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Congrats man! Im applying at Everett for their next screening in May. I feel the same calling to the job as I did to the Marines so I know how compelled you feel.
I'm still in the process for Everett, but I think Bellevue would be a better long term fit for me.
At 0500 on a Saturday I took a ride along with Everett. In the next few hours I saw traffic accident/business break in/ auto accident at a gas station starting a fire/ domestic violence- booked in jail/robbery involving a firearm... It was insanely entertaining but may not be a good long term fit for me. L
Bellevue had its own excitement, but much lower key and a completely different feel.
Best of luck to you, if Everett gives a better offer I may see you there.
it's really tough to become a LEO these days
Cops...because firefighters need heros too.Do you know the difference between Fireman and cops? They both wanted to be Fireman. epper:
The sleeping conditions are better.Sounds like LE doesn't venture too far from the conditions of military life.
My good friend from the Marines, Tad, just went full duty with Everett and he already has stories like that after 2 weeks on. Everett is rough but their pay seems to be really good in comparison to everyone else and they are really looking for former military. My only hesitation with Seattle and Bellevue is their high profile which I feel might make them overly strict and a little too PC. It's pretty well known that SPD is in a lot of ways restricted from doing their jobs. Everywhere will have it's trade-offs though, and Im sure Bellevue would be a great option of the three due to it's higher profile.
That's funny, I met Tad on my ride along. He was really helpful about the academy.
His FTO didn't seem like the most helpful person by the little bit of interaction I saw.
The sleeping conditions are better.
I had the medical test and Chiefs interview today, both went well. I still have psych/poly to pass, but even then the police academy has not been funded for the next session so they are not taking any new recruits right now.Lol that's awesome. I had a feeling you might have run into him. He's a good dude though and funny as hell. Him and I were in the same RTT platoon in Security Forces when we were in the Marines and most of us from that platoon have been really close ever since. Our other friend from RTT, Jason, who is in California is actually applying to Everett the same time as me also.
Do you know when your academy class starts?