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MILSAPS118 · 03-23-2008, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bycyclist

Well, I'll be 43 and going to academy this fall, going into the local PD reserves first to check it out. I certainly don't think I'm too old and can more than hold my own physically vs. guys younger than me. Experience and guile make up for youth and strength (hopefully

)

Man that's awesome. 43 and still hanging with the young bucks! I've been in the landscaping industry for 12yrs and raced motocross for a while, sometimes my body feels like its 80yrs old.

Good luck to ya!

B Glover · 03-24-2008, 05:38 PM

38 when I retired from the Air Force. I've been on patrol ever since. One of the other patrol guys is 58 now and he was 54 when he started. He's also retired military.

jeepguy704 · 03-24-2008, 10:23 PM

guy in the academy is 45 and he out runs and out PTs all the younger guys. good luck i am going at the first of the year

**hacker15** · 03-25-2008, 06:29 AM

Started at 27 - out of the service, got married, had a kid and another on the way......you're not too old to start. Good luck!

x_out86 · 03-25-2008, 09:12 PM

Lets see how many people I can make feel old here.....

I was a sworn LEO at the ripe old age of 19. That wasnt all that long ago either.

retired · 03-25-2008, 11:25 PM

I started when I was 26, after realizing being a FBI agent was out (I quit law school after 2yrs.).

There was a guy in my class who was 34, which was just under the max age at that time and he worked a full 25yrs.

And as far as changing careers, I was at the academy one time and decided to obs one of the classes. The DI, who I knew, told me one of the cadets was an atty. and in his 30s. He was #1 physically and no one could keep up with him in the running dept.

Go for it and enjoy your career; I did (well, except for a surgery here and there

).

turbinesaint · 03-26-2008, 06:14 PM

It's nice to see someone else with a similar situation. I just turned 34 and am beginning the process for a career change.

MILSAPS118 · 03-27-2008, 08:55 PM

From what I learned, in MN most dept want to see a minimum of a Associates degree to be considered a candidate. I don't think we have any programs/academies where you can apply and get trained and find a job with out some kind of college degree in Criminal Justice.

So I'll be looking for a school this summer and plan to start in the fall. I'd like to start right now, but my summer life (running my landscape biz) allows no spare time.

**Bycyclist** · 03-28-2008, 08:31 AM

Ha, my body feels 80 too sometimes - but funny thing is that's from my workouts and trying to stay in shape.

If I was a couch potato, I'd probably have no injuries!

I've been doing pretty hard core combatives fitness training with Team Ruthless and mountain biking 2-4 days per week (mostly single speed in the hills).

But man, how I hate running! Guess I'd better start doing that more if that's part of it as I'm reading here.

astral · 03-28-2008, 10:19 AM

Joined at 23. There are a lot of people who joined later in life and are doing great though!

03-24-2008, 10:23 PM	#13
jeepguy704 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: beaumont texas Posts: 151	age guy in the academy is 45 and he out runs and out PTs all the younger guys. good luck i am going at the first of the year

03-25-2008, 06:29 AM	#14
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,319	Started at 27 - out of the service, got married, had a kid and another on the way......you're not too old to start. Good luck! __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

03-25-2008, 09:12 PM	#15
x_out86 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 539	Lets see how many people I can make feel old here..... I was a sworn LEO at the ripe old age of 19. That wasnt all that long ago either. __________________ Hellen Keller: I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Bruce Lee: Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

03-25-2008, 11:25 PM	#16
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,296	I started when I was 26, after realizing being a FBI agent was out (I quit law school after 2yrs.). There was a guy in my class who was 34, which was just under the max age at that time and he worked a full 25yrs. And as far as changing careers, I was at the academy one time and decided to obs one of the classes. The DI, who I knew, told me one of the cadets was an atty. and in his 30s. He was #1 physically and no one could keep up with him in the running dept. Go for it and enjoy your career; I did (well, except for a surgery here and there).

03-28-2008, 08:31 AM	#19
Bycyclist XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NorCaliforneeya Posts: 1,820	Ha, my body feels 80 too sometimes - but funny thing is that's from my workouts and trying to stay in shape. If I was a couch potato, I'd probably have no injuries! I've been doing pretty hard core combatives fitness training with Team Ruthless and mountain biking 2-4 days per week (mostly single speed in the hills). But man, how I hate running! Guess I'd better start doing that more if that's part of it as I'm reading here. __________________ =============================================== BYcyclist - the worst day on a ride (or at the range) is better than the best day in the office ===============================================

03-24-2008, 05:38 PM	#12
B Glover XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 59	38 when I retired from the Air Force. I've been on patrol ever since. One of the other patrol guys is 58 now and he was 54 when he started. He's also retired military.

03-26-2008, 06:14 PM	#17
turbinesaint XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 51	It's nice to see someone else with a similar situation. I just turned 34 and am beginning the process for a career change.

03-27-2008, 08:55 PM	#18
MILSAPS118 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: LAND OF 10K LAKES Posts: 27	From what I learned, in MN most dept want to see a minimum of a Associates degree to be considered a candidate. I don't think we have any programs/academies where you can apply and get trained and find a job with out some kind of college degree in Criminal Justice. So I'll be looking for a school this summer and plan to start in the fall. I'd like to start right now, but my summer life (running my landscape biz) allows no spare time.

03-28-2008, 10:19 AM	#20
astral XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 349	Joined at 23. There are a lot of people who joined later in life and are doing great though! __________________ XD9 Service Taurus 85 Glock 22 Glock 27 Savage 93r17 DPMS AR15 flattop Ruger 10/22 Yugo SKS Egyptian AK47 Charles Daly 12 gauge semi auto Remington 870 express 12ga folding stock

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