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[Baby] Whassup Fresh? It's our turn, baby

[Chorus: Mannie Fresh]
Gator boots with the pimped out Gucci suits (With the Gucci suits)
Ain't got no job, but I stay suave (Ehh-Ehh Ehh-Ehh, I stay suave)

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
Any police officers on this board?

All you have to have is a clean record, clean piss, clean DMV, 6 months in the academy and bam you get pretty close to 6 figures. Easily over 100k with a little overtime.

And they I don't see that trade going down the pipe any time soon...

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Got two family members and two friends, all four been in SFPD for almost a year now and make about 105K salary. Entry was 90K when they started.

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Wow, all four started at the same time? Same academy class? Thats awesome.

How old were they when they got recruited?

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
Any police officers on this board?

All you have to have is a clean record, clean piss, clean DMV, 6 months in the academy and bam you get pretty close to 6 figures. Easily over 100k with a little overtime.

And they I don't see that trade going down the pipe any time soon...

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If it was only that easy... Don't be fooled, law enforcement and local governments are hurting just as much as the private sector from cut backs on services, not filling vacancies and even laying off (in mass numbers)

Further more, even when a department has an opening, it is super competitive. 1,000 applicants or more for one position. Obviously, with an applicant pool so large departments are able to be very picky and selective on who they hire even for reserve positions...

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Oh really?

Even though people are retiring left and right?

And academy classes still in the process of developing people into sworn officers?

I think you might be exadurating with "1,000 applicants or more for one position"...Fire fighters maybe but not cops, there are waay too many of them.

Take OPD for an instance, I know they let go of a lot of PO's recently but they still have almost 900 officers, how many of those retire or even move on to go to other neighboring departments because of the crazy shit they go through in Oakland.

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Originally posted by 04 S281:
Religious-based Non-Profit: Tax exempt, eligible for private and Federal grant money, private donations (tax write-off for the donor)

and for those who don't know; NonProfit DOESN'T MEAN we can't make money, it simply means that it is an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals

anyone who would be looking to shake their taxes, might be interested in locating someone who runs a non-profit and would cut them a deal such as, you donate the amount you owe the IRS, negating your taxes, and that person could then give you, say... 75% of your money back... under the table of course...

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:

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Originally posted by RODRIGUEZ:
Any police officers on this board?

All you have to have is a clean record, clean piss, clean DMV, 6 months in the academy and bam you get pretty close to 6 figures. Easily over 100k with a little overtime.

And they I don't see that trade going down the pipe any time soon...

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If it was only that easy... Don't be fooled, law enforcement and local governments are hurting just as much as the private sector from cut backs on services, not filling vacancies and even laying off (in mass numbers)

Further more, even when a department has an opening, it is super competitive. 1,000 applicants or more for one position. Obviously, with an applicant pool so large departments are able to be very picky and selective on who they hire even for reserve positions...

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Oh really?

Even though people are retiring left and right?

And academy classes still in the process of developing people into sworn officers?

I think you might be exadurating with "1,000 applicants or more for one position"...Fire fighters maybe but not cops, there are waay too many of them.

Take OPD for an instance, I know they let go of a lot of PO's recently but they still have almost 900 officers, how many of those retire or even move on to go to other neighboring departments because of the crazy shit they go through in Oakland.

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I have a friend who graduated with a BS in criminal justice last May and he still hasn't gotten into an academy. Its a very competitive field right now...

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You are correct.

During these current economic situations most departments are looking for highly qualified candidates and a degree is what they want too. A technical degree is even better

You must have a very clean background (criminal, dmv, parking tickets, any history with PD, sometimes they even check high school grades/suspensions and even check your friends background to get an idea of what type of friends you are associated with).

Some departments have a freeze right now and some are not even accepting candidates, they are ALOT of HIGHLY qualified candidates and they the BEST.

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USAF for almost 11 years now. I make a bit over 60k and we just got another 3.5% raise. Only 9 more years to retirement, and I'm 28

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1998 Cobra SVT convertible
Bright Atlantic Blue (1 of 247)

20 year club.

