Hey guys, I'm applying to several depts around my area, and Ide like to hear from current police officers because there are two totally different directions I can go. Most of the town around me are small to medium sized and general middle class with some upper class neighborhoods and generally are very safe and non-violent. However these depts are only hiring a few new recruits at a time (3-4), which obliviously makes it a lot more competitive. The pay is considerably higher also. The second directions is a pretty large city about 30 minutes from my house, who rumor has it is hiring 80+ people. However this is one of the worst city's/ areas in my entire state, Its a very violent city theirs a lot of gangs and a lot of shooting. This is were ide like to hear from current LEO because ( I mean no disrespect to anyone ) but im sure the job in these two completely different towns is in its self completely different. Being a police officer do you prefer the quite streets and towns or do you enjoy being on the mean streets getting harden criminals and drugs / weapons off the street. I'm sure there is good and bad to both im sure the guys in the safer town sometimes wish for more action and I'm sure the officers in more violent areas wish they worked in a different environment. However with them hiring 80+ people it seems it may be a little easier to get hired. Ide really appreciate any input and if anyone has had experiences in both scenarios ide really be interested in hearing your story and your experiences.
Thanks
Brian
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Brian
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