Possible Career Change...

AZ Hwy Patrol or SS and AFX

  • Hwy Patrol

    Votes: 35 55.6%

  • SS and AFX

    Votes: 28 44.4%
  • Total voters
    63
  • Poll closed .
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There are ups and downs. You get to carry a gun, even in Illinois. However you may need to find new friends because most people don't want cops hanging around. You will undoubtably land up with many cop friends. I didn't notice if you were married or not, but it will be hard on your wife and family. Divorce and alcohalism are rampant. You do get to carry a gun.
 
805 - Go for it, regardless. Its a great career, make decent money and you can diversify doing what every you challenge yourself too, narcs, UC, traffic, flying, you name it. In any profession you get jack-offs, just treat people like you want to be treated and it all works out. He who dares wins. Sounds like you have a great job and future, sounds like if you try something else and don't make it, you would all ways have something to fall back on, sounds like you have the motivation to succeed. Marriage issues and alcoholism drug use, etc.. occur everywhere - poor reasons to not try something you want.

Good luck on either route -- Like Yogi said, when there is a fork in the road, take it.
 
Just don't end up like the pecker head in Reardan up here, tickets you for 31 in a 30....
 
inkjunkie said:
Just don't end up like the pecker head in Reardan up here, tickets you for 31 in a 30....
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yeah, hate cops like that......Makes you just want to say "sorry officer, must have been that fly that landed on my gas pedal.... It put me over the limit"
 
bbrroowwnn said:
yeah, hate cops like that......Makes you just want to say "sorry officer, must have been that fly that landed on my gas pedal.... It put me over the limit"
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This clown sits in his own driveway with the radar gun. He has been known to radar you when you are still in the 60 mph zone, before you pass into the 30 mph zone....And write you up for speeding in the 30 mph zone......And don't ever call him officer, address him as Marshall.....
 
I don't think MoarKid will end up that way- that is an @hole who doesn't have anything to do, so he drums up 'business.' The vast majority of officers are actually okay
 
magnumdart said:
There are ups and downs. You get to carry a gun, even in Illinois. However you may need to find new friends because most people don't want cops hanging around. You will undoubtably land up with many cop friends. I didn't notice if you were married or not, but it will be hard on your wife and family. Divorce and alcohalism are rampant. You do get to carry a gun.
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well that is true... but it is in a lot of high stress jobs... and carrying a gun is an after thought...

Cazbah362 said:
805 - Go for it, regardless. Its a great career, make decent money and you can diversify doing what every you challenge yourself too, narcs, UC, traffic, flying, you name it. In any profession you get jack-offs, just treat people like you want to be treated and it all works out. He who dares wins. Sounds like you have a great job and future, sounds like if you try something else and don't make it, you would all ways have something to fall back on, sounds like you have the motivation to succeed. Marriage issues and alcoholism drug use, etc.. occur everywhere - poor reasons to not try something you want.

Good luck on either route -- Like Yogi said, when there is a fork in the road, take it.
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2x

inkjunkie said:
Just don't end up like the pecker head in Reardan up here, tickets you for 31 in a 30....
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lol nope... but there is this lady up here that does 75 in a 45... run me off the road more than once... boy she is in for it!
 
I was in Law Enforcement for 24 years and loved it! I would still be there if not for loosing an eye and having to take early medical retirement. I was able to move up the ranks to Captain. GO FOR IT! You will always regret it of you DON'T follow your dream . . .
 
well guys i decided to throw my app in the mix so will see what happens! ive been talking with an Officer, same one that pulled me over, and he has been helping me get my ducks lined up...

so i drop my app and pick up an reading i can and see what happens...
 
Johnny Dart said:
I smell bacon..........:D
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so i drove down to the HQ and talked with HR... apparently they no longer take paper copies, they are doing it all online! so that was 45 min waste but at least now i know what to do...

so it looks like i'll be going for Cadet Officer...

starting salary is 38,335 a year
Minimum qualifications are nill... just 21 or older, HS grad, AZ license and resident...

so monday i'll be jumping on one of 400 spots! so will see what happens...

my dad is all excited because he was D.O.D back in the day and said im doing the exact same thing my great uncle did... though im not fixing cars for gangster lol...
 
There is an advantage to going into law enforcement... all the donuts you can eat. :eek:)

Go where your heart leads you.
 
Demon416 said:
There is an advantage to going into law enforcement... all the donuts you can eat. :eek:)

Go where your heart leads you.
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LOL!! i got off the junk food train about a year ago... eating better and workin harder!
 
I think you'd make a great occifer.......Go for it :thumblef: :)

Just put your "blinders" on for the Mopes in town.
 
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