Advice would be appreciated

[BinAZ]

I haven't applied for a PD in a few years. In 2009-2010 I applied to more LE departments than I can count and struck out on all, both in and out of state. I've also struck out on local probation departments.

My impression is that I don't meet one of the AZ POST criteria: no more than 5 times over the age of 21 re: marijuana. I don't have an exact number but I would make an educated guess that the total is ~20 times, all in about an 8 week span about 9 years ago.

Would this be something that could be considered on a situational basis or am I just spinning my wheels by applying to any future departments in AZ?

Thanks and any criticism is welcome.

[AzLaw_E]

I haven't seen the az post requirement recently but if it says no more than 5 after 21 then you just answered your own question. Sorry brother but little to no room for negotiating on basic requirements.

[sgt jon]

I haven't applied for a PD in a few years. In 2009-2010 I applied to more LE departments than I can count and struck out on all, both in and out of state. I've also struck out on local probation departments.

My impression is that I don't meet one of the AZ POST criteria: no more than 5 times over the age of 21 re: marijuana. I don't have an exact number but I would make an educated guess that the total is ~20 times, all in about an 8 week span about 9 years ago.

Would this be something that could be considered on a situational basis or am I just spinning my wheels by applying to any future departments in AZ?

Thanks and any criticism is welcome.

20 times is well beyond what most agencies would view as youthful experimentation.



And as a note- this very topic has been discussed before:
http://forums.officer.com/t172544/

[HotSoup]

You'd be out of luck with my dept....as SgtJon stated that's way more then experimentation and you did that over the age of 21 so you knew what you were doing was wrong and illegal.

[BinAZ]

Thanks for the replies!