Any and all training will look good on a resume...The whole department recently had to take First Responder training..
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Any and all training will look good on a resume...The whole department recently had to take First Responder training..
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CuongNhuka
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Thats like, a step abouve First Aid right? I have a freind who wants to be a nurse, so I'm semi-familiar with some of the emergency skills names. Is there anything you can think of specificly?
A BIG step above...
I'm certified too..............
I'm just certifiable...
Oh, wait... I don't think they were talking about the same thing!
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I don't suppose any one has anything else I could look into?
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I'm a former Marine and am now considering the police force. But if I could do it all over again, I would do something like this:
1) graduate HS 2) take a full load of college (gen.ed classes) for at least one semester - if you join the military with college credits earned, there are cash and rank bonuse straight out of basic training 3) research ALL branches for the field of study of interest - if computer information systems is your interest, then I suggest looking into the Navy and the Military Intelligence - use your computer programming experience to play with satelites while sitting at the Pentagon or on an air craft carrier 4) use your interest/experience as a MA and try out for the Navy Seals after you get into the intelligence field 5) while in the military, continue with college classes via correspondance if you're out of country. Either military or police, get in the habit of running as one part of your physical conditioning. Just my 2 cents. Cheers
Many municipal governments will, with some strings, reimburse you for education while you're employed, but not before you got hired. But you're painting an inappropriately dismal picture of your financial aid situation. There's lots of aid out there, in lots of different ways, from grants to loans. Now is the time to start learning how the systems work, so that you can position yourself when you start school. You might also want to research the Police Corps program. If it's still in existence, it's basically ROTC for cops. They'll pay for school, guarantee you a job (assuming you meet the basic qualifications) when you graduate, and provide training. I don't know if it's been maintained or not.
Have you given any thought to being a Correction Officer?
Yes, I second that! I did that for a while. CT has 3 jails, the rest are prisons. I worked in one of the jails. Basically, they're all pre-sentence there, so the turn-over is amazing. New faces all the time, and certainly some of the biggest PITAs that I've ever seen. LOL!
State jobs are good though. The benes are great!
Yes, I second that! I did that for a while. CT has 3 jails, the rest are prisons. I worked in one of the jails. Basically, they're all pre-sentence there, so the turn-over is amazing. New faces all the time, and certainly some of the biggest PITAs that I've ever seen. LOL!
State jobs are good though. The benes are great!
The benes would be the ONLY attraction for me..I did fancy a position on the cell extraction team, but the rest of the time you have to deal with the scumbags in general population....
Its funny because there were a few times when I was the lucky one to get held over for mids. Once everyone was locked up for the night and the count was done, 2 guys were allowed out to clean the hallways, dayrooms, showers, etc. I almost **** when I discovered that the 2 guys that were designated to clean were facing murder charges!! Whats funny, is that you'd think these would be the ones to give the most trouble. Nope, not them. Two guys that probably wouldn't think twice about killing me and they never gave me a headache!
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CuongNhuka
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If they are facing life one more charge won't make a bit of difference...
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Not a bad idea...Keep us posted...
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CuongNhuka
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Of course.
Yes, Drac is correct, and I had someone say that to me. Taking away phone priviledges for a week, taking away visits, etc didnt make a difference. This person was also facing life behind bars, so having some disciplinary action against him meant nothing.
I respect correctional officers -- but wouldn't do their job. They do 20 years inside, just like the prisoners. I think that's one of the reasons (along with low pay, crappy treatment, and little respect) that there seems to be more corruption in the ranks of COs than cops...
