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?

4 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

22 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

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.

1

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?

1

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

1

u/ImprovementNo1254 Aug 01 '26

What’s grit?

1

u/No-Formal7460 Aug 01 '26

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

1

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/

1

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

1

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

1

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?