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Posted about 1 year ago My name is Scott, I am from the suburbs of chicago. I enlisted in the army at 17 and enrolled at the local college at 16. Recieved a back injury and a couple surgeries in the army and ended up with a medical retirement.
This will bar me from 98% of departments, but policing is what I want to do, and I will do everything I can to get hired, even though the chances are slim. I will be attending University of Illinois in urbana in the spring, major in computer or aerospace engineering. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Scott, welcome to PL from the midwest. Depending on the remaining disability, a medical military retirement is not necessarily a bar to a LE career, I previously worked with a LEO who was medically retired from the marines. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL from Wyoming.....Good luck. I think it depends on how much disability you have rather than just because you are medically retired. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL from CO. Give it your best shot and good luck. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to Police Link, and hello from Ohio!! In GOD We Trust (All others get searched, then checked through NCIC) MODERATOR #10
IN HONOR OF OUR FALLEN |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL from another Ohioan. Best of luck to you. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to Police Link from Philly. Doc Troll Hunter, need I say more? Navy Corpsman and proud of it. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Scott welcome to PL from PA. YaYa Sister |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome from Sunny San Bernardino, CA. Good luck! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL. http://www.iamsorryivotedforobama.com/ How's that HOPE and CHANGE working out for you? What would you do for a Klondike bar? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL from NC. Good luck to you! "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to Policelink from California! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome to PL also from Illinois. Love your determination! |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Welcome, from TX. don't give up on your dream! |
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Thank you for your service "God created man, Sam Colt made them equal. ..... " “No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family.” ~ J. Edgar Hoover "The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair." ~ J. Edgar Hoover |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Scott, I am a medically retired Marine with a severe shoulder injury. I am currently working as a police officer,which is my dream job. It wasnt easy getting here,but I didnt give up, I was honest and upfront about my injury. And of course there were concerns about officer safety. My advice,do not give up on your dream. Be honest about your injury and keep up on your physical therapy. You may look at starting with a smaller department that has more ability to overlook your injury,as long as officer safety and mission accomplishment are not a factor. Good luck in achieving your dreams and goals. And welcome to PL |
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| Posted 12 months ago Welcome to PL from NJ. PL MENTORING TEAM MEMBER "Don't underestimate the drawing power of the Garden State." From the film "Dogma" Trying to stay sane in an insane world... |
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