Need your help.

Buy this book for your wife for Christmas if you decide to go for it. I know a lot of guys that swear by it.

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Cop-What-Police-Families/dp/1572301937

Edited by usafpilot07 - 08 November 2012 at 10:28pm

usafpilot07 wrote: Don't forget Reb, once you get a couple years on, your options are nearly unlimited to lateral elsewhere.

So very true! Guys do this with the DCMPD and Fairfax and Montgomery counties. They'll put in a few years in DC and then bail for a lateral move to one of the counties with better benefits and more opportunities for advancement.

Don't forget Reb, once you get a couple years on, your options are nearly unlimited to lateral elsewhere.

Kayback wrote: Commuting sucks. It really does, but sometime you gotta do what you gotta do.

Oh yeah.....2 hours one way every day....

Write "I banged your wife" on a cake and leave it on his doorstep the night before your going to tell him. That way it won't be the worst news he's had that day.

Reb,
I'm sure you know the stats about marriages and law enforcement, they are not pretty.

I've been pursing this type of career for a few years now, (have an Associates is Admin of Justice, and currently looking for openings) and have been on a "few" ride alongs. Depending on the agency, and location/population of the area. The hours on the job can easily rack up, way past what you expected. Sure, most city cops will have it easier, but get into a deputy/detective kind of gig, and your probably gonna be away from the house for a few days at a time every once and a while. As you know, you can't just "walk away" from a scene just because your shift was "supposed" to end.

But, if i were in your shoes, and were truly passionate about it, and had a recruit / paid academy opportunity. I would jump on it in a nano second. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, considering Washoe county is supposedly hiring.

Best of Luck.

Ps. commuting sucks.

usafpilot07 wrote: Make sure to look into if you would be getting paid when they send you through the academy. And, if family time now is an issue, things will often be as bad or worse in law enforcement. Have you looked into their shift hours, how their schedule works, etc? As a father of two young ins, I'd hate to see you get off FTO and put on 10 or 12 hour night shifts.

Small town.

8 hr shifts.

7-3, or 3-11

How's your mustache-growing abilities? 

If you decide against it, tell them I'll take the job.

RoboCop wrote: Tell him your situation. If he is a good friend, he will definitely understand. It's not that hard.

Yeah, I know. I just hate to look like an ingrate.

My final sticking point right now is the green light from the Mrs.
Everyone's told me that if your spouse isn't 100% behind you, a career like this one is hell on everyone.

As much as I want to do it, if she even remotely decides there's a problem...I won't. I can't.