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Tiburon65 · 12-11-2006, 02:47 PM

glad to hear the career choice. ultimately depends on the dept. you background and why you want the field are more important. Like Hacker15, its a field you have to want to do it. Being in the military can give you a sense of what it would take but its quite different in so many ways.

Jesse H · 12-11-2006, 02:56 PM

I love tattoos but have refrained from getting any in more public parts of my body. You can always simply wear long sleeved uniforms year round if it is a problem at whatever agency you decide to work with. I know of one of my Lt's that has a big tat on his forearm.

spartanws6 · 12-15-2006, 09:56 AM

well I just walked down the same road a few years ago. Active duty AF, went to the desert and iraq, got out and am now a PO.

I would say your tats are the least of your worries right now. It all depends on the dept. In our case you can have a whole body tattoo, and you get to wear full sleeves on duty (vegas... in June.... not cool)

In my dept's case, you go to the academy for 6 months, then field training for another 4, then you will probably go to graveyard in the ghetto for a year. Oh yeah, you are on probation for two years so don't do anything minor cause they can fire you easily.

This is hard on a marriage... especially if it is a lil rocky right off the bat.

This is a different world than the military bro. In some ways good, in some ways bad.

The down side is this job will change you. I figured because of my military time it would not be as significant of a change than your averge joe citizen walking off the street. The "I was in the military, first wave into Iraq, got shot at, know what a mortar round sounds like" kind of thinking. But, that being said... this will change you. This job is a different kind of danger.

I am not trying to talk you out of it. I love my career and there is a lot of pride in what we do. I always missed the military "close-ness" with the people I worked with and you will find a very similar family in the PD. I guess what I am getting at is yes the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.... but the bills are higher.

Mercmar · 12-17-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sharpstick

Never juge a man based on his tattoos, that is about the dumbest way to decide if someone will make a decent cop.

I have thought alot about becomeing a cop, but in the end I cant trade my personal morals. You see I belive that certin things should not be crimes or that it is totaly stupid that they are crimes so how could I uphold a law that I belive gose against my belife and attepts to live right by GOD. Basicly what Im saying is that I have met very few bad cops they all start out as good men, but because the law is fouled these police are forced to uphold bull**** fouled "laws"(more like bull**** regulation).

Basicly how can you do good in a totaly corupt system, whos real focuse is the gaining of revenue?

Become a EMT or something like that, something with a positive impact.

Apparently, illiteracy isn't one of those "crimes" that you're concerned about.

12-11-2006, 02:47 PM	#11
Tiburon65 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 629	glad to hear the career choice. ultimately depends on the dept. you background and why you want the field are more important. Like Hacker15, its a field you have to want to do it. Being in the military can give you a sense of what it would take but its quite different in so many ways. __________________ XD 45acp You're not living life till you are part of the food chain. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.

12-11-2006, 02:56 PM	#12
Jesse H XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 158	I love tattoos but have refrained from getting any in more public parts of my body. You can always simply wear long sleeved uniforms year round if it is a problem at whatever agency you decide to work with. I know of one of my Lt's that has a big tat on his forearm. __________________ HS2000 gen 2 XD40SC XD45 "We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses" -Toby Keith

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12-15-2006, 09:56 AM	#13
spartanws6 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 88	well I just walked down the same road a few years ago. Active duty AF, went to the desert and iraq, got out and am now a PO. I would say your tats are the least of your worries right now. It all depends on the dept. In our case you can have a whole body tattoo, and you get to wear full sleeves on duty (vegas... in June.... not cool) In my dept's case, you go to the academy for 6 months, then field training for another 4, then you will probably go to graveyard in the ghetto for a year. Oh yeah, you are on probation for two years so don't do anything minor cause they can fire you easily. This is hard on a marriage... especially if it is a lil rocky right off the bat. This is a different world than the military bro. In some ways good, in some ways bad. The down side is this job will change you. I figured because of my military time it would not be as significant of a change than your averge joe citizen walking off the street. The "I was in the military, first wave into Iraq, got shot at, know what a mortar round sounds like" kind of thinking. But, that being said... this will change you. This job is a different kind of danger. I am not trying to talk you out of it. I love my career and there is a lot of pride in what we do. I always missed the military "close-ness" with the people I worked with and you will find a very similar family in the PD. I guess what I am getting at is yes the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.... but the bills are higher.