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This is part venting, and part question, so I apologize for the venting part. i found out that my nephew on my wife's side (not very close to that side) is going to apply for the Chicago PD.
some background: His family is not very PRO education. His parents refuse to pay for college and when he graduated HS. his father gave him the choice. Military (during active war). or move out. We're not paying for college, but "my son wont be working at a dead end job". Not going to college isn't going to get you anything but a dead-end job, and without any job, you can't move out so limited his options a little bit. Needless to say he went into the military. Don't get me wrong, i have all the respect for military personnel, but that's the wrong way to enter it. He decided not to make it a career so now he's stuck with another life decision. So no college degree, but needs to get a respectable job to make his father proud. COPS is a fun show, I'll just be a COP, it can't be that hard. So after his 3 years military so he doesn't' have to go to college I think he is expecting to show up, sign up and start the academy.
Now, I wish him success IF he is going for the right reasons, but I don't think he is. I think reality of the job is going to hit him like a brick when he realizes there is actually learning, lots of book work, and even more report writing.
Which leads me to my question: whats involved in the Chicago PD academy. I went to WI. and it was 520 hours Plus a college degree. I'd say about 300 of those hours were spent with your nose in a book. plus associate degree classes. I had to interview for it and had to pay myself before even applying for a job. The way Milwaukee works is that you need to be hired then they send you through their academy, but from interview to academy could take a couple years of waiting. Is Chicago PD the same way?
This is a kid, who has never had a job, no education past HS. Will have 3 years in the military (which is very respectable). but that's how he gets around not having to go to school. never interviewed for a job. I think he wants to go to the academy because "COPS is a cool show".
OK , sorry, my rant is done. The situation is just ****ing me off.
I was going to show him my statute book I keep in my squad bag, but she thinks I'll discourage him. i said if looking at a statute book is going to discourage him that's not a good start.
This is part venting, and part question, so I apologize for the venting part. i found out that my nephew on my wife's side (not very close to that side) is going to apply for the Chicago PD.
some background: His family is not very PRO education. His parents refuse to pay for college and when he graduated HS. his father gave him the choice. Military (during active war). or move out. We're not paying for college, but "my son wont be working at a dead end job". Not going to college isn't going to get you anything but a dead-end job, and without any job, you can't move out so limited his options a little bit. Needless to say he went into the military. Don't get me wrong, i have all the respect for military personnel, but that's the wrong way to enter it. He decided not to make it a career so now he's stuck with another life decision. So no college degree, but needs to get a respectable job to make his father proud. COPS is a fun show, I'll just be a COP, it can't be that hard. So after his 3 years military so he doesn't' have to go to college I think he is expecting to show up, sign up and start the academy.
Now, I wish him success IF he is going for the right reasons, but I don't think he is. I think reality of the job is going to hit him like a brick when he realizes there is actually learning, lots of book work, and even more report writing.
Which leads me to my question: whats involved in the Chicago PD academy. I went to WI. and it was 520 hours Plus a college degree. I'd say about 300 of those hours were spent with your nose in a book. plus associate degree classes. I had to interview for it and had to pay myself before even applying for a job. The way Milwaukee works is that you need to be hired then they send you through their academy, but from interview to academy could take a couple years of waiting. Is Chicago PD the same way?
This is a kid, who has never had a job, no education past HS. Will have 3 years in the military (which is very respectable). but that's how he gets around not having to go to school. never interviewed for a job. I think he wants to go to the academy because "COPS is a cool show".
OK , sorry, my rant is done. The situation is just ****ing me off.
I was going to show him my statute book I keep in my squad bag, but she thinks I'll discourage him. i said if looking at a statute book is going to discourage him that's not a good start.
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