Hi all,
I know this forum is for prepping. I prep! And I think about safety and well being quite a bit. But now I'm on this cusp. I don't want to live in a cubicle for the next 25 years. 25 to 30 years is a lot of years until retirement. So I have been mulling over quite a bit about a career path change.
I want to help people, my community, increase awareness and keep my neighbourhood safe. So I keep coming back to the same conclusion. I need to get into the police service. I want to become an officer. I want to serve my community.
But I have no idea how. I know it's different in different places. But I guess is what I really need to know, or want to know, is what experienced LEO's have had to do to get into their respective forces.
I have a clean record, a clean driving record, I can pass a background check with bonus points. I have a great credit rating. My credit card is sitting at 0. I think the biggest hurdle will be the physical fitness tests. So I need to start there. What do I need to be able to do, successfully and with authority.
I don't expect anyone to have right answer for me, but any information regarding this profession is a plus.
Cheers and thanks in advance to the responders!
I know this forum is for prepping. I prep! And I think about safety and well being quite a bit. But now I'm on this cusp. I don't want to live in a cubicle for the next 25 years. 25 to 30 years is a lot of years until retirement. So I have been mulling over quite a bit about a career path change.
I want to help people, my community, increase awareness and keep my neighbourhood safe. So I keep coming back to the same conclusion. I need to get into the police service. I want to become an officer. I want to serve my community.
But I have no idea how. I know it's different in different places. But I guess is what I really need to know, or want to know, is what experienced LEO's have had to do to get into their respective forces.
I have a clean record, a clean driving record, I can pass a background check with bonus points. I have a great credit rating. My credit card is sitting at 0. I think the biggest hurdle will be the physical fitness tests. So I need to start there. What do I need to be able to do, successfully and with authority.
I don't expect anyone to have right answer for me, but any information regarding this profession is a plus.
Cheers and thanks in advance to the responders!