hey guys/gals
I am 26 years old and currently have my AS in criminal justice (come to find out gets you nothing) i am currently taking a few classes to be able to transfer to another school and get my BS.
I have been applying to several local agencies around my area with no luck, and have even ventured out of state to places that were hurting for officers and still did not get hired. I admit i have made mistakes in my past when i was younger, but nothing as far as a felony or killing someone.
out of all the departments that i have applied for i have been DQ'ed by two of them and was allowed to withdraw from one. one department would not specify why i was dq'ed but i have a feeling it was because of past conduct grouped with my age and my lack of life experience. the other department that DQ'ed me was for conduct and discrep. with othe agencies. this i do not understand because i have been honest with every agency that i have applied for and have used the same answers on all my PHS packets I have even taken and passed a poly for the same department. I seem to get to the background of each process then i wont go any farther. I do not know why i have nothing to hide in my background and I have been honest. for the most part i have lived a normal common life. All the other departments that I have applied for have simply said that they are going to proceed with more qualified applicants then me. one department had me on the eligible list but my background items expired after a year and I had to re-apply. i know that this career path is VERY competitive.
It has been my dream to be involved with LE as a career and stupidly it has been my only goal I have been working towards. I dont however want to spend my life applying for agencies if it is never going to happen for me.
I have been thinking for a while to joining the military to learn skills I can use and to serve my country. I am torn between getting my BS now and keep applying or join the military then complete my BS and try to apply when I have matured and grown.
my only concern is that the DQ from the departments will hurt my chance when i apply again. I know that departments talk and I dont want to be "blacklisted" from a career in LE and not know it and just keep applying.
any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.
-mike
I am 26 years old and currently have my AS in criminal justice (come to find out gets you nothing) i am currently taking a few classes to be able to transfer to another school and get my BS.
I have been applying to several local agencies around my area with no luck, and have even ventured out of state to places that were hurting for officers and still did not get hired. I admit i have made mistakes in my past when i was younger, but nothing as far as a felony or killing someone.
out of all the departments that i have applied for i have been DQ'ed by two of them and was allowed to withdraw from one. one department would not specify why i was dq'ed but i have a feeling it was because of past conduct grouped with my age and my lack of life experience. the other department that DQ'ed me was for conduct and discrep. with othe agencies. this i do not understand because i have been honest with every agency that i have applied for and have used the same answers on all my PHS packets I have even taken and passed a poly for the same department. I seem to get to the background of each process then i wont go any farther. I do not know why i have nothing to hide in my background and I have been honest. for the most part i have lived a normal common life. All the other departments that I have applied for have simply said that they are going to proceed with more qualified applicants then me. one department had me on the eligible list but my background items expired after a year and I had to re-apply. i know that this career path is VERY competitive.
It has been my dream to be involved with LE as a career and stupidly it has been my only goal I have been working towards. I dont however want to spend my life applying for agencies if it is never going to happen for me.
I have been thinking for a while to joining the military to learn skills I can use and to serve my country. I am torn between getting my BS now and keep applying or join the military then complete my BS and try to apply when I have matured and grown.
my only concern is that the DQ from the departments will hurt my chance when i apply again. I know that departments talk and I dont want to be "blacklisted" from a career in LE and not know it and just keep applying.
any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.
-mike
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