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Justin Godscock
Oct 12, 2004

Listen here, funnyman!
I'll give a serious response.

Check out local departments, OP, and see if they are hiring (they usually are but they are at the mercy of local budgets as to how many they can take on). You should be in good physical shape (you don't have to look like Bane from The Dark Knight Rises but fit enough that you don't get winded easily and can lift a human body) and not have any mental deficiencies that would disqualify you (they have standards they cannot bend even if they are severely short-staffed). It's a long process to become an officer that includes psychological tests, lie detectors and of course the police academy and if you get disqualified for any reason do not take it personal it's just the system. If you have any criminal history or smoked weed as a teenager (the latter will not disqualify you if it's way in the past and you aren't around it anymore; a lot of cops are ex-smokers) or something be open and honest about that if asked and accept what decisions they make as a result.

College helps but remember there are a lot of standards that come before that that require you to pass.

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