That's the first chorus line of my favorite song ever. After that it says, "Call it karma that you've got comin' to you, what's the difference? What's in a name? What matters most is never ever losin' faith. Cause it's gonna be alright, you're not alone tonight." I've really had to follow that advice over the last couple of days. I had given up on my search to find a police department that will put me through the academy and just applied to Arapahoe Community College's academy. The college accepted me, now I'm waiting to hear from the academy itself. However, someone told me two days ago that Hilo (Hawaii's capital) is looking for cops. In fact, they are so desperate, they're offering to advance people to their chosen field (narcotics, homicide, SWAT, etc.) within 2 years, pay you $600 to drive your personal car on patrol, pay $1,000 a year for your weapon and all other kinds of benefits. Plus it's freaking Hawaii. However, the cost of living is about 50% higher than out here and the salary is only 7% higher. I'm not a math wiz, but that's a big difference. Plus, we love the church we going to, and all the friends we have made recently and it would be really difficult to leave them. At this point, I've decided it would be wiser to go to school and try to get on a department here. Don't ask me why I think it's wiser, because I really want a fresh start and what better place than Hawaii? I'm not exactly happy with the decision right now, but I'm hoping eventually that I'll feel like I made the wise choice.
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I don't understand why you have to go to school to get through the academy. Please advise.
Well, in order to get hired with a police department, you must possess your state's POST (Peace Officer's Standards and Training) certification. To get that, you must complete either a city's police academy or a local community college's academy. All of the police departments here (the one's who offer an academy) have filled theirs, so I have to go to a community college.
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