Hi all,
I have been lurking for a few days. I had no idea this gem was out there. I have been on Officer.com forums for a bit (mostly lurking there but I have an account) and they are great but this just doubled the content. That may not be a good thing because I have been up late reading and reading. :D
I am currently a software architect. I was an Explorer 10+ years ago from about 15-20 years old. LE has always been my passion and I guess I just got sucked in to software which I do enjoy. However, I am 30 and it is time to pursue my passion before I get much older. That and the retirement at many departments here are amazing. MEBT and LEOFF! My 401K will not cut it.
I have my "Public Safety Testing" at the end of the month. I am quite familiar with the process from reading these forums and talking to recruiters. I don't plan any "Is my background bad?" questions. You guys have covered that at length and an email or phone call to the recruiter seems to suffice.
I look forward to posting questions, comments and my progress. Thanks in advance!! :D
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Thread: Hello from Western WA
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08-15-06 05:17 PM #1
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Hello from Western WA
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08-15-06 05:19 PM #2
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08-15-06 05:32 PM #4
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Welcome, congrats on moving up from 'lurker' to 'member' :p
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Howdy from Texas and welcome to RP.:cool: Good luck with your testing.
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08-15-06 08:33 PM #8
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Thanks!
Thanks for the great welcoming. I am glad to be here! :D
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Welcome aboard.
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08-16-06 02:48 AM #11
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08-16-06 10:02 PM #13
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08-19-06 10:10 AM #14
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Welcome,
I just graduated for the state academyand I have a similar backgroud to you. I was in Software development for most of my life until I decided that it was time for a change. In addition to Public safety Testing some agencies have their own testing process which you may want to apply for such as Seattle. A warning for the impatient is simply that these agencies all move very slowly in most cases.
Feel free to PM me if you have questions that I can answer. Since I just graduated I have a pretty good idea what you will experience in the academy
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08-19-06 10:00 PM #15
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welcome aboard
...from the conservative half of the State. If I can help you sort out the application processes or the retirement systems (WA DRS) drop me a PM.
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