I am in my second year of college and soon I will be a junior. I am semester ahead. I am going to turn 20 in the next couple of months. I am tired of biting my fingernails and waiting until I finish school. I have a part time job now and am not hurting for money. What can I do in order to make myself more competitive for LE? Corrections? TDCJ works well with college students here in Huntsville, TX… Any advice on anything that will prepare me better for future LE work…?
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12-01-05 05:07 PM #1
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What would you do considering your 20/20 hindsight?
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Luke 12: 4,5
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12-01-05 05:11 PM #2
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Get a degree, have steady work history, volunteer time with your community, a reserve job.
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12-01-05 05:14 PM #3
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My advice:
Hang out with friends that stay out of trouble. Don't party too hard - don't use drugs and get good grades. Finish your education and stay in shape (although "round" is a shape - it is not the shape you are shooting for :rolleyes: ) then start applying and see what happens. Good luck to you."Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin, 1755
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12-01-05 05:42 PM #4
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I have over a 3.0 and I am a small group leader at the Baptist Student Ministry (Me and my guys are communtiy service friendly). I am in shape and by that I mean: I am not round! No tickets. I am squared away... Any Ideas...? Or should I just sit on my but somemore?
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Luke 12: 4,5
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12-01-05 05:47 PM #5
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finish your degree. That is number one. You are still very young and it is rare to be hired that young. It happens but it is rare. You more than likely have a couple more years until you realistically have a good chance so finish your degree. Get a good job history, getting into a LE type job won't hurt, but it won't necessarily help all that much. Doing good work and being responsible at your job go farther than the type of job you have. Don't get into credit trouble and keep your record clean and you will be fine.
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They've got us surrounded? Good. Now we can fire in any direction, those bastards wont get away this time
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12-01-05 07:52 PM #6
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I would have gotten a job selling insurance.What would you do considering your 20/20 hindsight?
More money. Alot more.
Better hours.
Less stress.
Fewer stupid people.
And I would have gotten a vasectomy when I was 18.
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12-01-05 08:16 PM #7
Called us names!
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Selling insurance, perhaps. Now dealing with insurance claims...I bet they deal with just as many if not more dopes then we do :D
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12-01-05 08:40 PM #8
OK, who did it?
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Finished the chem/biology major and gone to med school. Screw working for the gov't or major business. I'd have paid the malpractice insurance just to be on my own.
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12-11-05 06:38 AM #9
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GET YOUR DEGREE!!!! and try to get it in a field that you will be able to use when getting out of law enforcement.
Hindsight........insurance is a good answer I liked that one.
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