Hey Ronin this is a topic I have had quite a bit of exprience with.

I went to UNC for Criminal justice, graduated in 2007 with my BA. I applied for Lakewood and Denver and aurora while i was finishing up school, however, I was passed up on all three at diferent stages. So, I put my self through red rocks police academy. While I was there I learned quite a bit about how to apply and interview better. I then applied to many other agencies to include Breckenridge where I got all the way to the psych only to fail out on my psych score. I then applied to DOC parole and to Arvada. I was in the process for both when I accepted the DOC offer because it was first and I was anxious to get started.

DOC issued me my weapon and most of my gear. Many agencies do so. I buy all my other gear from Precinct and Adamson, I avoid Neives because they are rude.