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older applicant 43yrs old but in decent shape.  recent physical fitness test: 61 pushups (1 min), 45 sit ups (1 min) & 1.5 mile 13:08 here's my story

driving record: driving suspended license 05 for back child support & several moving violations (red light, correction: 1 speeding ticket in 2.5 years (making child support payments on time)

financial: filed chapter 7 2005 reason: purchased home with 2 incomes based on a future marriage. We didn't get married and I was left with the mortgage payment. Correction: re-established credit and haven't missed a credit payment in 2.5 years.

Employment: several jobs in the last 10 years 2 discharges:
1) partnership dissolved , nothing adverse with character
2) released failure to meet sales quotas (sales position)

Summary of positive attributes:

4 year degree (management and labor relations)
older (maturity)
3 years active duty (honorable discharge)
no criminal record as an adult or under the age of 18
being a minority applicant (in some departments)

I was wondering my chances of passing a BI?


Answer
Kevin,

Thanks for the question.

It really depends on where you apply for a law enforcement position.

Some jurisdictions are extremely strict on credit histories and others are not. A lot of police agencies will take a dim view of missed/late child support payments, especially if it involves suspending your driver's license.

If all of that has been straightened out, and you are are the straight and narrow, I see no problem with you being able to go through a hiring process with a police agency.

Good luck and best wishes!

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South Carolina general law enforcement career information. South Carolina Criminal & Traffic Laws. Field Training Manager, Court Systems, Police Recruiting & Hiring, Personnel/Employee Evaluations, Non-Lethal Weapons & Use of Force.

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Retired after 24-1/2 years experience as a Municipal Police Officer. 19 years as a Sergeant. I guest instructed at the State of South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. I am a Community Policing Instructor, Field Training Officer, Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable/PR-24 Batons, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Law Enforcement Driving Instructor, O.C. Spray Instructor, Taser Instructor, and liaison for State Accreditation Standards. I also serve as an Adjunct Instructor for Park University, where I teach in the Criminal Justice Administration Degree Program.I am currently Director of Security for a major hospital system in South Carolina.

Organizations
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association.

Education/Credentials
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Park University.
Master of Arts Degree in Management, Webster University.
Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Development, Webster University.

Datamaster Operator, Monadnock PR-24/M.E.B. Instructor-Trainer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Manager, Certified Basic Investigator, Certified in Homicide Investigations.


Awards and Honors
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Police Officer of the Year, 1990.

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