becoming a police officer
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How do you know that?
Unless people apply they have no chance of being accepted, and there is no way any of us can say how many have and were not accepted. What I can say from the departments I know they will always take the best candidates who meet their recruiting criteria. With the one caveat, being a reserve officer, with a good recommendation, will put you above the other candidates.
Unless people apply they have no chance of being accepted, and there is no way any of us can say how many have and were not accepted. What I can say from the departments I know they will always take the best candidates who meet their recruiting criteria. With the one caveat, being a reserve officer, with a good recommendation, will put you above the other candidates.
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Thanks everyone, I am still looking at what state to relocate to in the US. I have heard the LAPD are never on a recruitment freeze, however I have heard they are also just as a hard to get into than the chicago pd. I am planning on getting my GED when over there, and studying at a college, and working... Does anyone know how the background check will go if I am from a foreign country?
#18
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How do you know that?
Unless people apply they have no chance of being accepted, and there is no way any of us can say how many have and were not accepted. What I can say from the departments I know they will always take the best candidates who meet their recruiting criteria. With the one caveat, being a reserve officer, with a good recommendation, will put you above the other candidates.
Unless people apply they have no chance of being accepted, and there is no way any of us can say how many have and were not accepted. What I can say from the departments I know they will always take the best candidates who meet their recruiting criteria. With the one caveat, being a reserve officer, with a good recommendation, will put you above the other candidates.
I know for a fact that's what happens locally, unless the person has previous niche skills within the police force before moving to the US. Just being a bobby won't generally do it.
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How good are your shooting skills?
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I know for a fact that's what happens locally, unless the person has previous niche skills within the police force before moving to the US. Just being a bobby won't generally do it.
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So every department in your area reports who they have hired do they. I doubt you know the background of people hired this year. I most certainly do not ask our Chief or Sheriff if they have given a job to a foreigner, and I doubt anyone else does. Repeat it enough times Bob and someone might even believe you.
Well I never said being a UK officer will guarantee a job, but what was stated was being a non citizen will exclude a person. That most certainly isn't the case everywhere. Having previous police experience is a string to your bow. If you can use that to get a reserve position you have made yourself a very desirable candidate.
Well I never said being a UK officer will guarantee a job, but what was stated was being a non citizen will exclude a person. That most certainly isn't the case everywhere. Having previous police experience is a string to your bow. If you can use that to get a reserve position you have made yourself a very desirable candidate.
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Hello everyone, I am hoping to marry my US girlfriend in a couple years time, once I get my green card will it hard to become a police officer, I know certain departments will hire foreigners on a green card, basically what I'm asking is how hard is it to become a cop, especially with a green card? I am specifically looking to join the chicago police department, what are my chances of being selected? Also during my background check and all that, will they have access to british NHS medical records?
#23
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Federal law requires you to be a us citizen as I am waiting till I get my citizenship to join the sheriffs dept where I am
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Begs the question what the Feds have to do with this.
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That's insanely high, unless somehow American cops are infinitely more educated than UK plod (which has a very low academic entrance requirement) I fail to see the justification for such a high wage after only 18 months.
I guess most of that is bloody money, given how violent Chicago is.
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No one has a chance of becoming CPD officer unless you are connected to someone.
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So every department in your area reports who they have hired do they. I doubt you know the background of people hired this year. I most certainly do not ask our Chief or Sheriff if they have given a job to a foreigner, and I doubt anyone else does. Repeat it enough times Bob and someone might even believe you.
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It's just what I want! I've wanted to become a cop for a while, and wanted to live in chicago for a while... so they both sort of go together.