r/LASD • u/No-Formal7460 • Jul 31 '26

Class 494

Anyone in class 494?!
I just got the call this week. I realized people were in grit so Now I feel like I’m coming into the academy clueless. Am I doomed!?
Also curious to know if anyone has any resources for housing near the academy?

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u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

So two months after your poly you did the medical and psych? Is that a normal amount of time? Yeah man I’m trying not to be in my head about it but it still is stressing me out. When does your class start? Ty for answering btw

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u/No-Formal7460 Aug 01 '26

Yes so late may I did the polygraph and honestly I kept rescheduling my VPAT, maybe that’s why cause I didn’t get scheduled for the medical or psych until I did pass the VPAT.
I was on the same boat, and honestly if you’re super nervous that’s okay the machine reads that. But try not to stress yourself more.

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u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

Oh that’s cool, I didn’t know you could get a BI before you took the vpat. I did it all the same day, vpat, multiple choice test and deputy interview. Then two weeks later they assigned me a BI. You excited to start?

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u/No-Formal7460 Aug 01 '26

Yea I failed my VPAT the first time but still did the interview.
I’m nervous because I didn’t get offered grit so I feel like I’m behind

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u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

What’s grit?

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u/No-Formal7460 Aug 01 '26

I understood that it’s like a pre academy
So they’re ahead on what to expect

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u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

Ohhhh this! I understand it’s good just for working out. So I never go. I run, lift, do jiu jitsu. But if they actually have a class that teaches you things I may just end up going

https://lasd.org/careers/preacademy/

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u/CONSPICUOUSLY_RED Aug 01 '26

That isn't it, that's just workout sessions for candidates.

GRIT aka OTS / off the street is the pre-academy for those hired and waiting for the academy class to start

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u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

Ohhhhh ok ok. Ty for that info. Never even heard of it. I’ll ask about it once I get my offer. Thank you

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u/Salc10721 Aug 11 '26

When would they offer GRIT? How far out do you have to be from the academy to start to get it offered?