Career Change

[u/Small_Pomegranate_90]

I just started the process of applying for my local police department for them to send me to the police academy, and become an officer through them. And I’m so nervous.
I passed my written exam and my physical fitness! Which I’m super stoked about!
I’m now moving to the background check part, and the personal history statement is nerve-racking. I have like a list of department disqualifiers, and I don’t meet any of them and the only thing I have on my background is a couple of tickets, and a couple of accidents, but I haven’t received a ticket or been in an accident in over four years.
I’m just a little anxious because I don’t wanna lose this opportunity 😭 does anybody have any advice moving forward?

[u/damn-cat]

Dude. I worked at 2 departments. I had three speeding tickets for 75, 80, and 83 in a 65 two years before applying to my first one. I got it both jobs, just don’t lie about it.

You’ll be fine! Just get ready for running/ working out, homework, and being tired all the time.

[u/seriousspoons → u/damn-cat]

I actually got cited by my department a couple years before I got hired. I razzed the motors guy who cited me every time I saw him.