Question for the LEOs out there

jastr · April 2002

Heres a Question.......
What ispired you too become a LEO?...... Did it have anything too do with your love for guns?......Were you tired of criminals, and had a feeling you could do nothing about it?.......Did it have anything too do with Ego?......I am curious. I am trying too get hired on as a deputy sheriff up here in Mariposa, my only problem is that I have too be put through the academy due too my current position in life.. I cannot afford too quit my job for 6 months. My wife and daughter are most important at this point but, Im hoping too find an opertunity too do it very soon.

lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal!

nunn · April 2002

1. I like guns, always have.

2. Always had an academic interest in the law.

3. Got laid off in the great recession, 1974.

4. Good friend was a Game Warden, sorta like a cop.

5. Found LE to be recession-proof after #3 above.

6. Discovered I was good at it and liked it.

SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net

whiteclouder · April 2002

Come on David.......and...

He likes to poof perps like me.

All with a sense of fair play mind you.

Clouder..

JBBooks · April 2002

.. I cannot afford too quit my job for 6 months. My wife and daughter are most important at this point but, Im hoping too find an opertunity too do it very soon.

jastr,
Have you ever thought of becoming
a reserve officer. No big bucks,
but provides a service to your
community. Here in OK the department
will send you CLEET training at no
charge to you.
JBB

I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them.

austin247 · April 2002

1. I too, like guns and always have

2. There's a long history of law enforcement in my family

3. I'm just not the office type. Can't go to the same place day after day, do the same thing and deal with the same people.

4. I've always liked the idea of having 800+ square miles of county to roam around in

5. Every now and then, you get to feel as if you've made a difference

6. Job security...you don't hear about too many departments laying folks off

n/a · April 2002

jastr

#1. Always looked up to LEO's when growing up. A Pa State Trooper caught me w/beer when I was 16 and gave me a lecture/break I have never forgotten. He was GOOD!

#2. I also love guns, however that had zero to do with it for me.

#3. Had very little crime where I grew up. Sure do where I am now!

#4. Not sure about ego, but I am very proud of what I do.

#5. Joined the US Army as an M.P.. When I got out I kicked around a bit until I decided to get into it as a civilian.

Greatest job in the world for me. I am good at it and am now in a position to effect the professionalism of the organization. I worked my way from Deputy to Cpl to Sgt and am now a Lieutenant. Very rewarding career but it certainly takes its toll.

If you have questions or want advice on how to proceed let me know and good luck. However make sure you go into it with your eyes open as it can take a tremendous toll on you and your family.

Lt

"We become what we habitually do. If we act rightly, we become upright men. If we habitually act wrongly, or weakly, we become weak and corrupt" - *ARISTOTLE*

**Like Grandad used to say--"It'll feel better when it quits hurtin"

badboybob · April 2002

My hat is off to all you LEOs for the great job you are doing. Many thanks.

PC=BS

njretcop · April 2002

I am extremely proud of my career as a police officer. I would recommend it to anyone. No, you will not get financally rich, but you will be rewarded in many other ways.

If I had it to do all over again, I would do it all over again.

I have always loved guns and still fight over this damn computer almost daily with the politicans on gun control issues.

The job is secure and now I am living on my pension from the State of NJ. I know people who have lost their pension rights when their companies went belly up. NJ should be around for awhile, although I don't know why it should be, lol.

-Charlie

"It's the stuff dreams are made of Angel"NRA Certified Firearms InstructorMember: GOA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2ndAMPD. njretcop@copmail.com

Txs · April 2002

Three reason to become a cop that you shouldn't mention on your application:
1.You get free coffee.
2.You get to drive fast.
3.You get to point weapons at bad guys.

Seriously though, if you've got an itch to try this job, do it. If not you'll always wish you had at least tried it. But be advised-It has a way of getting in your system and you'll never be happy doing anything else.

jastr-Way back when I spent some time in a little spot called Bootjack. Beautiful country up there. Are you familiar with it?

Edited by - Txs on 04/23/2002 20:42:40

idsman75 · April 2002

dano--Man, you just couldn't resist that pot-stirring opportunity. I like it--subtle but it pulls on the strings of those that have made previous beefs about the subject. Touche.

I'm not an LEO. I never have been an LEO. I was once a soldier whose job it was to enforce the UCMJ, local, state, and federal law on a military installation. I even had a great opportunity to investigate such things for a brief time and worked for one of the greatest supervisors I've ever had---TrinityScrimshaw. I chose to be an MP because their roles are quite diverse. I did security work (Intrusion Detection Systems--IDS) at one duty station, air base security on a deployment, investigations at another duty station, and now I'm a recruiter. It has been good. In spite of all the whining, the pay is great. If I was hired to be an LEO for any of the agencies in the area where I live now, I'd be taking a 5K paycut. I can't wait to get back to the MP Corps. It's about as close to being an LEO as you can get without actually being a sworn LEO.

SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY

jastr · April 2002

Txs.... I am very familiar with Bootjack. Its only bout ten minutes shy of my home in ponderosa basin.
njretcop..... I have too say that I like the fact most Leos I know personally, and you guys on here also.. are on our side when it comes too gun control....Its a relativley refreshing feeling

lets all be responsible! shoot a criminal! Remember 0% of firearms pull there own trigger!

borderguy · April 2002

I was laid-off as a firefighter and was accepted without a degree due to job experience. Then.....

I found out I liked catching bad guys.

Didn't really mind writing long, detailed reports.

Realized there is job security.

And feel I'm serving my country even though I never was
in the service.

The Guns, Fast Cars and Cool Training are the icing on the
cake!!!

BullzeyesDad · April 2002

Pardon me please. But excuse my ignorance and pray tell what the definition of a LEO is. From the text typed above one would possibly conclude a personell of the magistrate?

Thanks Bulldaddy

mcneely77 · April 2002

Growing up, hearing my dad and uncle tell stories about the things they encountered during the night, while on patrol. They made it sound like another universe than the one most of us live in. I wanted to be just like them. I always thought of my dad as my own personal John Wayne. He did two tours in Vietnam, Infantry, the police department, and taught my brother and me how to hunt, fish, and survive off the land. To this day I am trying to walk in those shoes. He was what we call a Michigan Man.

IALEFI, ASLET, NRA, and proud owner of a pair of S&W revolvers.

pickenup · April 2002

Law Enforcement Officer.

If I knew then, what I know now.

Question for the LEOs out there

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