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Originally posted by migs66/92:
I only make 85k a year working for oroweat... i though that was good $$$ for awhile.. but the more you make the more you spend...

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Originally posted by 444_C.I.D.:
USAF for almost 11 years now. I make a bit over 60k and we just got another 3.5% raise. Only 9 more years to retirement, and I'm 28

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+1 thank you all military, fire and law enforcment.... You deserve every penny

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I have no intenions of keeping anyones parts or taking anyones money.

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Originally posted by Cm4hawks:
Well i make over 100+++ with no school i am nothing but a Refinery Construction worker TRASH

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funny thing is you probably make more than 9/10 people in this thread with degrees

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And I think his wife is fuckin paid well too!

You lucky fuck Charles!!

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Any police officers on this board?

All you have to have is a clean record, clean piss, clean DMV, 6 months in the academy and bam you get pretty close to 6 figures. Easily over 100k with a little overtime.

And they I don't see that trade going down the pipe any time soon...
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If it was only that easy... Don't be fooled, law enforcement and local governments are hurting just as much as the private sector from cut backs on services, not filling vacancies and even laying off (in mass numbers)

Further more, even when a department has an opening, it is super competitive. 1,000 applicants or more for one position. Obviously, with an applicant pool so large departments are able to be very picky and selective on who they hire even for reserve positions...
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Oh really?

Even though people are retiring left and right?

And academy classes still in the process of developing people into sworn officers?

I think you might be exadurating with "1,000 applicants or more for one position"...Fire fighters maybe but not cops, there are waay too many of them.

Take OPD for an instance, I know they let go of a lot of PO's recently but they still have almost 900 officers, how many of those retire or even move on to go to other neighboring departments because of the crazy shit they go through in Oakland.
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I have a friend who graduated with a BS in criminal justice last May and he still hasn't gotten into an academy. Its a very competitive field right now...

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Any police officers on this board?

All you have to have is a clean record, clean piss, clean DMV, 6 months in the academy and bam you get pretty close to 6 figures. Easily over 100k with a little overtime.

And they I don't see that trade going down the pipe any time soon...
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If it was only that easy... Don't be fooled, law enforcement and local governments are hurting just as much as the private sector from cut backs on services, not filling vacancies and even laying off (in mass numbers)

Further more, even when a department has an opening, it is super competitive. 1,000 applicants or more for one position. Obviously, with an applicant pool so large departments are able to be very picky and selective on who they hire even for reserve positions...
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Oh really?

Even though people are retiring left and right?

And academy classes still in the process of developing people into sworn officers?

I think you might be exadurating with "1,000 applicants or more for one position"...Fire fighters maybe but not cops, there are waay too many of them.

Take OPD for an instance, I know they let go of a lot of PO's recently but they still have almost 900 officers, how many of those retire or even move on to go to other neighboring departments because of the crazy shit they go through in Oakland.
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I have a friend who graduated with a BS in criminal justice last May and he still hasn't gotten into an academy. Its a very competitive field right now...

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If your lucky enough to be sponsored through an agency, your golden. If not, the academy is a seperate entity from law enforcement. It is a place that is licensed through the state to train. It is a money making venture. You need a high school diploma and a valid drivers license to get accepted into the academy.

After that, you pay up front (2-3 thousand bucks I think now) and if you fail out, they just made some easy money. If you pass, you still have to be hired. It's not too hard to pass the academy, the hard part is getting hired. The above poster was correct when they stated that you need clean piss, clean records and such. But you also need to show determination and work ethic in your past.

If your picking yourself up off of mommy's couch, have decided to not smoke out for six months, shelved your career at the Piggly Wiggly that you've had for four months and have decided to become a cop, signing up for the academy with the hopes of pulling down big coin may be a little far off. However, if you've proven yourself to past employers in whatever job you've had, haven't been drunk and stupid for a good long strech, and have the potential to work in a fast paced, para-military environment where your decisions can affect a persons life forever, you may be going in the right direction.

The retirement can't be beat. Shift work can suck, but they pay you well enough.

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the job can have the best benefits/retirement/pay in the world, in the end its not worth it if you have a family.

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