I would like to become a police officer. Any advice?

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Change your last name to something more EEOC friendly.

[MrPrena]

I am not an LEO, so only advice I can give you is to buy duty equipment/gear online/ebay cheaper before you start your job.
It will save you tons of $$$$

[encorehunter]

Bailey has a point.

That wasn't even funny. Didn't even crack a smile. Unfortunately, it was true!

I couldn't stop laughing on that. I don't think the whole thing is true. The ordering a pizza at the station doesn't happen that often. Normally we make chicken with a sherry mushroom cream sauce, chicken marsala or another healthy dish.

[Bailey Guns]

Normally we make chicken with a sherry mushroom cream sauce, chicken marsala or another healthy dish.

Typical cop meal is a 6-hour old McDonald's cheeseburger that's been rolling around the floor or your patrol car for half the shift (but that's OK cuz it stays warm down there) and a cold cup of coffee.

[cmailliard]

Fentonite has a point about Bailey having a point.

The good old joke is - You know what Firefighters and Police Officers have in common? They all wanna be Firefighters.

But really any public service is good, you gotta love and please stay safe in whatever you do. Just one small request please, whatever you do, when you are going to a structure fire to help (which is fine, no issues with that), and you park you police car in the middle of the street to block traffic and then leave it to go the fire, please, please, please make sure the fire trucks are on scene first.

Bailey has a point.

[Bailey Guns]

Even firefighters need heroes.

[DingleBerns]

Typical cop meal is a 6-hour old McDonald's cheeseburger that's been rolling around the floor or your patrol car for half the shift (but that's OK cuz it stays warm down there) and a cold cup of coffee.

I threw up in my mouth a little. I usually eat 3 home cooked meals and snacks throughout the night.

As for the OP, try to get into a paid academy and if not self sponsor yourself to go through an academy then apply to agencies.

[centrarchidae]

What everybody else said. Especially Bailey. Full-time firefighting is the best part-time job you'll ever find.