I am 22 and I have been a cop for 7 months, the things I did were as follows...........
- ride alongs
- volunteer (alot)
- take any kind of course which I thought would benefit me in any way
- get good marks in school
- stay out of trouble (but still had to have fun, Just not a bad kind)
- I also volunteered with the OPP when they did field training, I would let them throw me around, And hey it paif off
Those are some of the things I did, and they felt at my age I did alot of things they were looking for.
as far as STUMP said, keep busy as well with things that are not Law enforcment related or perhaps you can get stressed, or bored with it.
I hope this helps you a bit


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