Careers: Police/some questions

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Expert: Eric Potts - 3/13/2009


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#1 is getting in to the police force or in a station like getting in to the Miltilary?
#2 what are the Rules for Miltilary?


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Jenna,

I'll be honest with you, getting into the Military Police was a lot easier than getting hired in the civilian world. The Military I needed to pass a written test to qualify for a job (Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery Test) basically the higher you score on this the more jobs you qualify for. From there I needed to pass a physical and then off to Basic Training and MP School.

The civilian world has much more competition for fewer jobs, a tougher entrance exams, interviews, physical fitness tests, psychological reviews, etc...Hope that answers your questions.

Good Luck.

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Eric Potts

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I am a Veteran of The United States Army where I served as a Military Police Officer for 6 years and have been a Municipal Police Officer for 20 years. I am a certified Arson Investigator, as well as a certified Community Police Officer. I am a DARE teacher in the local schools. I am a Defensive Driving Instructor and worked for years as a Detective specializing in White Collar Crime. I'm qualified to answer general law enforcement questions, general procedure questions (all departments have different rules and regulations. I can answer questions about how to become a law enforcement officer, and questions that might help someone understand why an officer acted a certain way. I am also a Police Suicide Awareness trainer and a member of the NJ Critical Incident Response Team. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SWAT-I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THEM AND WILL REJECT THOSE QUESTIONS.

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I have 27 years total Law Enforcement experience in a wide range of areas. I have worked as a Detective and a Patrolman and have made well over 2,000 arrests in my career.

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Graduated from the United States Army Military Police School Basic Law Enforcement Training Arson Investigators School DARE Officer Training Interview and Interrogation School Police Suicide and Awareness Trainer

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