Test Reason

Well here is my 2 cents to all. I did take the tests wanting to get on. I took three at around the same time, CS, Non-CS and NH. Got hired by the NH and Non-Cs and went out of state. 14 months later got called by CS and here I am.
I have a degree is CJ and as far as it goes the only good it did was get me the quinn Bill. I do not believe it helped at all on the job. Any degree would be the same.
Although police work is not Rocket Science, it does require a special skill to properly perform and handle the job.
No Badger_bagger it is not your fault. In my opinion Reno was was out of line. You should be able to say what ever you want with out being jumped on. Thats good that you got the job with-out wanting it and no one should blast you for being honest.
To all those trying, just keep trying. Try out of state as well. Not to bring bad news, but the vets will coming in bundles now so you better hurry up. It could be like the late 70's and early 80's again. Not that the Vets do not deserve it, which I believe they do for all they have done.

That's my 2.5 cents

Officer Dunngeon,

You are comparing apples & oranges when you talk about people's 1st Ammendment rights while posting on here. While I agree that nobody should be posting threads about child molestation or kiddie porn, this is a legitimate question being asked & answered. It's basically a holdover from another thread these members were posting on.

You think some on here are stirring the pot about how they got on the job. Some luck into it, others try for decades to accomplish this task. Asking people to post "Politically Correct" topics and then just slap each other on the back & shake hands is counter productive in my opinion. A bit of jealousy sometimes motivates people. Sometimes.

Some have posted that they got on a CS job by leaving Mass and going through an out of state academy & then being called back to Mass for a job. Where is the harm in somebody posting their success on scoring a CS job. You've had your chance in the past, haven't you?

We all know that CS is a warped and outdated method of operation, but it's the only way this state has operated since the 1920's. If you don't like the archaic methods in Mass, do what others have done. Go West or South & then come back to Mass. Plenty people on here have explained this in minute detail over & over. Don't just jump on people because they post their success stories. Not cool. HC

Housing,

Now you of all people know what I am talking about with regard to 1st Amendment rights ON THIS BOARD and the road that issue went down. I was merely commenting on the literal statement of "people should be able to say whatever they want," etc. The comparison of the content in this topic to kiddie porn etc. is like apples to oranges, yes, I was just trying to make a point that people can say whatever they want, I just think some of the things that are written are said with an alterior motivation... like stirring up shit instead of bringing up a legitimate issue. Who gives a flying frigg about how anyone got on the job and if they really wanted it? The reason WHY I even bothered commenting was because I can see where this thread is going to go.

I wasn't "jumping" anyone, I was just interpreting what I saw going on in this thread. Hey, some people get on by pure luck and that's great! My point is that some people on here have been reading these threads for some time now, are WELL AWARE that there is a great deal of frustration from both people that want to be police officers and people that are police officers that do not work for a CC dept. With this knowledge in mind, they purposely start threads to create a little drama on the board and get the natives all riled up.

Again, it's MY OBSERVATION. I could personally care less who, why and how anyone got their jobs. I'm just commenting on what appears to be happening in this thread (and others).

PDFemale,

You can shut the fuck up. You don't know me, you know NOTHING about me, my educational background, my training, or my job. If you did, then you would know that I am okay with where I am and where I am going; if you weren't already aware of that, then we can discuss it in person, face to face. Ok?

I find it fascinating that you, badger_bagger, The_Man, pdfrenzy and coppsinc are all posting from the same IP address as well. Do you all work together or are you all the same person?