, tip 9. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer