i'm doing a report on cops...

[KrazieCsBaby]

hi... i'm doing a report on cops and how hard it is to actually be a cop... so can you guys sort of just write some things about your life as a cop? like what you went through to become a cop... all the stress you might get... or you social life... anything that might help on report plz. do you get really nervous before when you're on a call.... or is it really boring in the department you work for... please... tell me some info... thx.

[realpolice]

The action doesn't seem to stop at my department. I do however enjoy the slow days more now then I did when it I first started. As far as what I did to get this job: I put myself through college (busted my butt too to get good grades for this job), read a lot of training books ("Police Officer"); about a month before my tests, I got a copy of the physical testing requirements, and actually practiced each one (i.e. the 1/2 mile run requires running back and forth between cones 15 times...not a straight 1/2 mile, so I practiced that by measuring a distance and timing myself; also did pushups every night; etc. As far as the oral, I had some of my friends actually quiz me like a real oral board.

I hope some of this helped.