Your child wants to go into law enforcement?

[Anonymous]

What do you do if your child expresses an interest in a law enforcement career? Do you steer them away from it? Would you suggest they pursue federal law enforcement instead of state and local departments? What would you say to your friends? This is obviously a different conversation if your child is 14, 18, or 21.

What would be your level of comfort, or discomfort with their chosen profession?

[Anonymous]

Avoid federal law enforcement unless it's ICE or Border Patrol or Military version MP's.

State is bad also. Local is hit or miss. Very cliquey.

There are many kinds of law enforcement, so be sure he looks at all kinds. There are law enforcement such as Game Wardens also, or becoming a private detective or security at a PMF or security firm.

The worst is regular city police patrolman or most fed law enforcement. They are just horrible.

[Anonymous]

Why do you care about your friends' opinion?

Let your kid do what they want with their life.

[Anonymous]

Since they were little my kids have been told they don't go into a career where it's their job to risk their lives. They know they wouldn't be supported if they did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since they were little my kids have been told they don't go into a career where it's their job to risk their lives. They know they wouldn't be supported if they did.

If everyone had that rule, who would you call when you needed help?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since they were little my kids have been told they don't go into a career where it's their job to risk their lives. They know they wouldn't be supported if they did.

I really would not want my kids to risk their lives, but how could you possibly justify that? And what do you mean by not supporting them?

[Anonymous]

I would pivot them to do college ROTC/military officer route.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since they were little my kids have been told they don't go into a career where it's their job to risk their lives. They know they wouldn't be supported if they did.

That's quite a few jobs if the child is male.

Females tend to rarely get killed on the job, around 5% or less of work related deaths are females. 95%+ are males.

[Anonymous]

4 year college, military for a few years, apply and hopefully get accepted to the FBI academy (or try for an FBI HQ/analyst job and then apply for the academy after a few years in that position).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would pivot them to do college ROTC/military officer route.

Not a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Avoid federal law enforcement unless it's ICE or Border Patrol or Military version MP's.

State is bad also. Local is hit or miss. Very cliquey.

There are many kinds of law enforcement, so be sure he looks at all kinds. There are law enforcement such as Game Wardens also, or becoming a private detective or security at a PMF or security firm.

The worst is regular city police patrolman or most fed law enforcement. They are just horrible.

Really have your finger on the pulse of the younger generation and what will stand out on their resumes, eh?

[Anonymous]

My DH and I are both in service professions. We would fully support it. I wouldn’t be surprised if one goes this direction, either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avoid federal law enforcement unless it's ICE or Border Patrol or Military version MP's.

State is bad also. Local is hit or miss. Very cliquey.

There are many kinds of law enforcement, so be sure he looks at all kinds. There are law enforcement such as Game Wardens also, or becoming a private detective or security at a PMF or security firm.

The worst is regular city police patrolman or most fed law enforcement. They are just horrible.

Really have your finger on the pulse of the younger generation and what will stand out on their resumes, eh?

Is this a riddle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avoid federal law enforcement unless it's ICE or Border Patrol or Military version MP's.

State is bad also. Local is hit or miss. Very cliquey.

There are many kinds of law enforcement, so be sure he looks at all kinds. There are law enforcement such as Game Wardens also, or becoming a private detective or security at a PMF or security firm.

The worst is regular city police patrolman or most fed law enforcement. They are just horrible.

Really have your finger on the pulse of the younger generation and what will stand out on their resumes, eh?

The post was quite spot on so I'd say yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Avoid federal law enforcement unless it's ICE or Border Patrol or Military version MP's.

State is bad also. Local is hit or miss. Very cliquey.

There are many kinds of law enforcement, so be sure he looks at all kinds. There are law enforcement such as Game Wardens also, or becoming a private detective or security at a PMF or security firm.

The worst is regular city police patrolman or most fed law enforcement. They are just horrible.

Really have your finger on the pulse of the younger generation and what will stand out on their resumes, eh?

The post was quite spot on so I'd say yes.