Your child wants to go into law enforcement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LEO/military family here.


If you have anybody that wants to be a police officer, you should read the book “love a cop” before you do it.

Lots of people in my family went into the police force, thinking that they were going to change the world and you do not.

You show up after the crimes are committed. You rarely stop crime.

Child abuse investigations might be one place where you stop future crimes but that’s after 20 kids have been molested. You can only prove it if you have physical evidence like one of them getting pregnant. You’re more likely to convict on child porn than if an eight-year-old is raped. You will see pictures of things that you will never get out of your mind. You’ll have PTSD. This is a good job for people who never are going to have kids or marry because it will affect your relationship with those people.

Good info.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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).

You know, if your children go to the FBI the required to serve somewhere other than where they grew up. So you would be encouraging your kids to get a career that would 100% ensure that they didn’t live near you at least for the first 10 years.

Most people don’t realize that the FBI has a lower acceptance rate for agents than Harvard.

They target roughly 1,000 new agent hires annually to keep up with normal retirement attrition. To get to that number they need 27,000+ to apply each year. Between the interviews, exams and physical fitness test they weed out a lot of applicants. The polygraph and background investigation weed out the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Project 2025 removes overtime pay from all law enforcement and removes protections from being injured on the job

I thought you learned your lesson the last time you peddled this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Wth?

No one tells their kid to join ICE

OP trump stole $4 million from NY 9/11 first responders he called our military losers and suckers
Project 2025 removes overtime pay from all law enforcement and removes protections from being injured on the job

He pardons sex. Traffickers and criminals over and over again

A national Guard member just died because of his stupidity

You want to have a conversation with your kid?

How about you explain the Constitution and what it is to be an American and actually support our men in blue !

You are a stupid troll

Serious question: do you believe that Trump will be President three years and three months from today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would redirect to Fire/EMT work instead. Teach them to get people out of trouble rather than get them into trouble.

You can’t redirect your child’s intended career. He might change his mind or he might pursue it. Some of you really are controlling.

[Anonymous]

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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.

No heroes in your family, right? That’s a weird thing to try to think about when kids are small.

1. There are lots of different ways of being a hero.
2. I'd rather them alive than a dead or disfigured/dismembered hero.

I know, of course there is. Still none in your family.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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).

You know, if your children go to the FBI the required to serve somewhere other than where they grew up. So you would be encouraging your kids to get a career that would 100% ensure that they didn’t live near you at least for the first 10 years.

That was writtten on that same thread. They move every two years for awhile. And it’s still police enforcement with guns and danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work in LE ( not a cop) for a great department. Really like my supervisor and all my coworkers. My teen has mentioned wanting to be an officer on occasion and sometimes a teacher. She wants to do something physical/athletic. I would support her choices either way.
It can be a great career. You make friends for life.

I see that with firefighters too.

[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.

My DS was an medical school resident in the height of COVID. Don't you think he risked his life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would redirect to Fire/EMT work instead. Teach them to get people out of trouble rather than get them into trouble.

Fire yes, but EMT/AEMT/Paramedic positions are frequently underpaid. Now Firefighter/Paramedic is a combination that will get you a job in any department with a nice salary.

Law enforcement doesn’t “get” people in trouble, they catch the people that are trouble.

My personal experience says otherwise thank you very much.

Which type of personal experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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).

You know, if your children go to the FBI the required to serve somewhere other than where they grew up. So you would be encouraging your kids to get a career that would 100% ensure that they didn’t live near you at least for the first 10 years.

That was writtten on that same thread. They move every two years for awhile. And it’s still police enforcement with guns and danger.

The FBI is much less dangerous than traditional law enforcement patrol duty. It’s also significantly harder on family life than local and state law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Wth?

No one tells their kid to join ICE

OP trump stole $4 million from NY 9/11 first responders he called our military losers and suckers
Project 2025 removes overtime pay from all law enforcement and removes protections from being injured on the job

He pardons sex. Traffickers and criminals over and over again

A national Guard member just died because of his stupidity

You want to have a conversation with your kid?

How about you explain the Constitution and what it is to be an American and actually support our men in blue !

You are a stupid troll

Serious question: do you believe that Trump will be President three years and three months from today?

No because he will be dead.

But if he’s not dead do you actually think he is going to have an orderly transition of power

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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).

You know, if your children go to the FBI the required to serve somewhere other than where they grew up. So you would be encouraging your kids to get a career that would 100% ensure that they didn’t live near you at least for the first 10 years.

A lot of recent college grads end up moving for their career? I fail to see how this is a major issue.

Yes that is correct.

If you wanna move to another area, it’s awesome. You should try it. I suggested my kids get away for college and some of their jobs.

That’s very different than you are required, there will be no jobs in your area. Some people don’t like that they should know before they spend an immense amount of time trying to get to that place and then realize crap. I don’t wanna move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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).

You know, if your children go to the FBI the required to serve somewhere other than where they grew up. So you would be encouraging your kids to get a career that would 100% ensure that they didn’t live near you at least for the first 10 years.

I'm planning to move myself, so this is no big deal. I was only here for my job, and I've never considered this place to be my hometown. Would be great if my kid starts his job far away from here.

There’s a big difference between I’m planning to move and somebody else is planning to move me somewhere then I don’t know the location of, they might move me again in a few years somewhere in the United States, but I don’t know where.

[Anonymous]

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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.

No heroes in your family, right? That’s a weird thing to try to think about when kids are small.

2. I'd rather them alive than a dead or disfigured/dismembered hero.

Do you let them drive a car?

They don't drive for a living.

It’s the leading cause of death for teens.

No, it isn’t. Guns are the leading cause of death.