quick question about this, do you know if you have to move to D.C. if you want to work as a linguist? or can you work in your immediate city (for the FBI)?

 

PM Box (Nick) and he'll tell you the prerequisites.

 

[QUOTE=stevoe88,Apr 2 2008, 06:50 PM] Okay, after entering college last year, I've been thinking about my future and what I want to pursue as a career for the rest of my life. I wanted to be a law enforcer since I was young and I was wondering if I could get some advice/help on becoming a police officer in northern california.

1. Do I have to be a U.S citizen for a certain amount of time to become one? I've been a resident for almost 18 years and I'm in the process of filling out my citizenship form right now.

2. What major should I be studying when I decide to join the police academy after I finish my undergraduate program.

3. Do I need to know anything else?

- I have a clean record, no felonies or misdemeanors, 2 moving violations (speeding, illegal U turn) and 1 accident being my fault.

 

My roommate passed everything on his way to bein accepted. He eventually turned it down cuz of the danger and went back to his college degree path. If you have questions you are more than welcome to talk to him.

Not hard to get in as long as you have a clean history but he did say they are very thorough in their background search.

From what I heard it's a lot easier to be a police officer than a fireman.


rick

 

Work in Oakland. I see those $70k starting salary billboards everywhere. Highest pay

 

i heard on the radio that sj needs people for cops.

 

Just out of curiousity, can you pursue a career as a CHP or some type of law enforcement with any kind of criminal background?

 

^actually i vaguely remember someone saying that the offense had to be X amount of years prior

 

an old friend of mine is just about to finish at the CHP academy next month... he's loved it.
I personally wouldn't want to do it, but I wouldn't mind doing the high speed pursuit training course they've done... that sounded like a ton of fun