Hey guys, just wanted to say thanks for being such a great community and you have been a huge help for information. Well, I graduate this August and have two paths I can take so I could use your guys opinions on what I should do.
Here is a rundown where I am at:
Graduating from one of the hardest schools in Michigan with a B.S. degree.
Age: 25
No illegal drug usage.
Volunteered for Big Brother/Big Sister Organization.
Volunteered for a Inner-City middle-school mentoring students.
No Criminal history.
Working currently for a loan chain company as a assistant manger with accounting/paper work.
Work out at least 5 days a week and I'm in perfect shape.
No medical disorders.
The negative is my driving record. I've done my best to never go over 5mph from the speed limit and try to remain a safe driver. Sadly I've received two tickets that were somewhat out of my control over the past 4 years. Both tickets are called in Michigan "Basic Speed Law Violations".
Both are two point tickets, one I received 4 years ago and one I received last year.
I use to live in a country house with friends which apparently was not the best idea in Michigan. After driving back in a blizzard my car slid into a tree. I was driving way under the posted speed limit and even had witnesses who were saw the accident who told the officer I was driving at a very safe speed but just saw my car start so slide and he lost control. The officer then explained it didn't matter and that the sheriff was pushing there butts to give out tickets for anyone who gets in a natural accident. After thinking this was bs, my roommate had the same thing happen to him in the same spot I got in my accident and he also received a basic speed law violation ticket.
Second ticket was pretty much the same situation, even though driving at least 10-15mph under the posted speed limit, I hit some black ice that also made me lose control of my vehicle on the high way.
So now onto my two paths that I have decided to go after I graduate this summer...
First one is to go ahead and start apply for Departments. Some of the departments I was considering were in larger cities such as San Jose or Santa Cruz, California. Also I had a few larger East Coast cities I wished to apply for.
Second path is join the Coast Guard as enlisted then after 4 or so years start applying for police departments after my driving record has cleared up.
So pretty much I guess the main question I have is, do you believe that because of my two tickets that it will be almost impossible for me to go into any police department at the moment?
Thank you so much guys for the help, always appreciated.
-Chad
Here is a rundown where I am at:
Graduating from one of the hardest schools in Michigan with a B.S. degree.
Age: 25
No illegal drug usage.
Volunteered for Big Brother/Big Sister Organization.
Volunteered for a Inner-City middle-school mentoring students.
No Criminal history.
Working currently for a loan chain company as a assistant manger with accounting/paper work.
Work out at least 5 days a week and I'm in perfect shape.
No medical disorders.
The negative is my driving record. I've done my best to never go over 5mph from the speed limit and try to remain a safe driver. Sadly I've received two tickets that were somewhat out of my control over the past 4 years. Both tickets are called in Michigan "Basic Speed Law Violations".
Both are two point tickets, one I received 4 years ago and one I received last year.
I use to live in a country house with friends which apparently was not the best idea in Michigan. After driving back in a blizzard my car slid into a tree. I was driving way under the posted speed limit and even had witnesses who were saw the accident who told the officer I was driving at a very safe speed but just saw my car start so slide and he lost control. The officer then explained it didn't matter and that the sheriff was pushing there butts to give out tickets for anyone who gets in a natural accident. After thinking this was bs, my roommate had the same thing happen to him in the same spot I got in my accident and he also received a basic speed law violation ticket.
Second ticket was pretty much the same situation, even though driving at least 10-15mph under the posted speed limit, I hit some black ice that also made me lose control of my vehicle on the high way.
So now onto my two paths that I have decided to go after I graduate this summer...
First one is to go ahead and start apply for Departments. Some of the departments I was considering were in larger cities such as San Jose or Santa Cruz, California. Also I had a few larger East Coast cities I wished to apply for.
Second path is join the Coast Guard as enlisted then after 4 or so years start applying for police departments after my driving record has cleared up.
So pretty much I guess the main question I have is, do you believe that because of my two tickets that it will be almost impossible for me to go into any police department at the moment?
Thank you so much guys for the help, always appreciated.
-Chad
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