Hey Everyone...
Let me give you a little bit of background information so that you guys can help me in any way possible.
I am about to graduate police academy here in Georgia in 3 weeks and will be getting on with an agency and getting on the road. I am 21 and my wife and I have been married for about 9 months. She is finishing up here Bachelors. She has 3 semesters left. We have no kids.
Our dream is to move to Colorado in the next couple of years and settle down. We have both lived in Georgia our whole lives. I thought it would be good to get a few years under my belt and then transfer to an agency somewhere in Colorado or maybe even CSP. We aren't even sure where we would want to live in Colorado or much about it. We plan to take several trips up there before the move to see where we want to settle down at.
I wanted to get some feedback and help from you guys to see what we would need to do and how much time you think it would take before we could move.
If you guys could give me some information regarding agencies or some great places to live that would be great. Starting pays around here in metro atlanta are about 36k where as I am sure the cost of living is less than living in Colorado. What is starting pay on average in smaller towns and in big cities? I may eventually choose to go Federal as well.
When I do a lateral transfer how many hours of training am I going to have to do in order to be certified in Colorado. Are there actually special ops in agencies where you do snow patrol? I know I am very nieve but we would love to move out there and start our lives. Any informationg regarding agencies, pay, great places to live, or opinions in general would be great. I would sorta like her to finish up her schooling here in GA first which is only about a year and a half. I belive she wants to be a teacher but she still isn't sure.
. Giving us a little time would be good to save up for the move and also a good time to save money for a down payment on a house. Maybe we live in an apartment or rent a house until we settle down further? Any help would be fantastic. If you would like to email me you can as well at [email protected]
Thanks for all the help everyone!
Let me give you a little bit of background information so that you guys can help me in any way possible.
I am about to graduate police academy here in Georgia in 3 weeks and will be getting on with an agency and getting on the road. I am 21 and my wife and I have been married for about 9 months. She is finishing up here Bachelors. She has 3 semesters left. We have no kids.
Our dream is to move to Colorado in the next couple of years and settle down. We have both lived in Georgia our whole lives. I thought it would be good to get a few years under my belt and then transfer to an agency somewhere in Colorado or maybe even CSP. We aren't even sure where we would want to live in Colorado or much about it. We plan to take several trips up there before the move to see where we want to settle down at.
I wanted to get some feedback and help from you guys to see what we would need to do and how much time you think it would take before we could move.
If you guys could give me some information regarding agencies or some great places to live that would be great. Starting pays around here in metro atlanta are about 36k where as I am sure the cost of living is less than living in Colorado. What is starting pay on average in smaller towns and in big cities? I may eventually choose to go Federal as well.
When I do a lateral transfer how many hours of training am I going to have to do in order to be certified in Colorado. Are there actually special ops in agencies where you do snow patrol? I know I am very nieve but we would love to move out there and start our lives. Any informationg regarding agencies, pay, great places to live, or opinions in general would be great. I would sorta like her to finish up her schooling here in GA first which is only about a year and a half. I belive she wants to be a teacher but she still isn't sure.

Thanks for all the help everyone!
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