Denied

[tgriffin]

Keep trying to get hired though. Took me a few "no's" and almost a year including the academy to get to my "yes", and honestly the most stressful year of my life, but I made it and it was the best decision I've ever made.

[Big D]

What does rave drugs mean? That might be a serious disqualification.

[Samuelx]

hallucinogen usage, even 1 time, used to be an automatic permanent disqualifier

[Carcassonne]

... The drug use I had was experimental and 6 years ago, marijuana and rave drugs. I'm not going to quit. ...

You're not going to quit taking drugs?

What does rave drugs mean?

Meth, Ecstasy, Bath Salts, etc

[eta34]

^You know that's not what he meant. Come on.

[I Swan]

Are meth and bath salts really considered club drugs?

[doggie]

hallucinogen usage, even 1 time, used to be an automatic permanent disqualifier

because it causes permanent brain damage

[solipsism]

Thanks for everybody's input. I believe it is my driving record I have had three speeding tickets in the past five years. Is it best I just give it some time to cool off? The drug use I had was experimental and 6 years ago, marijuana and rave drugs. I'm not going to quit. Thank you everyone for your responses and support.
Edit: they didn't say I was disqualified, the BI who took me outside told me that they were not going to continue the hiring process with me and to wait at least a year.

Time and distance is everything. No one is expecting to hire saints, they want to see that you can use good judgment and make good choices.

[M1NM]

If you are Korean apply to a city with a big Korean population or one with a Korean section like LAPD or OCSD. If you are big - lose weight. But above all keep trying.

[Big Korea]

The drug I took was MDMA and I meant I'm not going to give up on trying to become a police officer. Thanks for everybody's input. I am going to finish off this degree build some more time between the drug use and the traffic tickets and give it another shot. Hell, I'll apply every year until I'm over the maximum age! Thanks again for everyone's incite and advice, one day I hope to be counted among you who got into an agency.

[Dump1567]

The drug I took was MDMA and I meant I'm not going to give up on trying to become a police officer. Thanks for everybody's input. I am going to finish off this degree build some more time between the drug use and the traffic tickets and give it another shot. Hell, I'll apply every year until I'm over the maximum age! Thanks again for everyone's incite and advice, one day I hope to be counted among you who got into an agency.

My issue was age. I was too young and only a few Agencies allowed under 21. So after being rejected by a few, I finally got hired by one working as a Public Safety Aid (kind of like a Cadet). I than proceeded to build my resume. Took Criminal Justice classes, Firearms classes, Self-defense, worked security, and finally went into the Army Reserve as an MP. It all paid off. I got hired and turned 21 during the Academy.

If it's something you really want, keep going. There's also a ton of Fed jobs you can look into that might be a good starting point.

[deadcoyote]

Keep working on your degree, give it some time and try again elsewhere.

I had a friend who had served in the USMC for 8 years and applied to come work at the smaller rural sheriff's department I worked for. He had one prior arrest/conviction which was for taking an undersized abalone. My agency at that time told him no thanks and told him no one would ever hire him with that on his record so he should either go back in the service or keep falling timber. He was hired by CHP about 5 months later and has worked there for over 15 years now.

[I Swan]

I'm surprised an agency took a lil abalone more serious or as serious than club drugs unless applying for something like a game warden.

[Big Korea]

Well I submitted a preinvestigative questionnaire for National City PD where I listed all the same speeding tickets and drug use and I got invited to take the test still so maybe that's a good sign. Wish me luck.

[Tacit Blue]

All three of my friends including me were disqualified by SDSO. Backgrounds from armed DoD security, an Army Officer and myself.

Don't take it personally.

The PIQ is what they gave me SDSO. Make notes of what you write down.