I have been doing alot of thinking lately. Wanting to go in the field of law enforcment has been a somewhat recent thing for me. At first, I thought i could just go to the police academy and then hopefully try to become a LEO, but in the back of my mind, I always felt like that probably won't be good enough. I feel now that, without a college degree(preferably a B.A. degree) the chances of getting a good police officer job are slim to none. I think that most(almost all)departments now days want you to have a degree of some sort. And I don't mean that they require one, they WANT YOU or WOULD LIKE YOU TO have one. I think just the police academy and a high school diploma are the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS and the people who alot of times don't make the "cut" now days because they are competing with other applicants with a higher education. I have friends who have recently become police officers. All of them have a B.A. degree. One got on with a department near me. They hired 5 guys. All had a degree. I don't want a degree in CJ because in my opinion, it doesn't open alot of doors and even more importantly, it doesn't, once so ever, guarentee you a job in LE. What Im trying to say is, if you don't get the job as a cop, a CJ degree is almost worthless.(again this is the way I see it) But I would like to get a bachelors degree of some sort of field. I do feel that time, because of age, is closing in on me to become a cop also. I wish I knew the importance of a college degree a little earlier, especially when it comes to law enforecment. I still have time in other fields of study, but when it comes to LE, I feel that time is running out. One guy told me this."Just go to the academy" "Why are you worried about a college
degree? It's not going to help you get a job as a cop" Well dude, it must, if everyone I have talked to now had one when they got a job as a cop. And as far as the academy goes, your certification is good for only one year. So if you don't get a job as a cop in one year, a job that is difficult to get in the fisrt place, well that alot of money down the drain now is it. Im not saying that I can't become a cop without a degree, but with one, I think it would open alot more doors. Without one, I think it's going to be pretty tough.
degree? It's not going to help you get a job as a cop" Well dude, it must, if everyone I have talked to now had one when they got a job as a cop. And as far as the academy goes, your certification is good for only one year. So if you don't get a job as a cop in one year, a job that is difficult to get in the fisrt place, well that alot of money down the drain now is it. Im not saying that I can't become a cop without a degree, but with one, I think it would open alot more doors. Without one, I think it's going to be pretty tough.
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