Another Question?

[kcmopd]

Hey guys, once again I have another question. I seem to keep having them the more and more I think about my career.

My first is, why is the Chicago Police Department's age requirement 25 instead of the usual 21. Are they thinking that 25 will lure more mature and ex-military applicants vs. the fresh college graduate? The reason I'm asking is because I want to work for the CPD. I know you can test at 21, but what good does that do. I am 20, and a sophomore majoring in Criminal Justice (I know, the ole' CJ degree.)

I feel confident that the current department I am interning for the next 3 summers, KCMO, will give a potential hiring department, but I'm sure departments don't like to be a stepping stone. I would also most likely have to go through CPD's academy correct?

The second question is that I have had around 6 concussions due to high school/college hockey. Will that be a problem?

Thank you guys, I look forward to the replies.

[MikeG]

Why do you believe min age is 25? (not a leo and don't know if it is or isn't but couldn't find it as a requirement).

[pafindr]

"QUALIFICATIONS
Age: To apply you must be 21 years old. At the time of hire, you must be 25 years old unless you are a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces with a minimum of 1 year of continuous active duty, in which case you must be 21 years old. You must be less than 40 years old at the time of hire."

The requirement may be in place because they want you to get some work experience under your belt. Unless you have military experience.

[retdetsgt]

"QUALIFICATIONS
Age: To apply you must be 21 years old. At the time of hire, you must be 25 years old unless you are a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces with a minimum of 1 year of continuous active duty, in which case you must be 21 years old. You must be less than 40 years old at the time of hire."

The requirement may be in place because they want you to get some work experience under your belt. Unless you have military experience.

Excellent idea, IMO.

[MikeG]

"QUALIFICATIONS
Age: To apply you must be 21 years old. At the time of hire, you must be 25 years old unless you are a current or former member of the United States Armed Forces with a minimum of 1 year of continuous active duty, in which case you must be 21 years old. You must be less than 40 years old at the time of hire."

Thank you!

[1depd]

The concussions are irrelevant unless you have lingering issues from them. When I was working local the agencies knew what they were. The "stepping stones" didn't seem to mind. Those agencies knew they didn't have a lot going on so they knew people who were looking for more wouldn't stick around too long. They seemed fine with it. Where I worked as long as a person stayed the required 1 year, management was fine with a person leaving. the agency had a "core" number of officers who they had to keep just so there was some continuity. It was easy to determine who management thought the core officers were or expected to be. They were the people who were older when hired. Of course the agency I worked for was a decent agency, and if you weren't happy they encouraged you to leave. A happy workforce is much easier to manage than a disgruntled one.