Hi there! I'd just like to introduce myself.
I was born in New Jersey and spent my entire childhood looking up to law enforcement officers in my local county (and all LEOs for that matter). I knew that someday, I wanted to do what they did. I moved to Australia at the end of 1998 and completed high school here. I'm currently studying a business degree at the University of Queensland.
To prepare myself for a career in law enforcement, I am currently waiting for the next batch of applications to begin for a volunteer position in the State Emergency Service (SES). In a nutshell, the SES is a rescue organisation which is called to deal with missing persons searches, natural disastors, and other rescue operations. Hopefully, this will give me a good idea as to the demands that a career in an emergency service profession entails.
I hope that the great police officers on this site can bath me in their vast amounts of knowledge about the profession, and I hope to someday join you in the ranks. Thanks in advance for your time!
- Anton
PS. Sorry for the lifestory!
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02-02-05 11:37 PM #1
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Hello from Australia
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02-02-05 11:55 PM #3
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Welcome to the forum.
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G'day from the Garden State Banana Bender. Good Jaffa's are hard to find. I'm sure you will enjoy the SES, they are a great group of dedicated people. We use them all the time down my way. They always have a kettle. :D
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02-03-05 12:30 AM #5
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Welcome to RP, and good luck to ya
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Another welcome from 'The Garden State' or 'The Place To Be' depending on your age.
The SES are a decent bunch of guys. Always keen to help, and like fetom said, they always bring food and coffee!.
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Welcome, I'm from from New Jersey, Cedar Grove, NJ
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Nice to meet you SO explorer! I was born in Livingston, NJ and lived in Chester, NJ (Morris County) for 13 years.
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Hi Anton
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02-03-05 06:23 AM #11
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Welcome to RP & a life story is better than no story ;)
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welcome
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Uhhh "banana bender" I can tell you the image that brings to mind... care to explain? Originally Posted by fetom
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An affectionate term for Queenslanders used by other states. They grow bananas in Qld and the population are employed to put the bend in them. South Australians are Crow Eaters (Oscarmitre), West Aussies are Sand Gropers. Originally Posted by Highlandttam
Uhhh "banana bender" I can tell you the image that brings to mind... care to explain?
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