Can I be part of the CHP?

[just joe]

Touché.

Curious who the last person to get tried in federal court for smoking a joint was lol.

Jokes aside, I really do respect your straight edge pov on the issue.

Nonetheless, my packet is in. I was completely honest. I can’t change the past but I can control what happens from here on out.

The rest is out of my control.

It is really not about who gets federally prosecuted. A more practical application is that an agency has to comply with the Drug Free Workplace Act in order to get federal grants.

[Rober0193]

It is really not about who gets federally prosecuted. A more practical application is that an agency has to comply with the Drug Free Workplace Act in order to get federal grants.

Understood. Regardless, those days are behind me.

[CCCSD]

Understood. Regardless, those days are behind me.

I thought you were done and flounced off…

[Aidokea]

Understood. Regardless, those days are behind me.

Those days are your demonstrated history of maturity, judgement, integrity, decision-making, and so on.

[Captain Adams]

Thanks for the quick response.

Do you think this is something time can change? (5-8 years of consistency)

Why man? There's so many red flags here. Give it ten years and try. Worse case they tell you no. And for the sake of all that's holy, stop that crap. Find a job, stop breaking the law and just relax. Stability is key here.

[NolaT]

Time doesn’t change, YOU must change,………

[Jordon198]

1. No

2. Why would you want to work in LE at this point anywhere, much less CA?

[John Wick]

Only time can tell. You seem to be honest and upfront. Which is a quality that they look for. Only your background investigator could give you a realistic opinion of if you will pass backgrounds. I'll leave you with this.. The process of applying to most agencies is tough. CHP is very tough. Id know because I recently went through it. Every step forward is good and a step closer.

[tanksoldier]

Greetings,
I am currently in the hiring process with the California Highway Patrol.

You have never explained in this entire thread why you suddenly want to be a traffic ciop, or any kind of cop. Maybe I missed it.

Everyone around me thinks/tells me I'll have an invite to the academy soon but it just doesn't seem real.

It probably isn't. Who around you knows anything about law enforcement hiring?

I am 26 years old. I've held my job as a technician at a Department of Defense sub-contractor company for 1 year and 3 months. No tickets/infractions/collisions/drug use in 3 years. But..

That's a start, but you have a long way to go.

Multiple traffic infractions. 7 out of 8 tickets issued by CHP (speeding, etc.)

Infractions, or traffic misdemeanors? If they truly are infractions, another few years with no further violations might work. If you have multiple traffic misdemeanors you probably have no chance with a traffic oriented agency.

Multiple collisions
19 years old with a Yamaha R6 (dumb decision)
Brakes went out on a 1995 Civic and coasted into someones rear bumper. Surprisingly no damage at all. Not even a paint scratch.
Hit a pedestrian coworker at 3-5mph turning into work parking lot in 2019. Witness stated pedestrian jumped in front of me. Found at fault.

Your attempts to minimize your behavior are a very bad sign.

Spotty employment history.
Never kept a job for longer than 6 months prior to the one I hold now. Left 6/8 jobs without notice.

5-10 years of steady employment might overcome this.

Smoked marijuana approximately 200 times throughout 4 year span (18-21 years of age)

Given that it's California this probably doesn't officially matter.

Self admitted driving under the influence (alcohol) at 19 years old.

I've seen guys hired with DUIs, but far in the past and not with traffic-oriented agencies.

I was previously disqualified from LAPD. The letter stated Decision Making and Judgment and Record Checks (employment, driving) as the reasons.

I'm surprised they told you why, but those sound reasonable.

Do I have a shot? I have my background orientation and oral interview on the 21st of this month.

Probably not.

Needless to say, I learned my lesson

There is no evidence to indicate this is true.

and I've done everything in my power to make this dream of mine come true thus far. Thanks!!

There is nothing to indicate this is any kind of long term "dream" or that you've done anything to prepare yourself for a law enforcement career in any way.

Law Enforcement is all about judgement and liability. Why would a department accept the liability of hiring you? What evidence do they have that you are reliable, conscientious, exercise good judgement? None at all, frankly. They are going to give you a gun and a badge and make you decide whether to shoot people. Why would they give that to YOU?

A few more years of keeping your nose clean maybe, but not on a year and a half work history, multiple citations, multiple crashes, a DUI, and less than five years since all of that.

[Aidokea]

He might be able to be the "part of the CHP" that washes the patrol cars and gasses them up for the next shift...

[Aidokea]

Oops...double-tap.

[1911user]

Based on your original post, I don’t see a chance of you getting accepted. However, it being California you may have a shot. Change Sides and in todays CA, you might have a shot.

[Rober0193]

Thank you to everyone for your input. Don’t really check up on here as often if I’m being honest.

Been focusing on physical fitness, cleaning up the diet, and keeping my nose clean.

Yes. The dream is still alive.

“Why would they hire you?”

That question now drives me every single day.

Will I ever become a LEO? Guess we’ll find out. But it certainly won’t happen if I give up.

To anybody coming here and reading this in perhaps similar situations.. trying to keep your dream alive.. just know you’re gonna have to work extra hard to even have a shot. And understand that you may give this 1000% and have a .01% of achieving. Now, if you’re okay with those odds then carry on.

I’m simply listening to my heart. It hasn’t yet told me to give this
up. In fact, it’s telling me to keep going.

What’s life without a dream?

[tanksoldier]

Thank you to everyone for your input. Don’t really check up on here as often if I’m being honest.

Few do

Been focusing on physical fitness, cleaning up the diet, and keeping my nose clean.

Solid practice regardless of profession.

Yes. The dream is still alive.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Infatuation? Sudden obsession? Fascination? Perhaps.

You have provided no evidence this is a long term goal, and quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.

“Why would they hire you?”

That question now drives me every single day.

…yet you fail to provide an answer.

Will I ever become a LEO? Guess we’ll find out. But it certainly won’t happen if I give up.

True, and you may have a petter chance with something other than CHP.

What’s life without a dream?

Youre setting yourself up for perpetual victimhood syndrome.

[CCCSD]

New POST standards. This guy won’t make it.

[Aidokea]

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I'm not left handed either...