Legacy: Non-Issue or Forever in Stone

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I tell new kids: hook up with whoever you want but DON'T hook up with classmates at the academy. Thirty years later people will still be talking about it....

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I have a few theories about this. One, it's more prevalent at smaller agencies than bigger ones because at bigger ones, everyone recognizes they're just a number on a spreadsheet, while at smaller ones, people are more apt to think they're hot stuff. I also think internal drama is more of a factor when...

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Now that the end of my career is rapidly approaching, the notion of 'legacy' has been on my mind. Legacy, as in five years after pulling the plug, what will you be remembered for?

Reason I submit this as a topic of discussion: I've noticed the only people who are spoken about after they...

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I agree. They assumed the survey taker was contemplating suicide. Reminded me of loaded questions like "How often do you beat your spouse? A) Weekly B) Whenever necessary C) Only after a night of heavy drinking." Ummm, whatever happened to D) Never ??...

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I spent more time today posting about the merits of a CJ degree to believers and non-believers than I did taking that survey...

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Actually it's a 'BA' degree, not a 'BS' degree...

People generally come from one of two camps: it's a degree that prepares people well for a career in LE, or it's a total waste of time and money. All depends on background and perspective...

We could go around and around on...

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Dude... there's no blood draw or overnight monitoring here. Just some generic questions straight out of a PTSD assessment....

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Okay I participated. Took me all of three minutes.

Read like just another PTSD assessment. What's the goal of your research? To understand the negative effects of stress?

Here's my clinical answer: stress takes a toll, but having good friends, a good spouse, some hobbies...

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Because I'm thinking about this issue right now, I'm gonna offer up an answer to "What work could someone with a CJ degree find in the private sector other than security guard for $11 an hour?"

Answer: Compliance officer. Starting salary: $50K, with the median salary around $85K....

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I should offer a disclaimer: I have a CJ degree, and while it provided a foundation for a good career, 90% of my success can be attributed to luck, timing, divine intervention, some good mentors, persistence, and application. I live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood and am about to walk away from...

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The CJ degree discussion has been beaten to death here on many threads. I'll kick the dead horse once again, just because I can.

A CJ degree is no more useful, or useless, than any other liberal arts degree (history, poly sci, psychology, sociology, anthropology, et. al.). The basic gist...

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Study what you want and ignore the 'CJ degree is worthless' advice.

Look for internships, co-op programs, volunteer opportunities at agencies. These build networks. Networks are huge.

Run three miles a day and do 50 sit ups and 30 push ups.

No more of that funky...

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What a stupid rock band name, btw.

I hate how rock bands are named these day in general: Staind. Trappt. Twiztid. Three Days Grace. Three Doors Down. Third Eye Blind. All are just horrible.

Van Halen. Rush. Guns N Roses. The Who. The Stones. Those are rock bands. Three Finger...

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Exactly. I wouldn’t know one of their songs if it started blaring out of my bunion.

Five years from now, they will join all the other nu metal bands forever buried in the impenetrable sludge......

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Isn't that pretty much industry standard? What the one thing Snoop Dog, Willie Nelson, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, and Jason Aldean have in common? They don't want no po po backstage at their concerts.......

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I saw Ted Nugent and Steven Seagal at the SHOT Show in Vegas a few years back. R. Lee Ermey as well (The Gunny).

Didn't interact with them though. The list of Famous People I've Met and Interacted with:

Ronald Reagan
Sam Raimi (Spiderman director)
Will Smith...

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Listen to Bradley Cooper....

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The town of Oakley, MI (pop. 800) had a pay-to-play reserve force of 150 officers (including former NFL players and Kid Rock). The former chief recently plead guilty to fraud charges.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...fraud-tax-char...

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Bitter isn't the biggest taste in my mouth right now. Leaving after 27 years, it's a mixed bag of emotions- many ups and downs, some true adventures, some real head shakers, and more insight into how bureaucracies function (and non-function) than I ever anticipated. VERY grateful to be leaving on my...

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I have no good tips on which agencies are the best but I spent a few years working in the rural south and can provide some insight on what you may expect...

True, there isn't snow (although occasionally the Carolinas do get a snowstorm and when that happens, Good Golly is holy hell ever...