Quote Originally Posted by JM Ver. 2.0 View Post
If I were you, Ronin, I'd use the GI bill money for something that can be used in more than one profession.

Let's say you blow it all on an academy and then you either can't find a job. Fail out of FTO. Or just decide it's really not for you.

You just wasted all that GI Bill money for something you're never going to use.



Just my thoughts...
OneGuy puts it best... and I'm only about 12 credit hours from my Associates, from there I can get into a quick BA program after my FTO is complete. Besides- I don't want to get a loan for $7k to go to the academy and pay over $400 out of pocket for books and testing and not get reimbursed when the GI Bill will pay for all of that, and more!
Quote Originally Posted by OneGuy67 View Post
His GI Bill benefits will last longer than just the 3 months for the academy. It is just one semester out many.
This!
Quote Originally Posted by ScooterCO View Post
Ronin there is another source other than Neves for police equipment. Ryders Public Safety at Santafe and Oxford. I believe one of the owners is JCSD.
Nice people at Ryders, not that Neves isn't. ;-)
Any of the larger PDs will require you to attend their academy even if you are post certified. I also heard that Denver will be hiring this year.
I though Denver already did their process earlier this year, unless you've heard they're doing another one.... But I'm almost complete with my packet for the academy next month (almost 100% done in 2 days), I'm gonna get POST Certified and maybe shoot for Glendale PD as my primary and throw my hat in at a few other places around the state. Really nothing much keeping me put- I could pretty much live anywhere (except Trinidad and Boulder )