Super excited to take on this journey, career and responsibility! I started my applying to agencies over a year ago and finally made it through.

For the current LE in this thread giving people reassurance and guidance thank you!

I just wanted to put this in here to let people with dreams of LE that it is possible and to not give up.

Can they still be an officer or it’s an immediate termination?

Just fostering discussion. What do you carry at your local agency? Do you love it? Hate it? Are you allowed to mod it yourself, or is there a bunch of red tape around the simplest thing? Let’s hear it!

For all the LEOs out there, how was getting tased? 😂 I know it probably wasn’t exactly a pleasant experience, but is there any way to prepare for it beforehand? And realistically, what are the chances I actually complete my mission of not screaming? 😂

I live in a rural area of TN. The county road I live on doesn't see much traffic. The road is 4 miles long. If you drove from one end to the other, you might see 2 or 3 cars or you might not see any.

Today, I let my 12 year old drive about a mile of the above mentioned road on our way home. They did great. They have experience driving atv's, side by sides, go cart, golf cart, tractor, and lawn mowers. They have also drove vehicles up and down our 1/2 mile driveway probaly a 100 times.

I am curious though, what would you as L/E do if you happened upon this? Assume no accidents or complaints. Maybe you noticed the young driver, or maybe you saw them swerve. Whatever the reason, you pull us over.

I realize this is of course illegal, but how would you personally handle this? Citation? Jail? Warning? How do you think most LE would handle this? What is likely hood of 12 year-old getting any legal repercussions from this?

Hello! Im 27(f) and am going to start the academy next month and was wondering if you had any tips or advice for it. I have some time before it starts so is there any prep you recommend I do?

I’m overall excited and want to do what ever I can to do great while there.

Thank you!!

I am currently filling out a personal history statement and they want all my past roommates listed. I honestly do not know the names of any of my roommates from my first apartment let alone have contact with them to get their address or phone number. is it ok to omit this? should I put the names of those I can remember even if I don’t have contact numbers for them?

Edit: This is also a more broad question of what is ok to omit if I genuinely don’t know? Another example is my past coworkers that it asks for, should I leave it blank? Should I list names if i dont have numbers? Should I write something along the lines of “I don’t remember”?

Hi all!

I, 20 yo female, am becoming increasingly more interested in a career in policing. For a long time, I wanted to be a lawyer, but recently I’ve discovered it just isn’t for me. I’m wanting to know if you think I have a solid foundation to potentially get hired and sent to an academy and any advice you have! Also any pros and cons. For reference, I’m near Ottawa, ON and ideally would like to police in or near here. Here are my qualifications:

- Almost done a Bachelor’s degree in law with a concentration in criminal law and social order

- Volunteered within court houses and other law related fields

- Professional administration experience with a government non-profit

Any and all advice is appreciated:) thank you!

I’m almost done with securing my POST I’m unsure as to which agency is better has anyone ever been employed by either if so how was it ? which has the better retirement as well?

Hey all, just had a quick question regarding a potential pre-LE career move. I'm in Ontario, Canada.

Currently, I work as an accountant for an international firm. It has really high turnover. I'm approaching a year there soon.

I don't mind the job, however I have a friend wanting me to apply to his firm, and he has spoken nothing but great things about it.

Here's my dilemma, policing in Canada is already incredibly competitive, and I most certainly am not a job hopper, however, if I take this job, I'm concerned I'll appear as a job hopper. But if policing doesn't work out, this new firm sounds like a great place to be long term.

Summary of my work history: almost 9 years of customer service at one job (still working here part time), 1 year internship in accounting, current job of ~11 months or so. I also recently started volunteering at a local sports school!

I'm curious to know your thoughts on this and how bad it would look. Do you have any insight on what you would do in this situation?

Any thoughts help. Thanks for your time.

I work at a run of the mill 9-5 company. I’m in the application process. BI is obviously gonna do employment history. How do I let my boss know?

My boss is pretty chill, I just feel awkward blinding siding them. Especially since during my interview when I was starting I said I wasn’t going to “job-hop”. I wasn’t lying at the time. Long story short, I had a medical issue that closed the door on LE. So I spent a long time coming to terms with that, and pivoted. But, since I’ve started this job, my condition improved, and I applied. So again, I wasn’t lying I was just under different circumstances.

Anyway, how should I have this conversation? “oh hey boss, the police will randomly call you about me. Say good things about me, thanks!”

hello, i have my oral board tmrw and im doing my best to prepare for it. when it comes to regular job interviews, i always hear people say to have a question prepared at the end of the interview. does that apply here as well? if so, whats a great question to ask at the end of the interview?

Gents, was wondering what the gear decision making is for this setup.

Got injured in the academy, blew out my hip and got told to resign by the department that hired me. Is this going to hurt my chances of ever getting back to policing? Mainly does an academy medical injury hurt my future chances?

Genuine question. I watch these interrogation videos and can't understand why suspects keep talking, lying, and digging themselves into deeper holes. Why not just shut up, invoke your right to remain silent, and ask for a lawyer? I am certain I could outsmart all of these interrogations just by keeping my mouth shut. Am I missing something, or do people really think they can talk their way out of everything?

I'm taking EVOC soon and keep hearing offset maneuver be hyped up as one of the most difficult courses. I'm having difficulty finding much about it online, so looking here if anyone can pass any advice or tips for it

What are all my cold weather brothers and sisters wearing for those long/freezing cold traffic posts? Winter is here in the north and we make most of our money doing off duty traffic assignments. My old no name gloves from the local rip off police store are cooked. Looking for something I can grab online they’ll actually keep the hands warm! Gloves preferred but mittens are OK too. Thanks!

Hi all,

Does anyone have any experience working with Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT) as either an investigator or investigation specialist? If so, I would appreciate a dm. Thank you!

I have been denied from 3 different city PD agencies so far. Granted they have only been hiring 1-2 cadets per agency, and the agencies are highly sought after. To be honest, I think I keep fumbling the panel interview. I did do the POPAT for one, did well, and got invited for the panel. Then I got cut. For reference I have 2 years of EMT experience in a high call volume/well known violent area and deal with lots of “diverse” individuals if you will. I know this experience has to mean something as I am currently working 911 in a rough area. Any tips or advice when going into the panel interviews? Any recruiters, what are you looking for in a candidate? If it helps, I am a 24F.