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Posted by: Sully88

Hey Guys I got a ? I'm going to school for criminal justice after I graduate would it be easier to take the civil service exam when I graduate? (I'll be 19) Am i better off getting the degree? I'll also be doing emt courses too. Any advice? you guys seem to know what your talking about. thanks

Posted by: Sniper

A dergree isnt going to help you AT ALL getting on a civil service job.......

Posted by: soxrock75

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Originally Posted by Sully88

Hey Guys I got a ? I'm going to school for criminal justice after I graduate would it be easier to take the civil service exam when I graduate? (I'll be 19) Am i better off getting the degree? I'll also be doing emt courses too. Any advice? you guys seem to know what your talking about. thanks

You can't take the test until you are 21 anyway.............

Posted by: usaf1199a

Rule #1.... you can finisn a degree ANYTIME, but a full-time Police Officer position may only be presented to you once. Good luck to you.

Posted by: USMCMP5811

Finish your degree and then join the Military for a few years until you are old enough to take the test.

Posted by: screamineagle

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Originally Posted by Sniper

A dergree isnt going to help you AT ALL getting on a civil service job.......

+1.

Posted by: HELPMe

You cant take the test until your 21. A degree is a good thing to have. Alot of the people on this board dont have above an associates so some have bias against getting a BS. Take it from someone who knows. Try getting your associates in CJ first. With that and experience as a dispatcher or some type of security firm you will then have a working knowledge to try and get on a college PD from a college PD you can try for a reserve officer position in a non civil service town. Get on full time in that non civil service town and you can then complete the full time academy and then move on to bigger and better things if you choose. The BS in civil service gives you a 20% pay increase. In non civil service towns it helps with hiring. So a BS doesnt hurt you. FYI almost every LE job is now requiring an Associates even campus police.

Posted by: Inspector

Degrees + military and/or experience = job and $$

Posted by: pahapoika

Rule #1.... you can finish a degree ANYTIME, but a full-time Police Officer position may only be presented to you once. Good luck to you.

+1

keep taking the test , that's what they always told me.

another thought is a hitch in the service might be mandatory to compete with all the combat veterans coming home , but you can still take the test while enlisted. good luck

Posted by: federal officer

Is your dad on the job or brothers or uncles that seems to help atleast in Attleboro it does.

Posted by: extraining guy

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Originally Posted by USMCMP5811

Finish your degree and then join the Military for a few years until you are old enough to take the test.

And try not to get blown up, shot, have your legs blown off or come back crazy.

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