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[SJR1709]

Most agencies will allow you to buy back up to a certain amount of time of prior experience, if you can afford it, regardless of what state you're from. For instance, at my department you can buy back up to 4 years of prior service. I don't know what FAU PD does, if they do. You'd have to check with...

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Patriot91 Yes, they use, FRS, which is the State pension system. Most Sheriff's Offices, State agencies, and some police departments use FRS. I'm personally not a huge fan of FRS, but the one good thing about it is that it transfers with you if you leave one agency and go to another that also uses FRS....

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Patriot91 I'm not sure about their steps, you'd have to find out. Surprisingly they've got quite a few younger guys working there, but I'd think it would be more of a retirement gig for most. They've got one K-9 I believe and I think it's an explosives and/or drug dog. It's a lab. They utilize our explosive...

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Patriot91 if you go on their website, I believe they start at 50k, so not bad, especially for a University department and I'm pretty sure they have take home cars now (they drive black/white Dodge Chargers). Yes, we assist them if needed, but do assist regularly for large on campus events such as football...

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I work for the city police department where FAU's main campus is located and FAU PD is a good University department. I don't know if I'd necessarily recommend this for someone starting out in their first law enforcement career with it obviously being a smaller and slower agency, as any university department...