As a candidate for MANY departments right now, I am really excited to get started in LE. The thing is, I find it discouraging going into the written tests, seeing anywhere from 500-2000 people, and knowing that there are only 20-30 spots. I try to remind myself that probably a lot, maybe even the majority of them, have no business being LEOs with their backgrounds, but then that voice comes up and reminds me that even still, more than 30 have superb resumes ("Yeah, I did two tours in Afghanistan with the SEALs before I decided I wanted to be a cop..." "Oh, I just got tired of LAPD and decided I wanted to move to the East Coast," etc, etc) and I end up feeling like I have nothing to offer. Plus, no matter how much I've practiced, I cannot seem to get my written score past the mid-80s.
The thing is, I've been working my butt off for this, I've been putting my nose to the grindstone at work, I have a college degree, I'm in great shape, and I have a completely clean record (never even tried illegal drugs once), so I have confidence that I can be a good candidate, but there's always that lingering doubt.
Anyone else go through this on their way to successfully becoming an officer? Or did most of you go in feeling like "Yeah, I've got this in the bag"?
The thing is, I've been working my butt off for this, I've been putting my nose to the grindstone at work, I have a college degree, I'm in great shape, and I have a completely clean record (never even tried illegal drugs once), so I have confidence that I can be a good candidate, but there's always that lingering doubt.
Anyone else go through this on their way to successfully becoming an officer? Or did most of you go in feeling like "Yeah, I've got this in the bag"?
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