Confused about the Academy...

[Christophur]

Alright, so I'm a bit confused about the Academy...exactly what is it? I know, I sound like a moron, but help please. I know its where police recruits train, but what do they do? I know they learn how to shoot, but what is this about college classes? I will be getting a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, so would I have to take college courses? And I heard you have to live at the Academy for about 6 months. Is this true? I heard it is 5 days a week, then you can go home on weekends. Can anyone help clarify this? Thanks!

[Switchback]

Well, many of these questions of yours will vary from academy to academy. It would help a great deal if you were more specific with which academies you are concerned. There is an academy near me where the recruits commute there daily and live at home, with weekends off. The main academy, downstate, has them living there Mon-Fri. If you go to my academy, you live there (in Georgia) for the duration, having weekends and holidays off. Other academies will "own you" from start to finish.

Now, generally speaking, no one really cares about what you studied in college. They will teach you everything you need to learn and you will attend the same classes as a guy who majored in basket-weaving. By no means are these courses as challenging as most college course with which I am familiar. However, they are also not as simple as most military courses that I have been through.

[Safety Steve]

I think the college credits are for those who do not have college and after the academy they can apply with such and such college get some credits for the academy they just completed and take college courses through them. I think thats how it works. How about that long sentence! lol


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[greg72982]

I think the college credits are for those who do not have college and after the academy they can apply with such and such college get some credits for the academy they just completed and take college courses through them. I think thats how it works. How about that long sentence! lol


Be Safe.

Yep that's how it works here. PA's academy was easy academically IMO. No where near college. Once you figured out the tests, which are made by attorneys who word the questions horribly, it was easy. The PT was worse IMO.