Reserve LEO Question

[franco802]

Weekends? Our academy here in north San Diego county requires 14 + months tuesdays, wednesday and thursdays nights and most all Saturdays and some sundays. Then after the academy your talking another 400+ hours with an FTO. It takes almost three years total for a level one basic POST Reserve to get on his own on a beat. They don't offer the level two academies in our area anymore. My information is over three years old so some things might have changed. Its not easy. My academy class had almost a 50% drop out rate and that was when it was only 7 months long. If your dedicated and really deep down want it you can do it. Like everyone said just be honest and don't forget to put everything in your background packet. Failer to even put a traffic ticket in your background could cause a rejection. They are looking to see how honest you are. Most of the time they have run a pre backgound screen on you and already know alot of stuff about you. Oh keep in mind even if a record is sealed they will still find it. They will also use the background packet on your lie detector test for the questions they ask. Yes they will give you a lie detector test. The process for my Department takes 6 to 8 months before you get your CPT's interview. It takes alot of work but it can be very rewarding when you have completed everything. Make sure you check out the CRPOA web site. Good luck....

Grossmont College still runs a level 2 academy.