I always wanted to be a police officer but my path kept straying for whatever reasons. BTW I'm 29 yo male,single but dating,6'2',210 LBS and in good shape.Live in a little town in KY(pop about 30k counting college students)
I don't really have much going for me as far as something to put on a application,in fact some of the stuff that should be going for me might work against me,not really sure. I joined the Navy at 18. Did a year and a half but got booted after making a couple of stupid mistakes (never been arrested though or had charges against me).Young and stupid what can I say.
College. I have around 50 credits to my name when I was pursueing a Bachelors in CRJ. I dropped out for money reasons but my credits are still good though I barely got into the core CRJ classes.
So what are my realistic options that can get me into LE the fastest since I'm not getting any younger?I'm going to talk to the local sheriff or deputies,since I would consider a deputy/jailer/dispatcher...etc as entery level, to see whats normal for people they hire. Maybe they hire people like me,I dunno.
I don't want to have to relocate much if at all,meaning like going to a metro area where reqs might be slimmer. I also work 40+ hours a week and need to pay my bills.But I'd very much like to be given the chance to be a peace officer even if I have to work up the totem pole or go to a acedemy/get certified at my own expense.
Right now I was thinking:
Re-enlisting in the military since according to my discharge code I can,but hey that's a 4 year contract and it'd probablly suck to to 30 and enlisting heh.That would be a absolute last resort.
Go for a two year degree .Problem with that is that I'd still be going almost 2 years or more even with the credits I've already earned. Plus working all the time you can't really juggle many classes so it would take a long time.
Like I said above. Talking to the Sheriff or PD and seeing how I stand and what I can do to improve my standing if needed. Maybe volunteer with them somehow.
Any good advice about getting my foot in the door the quickest and easiest would be most appreciated. Sorry for rambling but this is really important to me.TIA
I don't really have much going for me as far as something to put on a application,in fact some of the stuff that should be going for me might work against me,not really sure. I joined the Navy at 18. Did a year and a half but got booted after making a couple of stupid mistakes (never been arrested though or had charges against me).Young and stupid what can I say.
College. I have around 50 credits to my name when I was pursueing a Bachelors in CRJ. I dropped out for money reasons but my credits are still good though I barely got into the core CRJ classes.
So what are my realistic options that can get me into LE the fastest since I'm not getting any younger?I'm going to talk to the local sheriff or deputies,since I would consider a deputy/jailer/dispatcher...etc as entery level, to see whats normal for people they hire. Maybe they hire people like me,I dunno.
I don't want to have to relocate much if at all,meaning like going to a metro area where reqs might be slimmer. I also work 40+ hours a week and need to pay my bills.But I'd very much like to be given the chance to be a peace officer even if I have to work up the totem pole or go to a acedemy/get certified at my own expense.
Right now I was thinking:
Re-enlisting in the military since according to my discharge code I can,but hey that's a 4 year contract and it'd probablly suck to to 30 and enlisting heh.That would be a absolute last resort.
Go for a two year degree .Problem with that is that I'd still be going almost 2 years or more even with the credits I've already earned. Plus working all the time you can't really juggle many classes so it would take a long time.
Like I said above. Talking to the Sheriff or PD and seeing how I stand and what I can do to improve my standing if needed. Maybe volunteer with them somehow.
Any good advice about getting my foot in the door the quickest and easiest would be most appreciated. Sorry for rambling but this is really important to me.TIA
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