You do not need college before becoming a firefighter
You must be a US citizen who has lived in Illinois for three years and be at least 25.
18 years old
You need to have atleast 2 years of college classes mostly science.
18 years old when you become an adult.
Indiana became the 19th State in 1816 and Illinois became the 21st State in 1818.
ten years
Basically seven years of college courses and a year of internship.
It will take up to six years to become a eye doctor. You can take double courses in order to complete within fours years instead of the six years.
math science reading language which is 6 years
Lincoln left Illinois 24 years later which is 1861.
That depends on the availability of your leadership courses. Assuming you did your courses back to back and got the necessary time in rank, about 5 years.