OCSD or DJCO?

[John172]

[Shadowdrop]

When you were a DJCO, did you have to take an agility test and more importantly, do you recall anyone being disqualified for medical reasons (I.e Diabetic or hypertension)? What age were you when you were in that position?

Thank you for responding, and that would be my goal should I make it in OCSD. The best I can do is sell myself on my trouble free background, contributing to my community serving youth in a non-paid role (hopefully they have some admiration for that).

I wouldn't be concerned with probation's PT testing or conditioning. I don't remember any physical test. I had some serious slobs in my class and they stayed that way. Their "academy" has almost no PT and their testing standards were laughable. Nobody failed anything.

Now, OCSD academy is extremely challenging, physically and mentally. My class had a guy in his 40's complete but he was dedicated to fitness.

Lack of education is pretty easy to overlook for other qualifications, especially when we have a huge pool of over - educated, inexperienced millennials with zero common sense or work ethic. Those we have by the dozen.

I always tell people to think of how your previous experience can apply to LE. You know how to talk to gangsters, or understand broken family dynamics, or grew up under a set of issues, etc. That's what we do, most often. Quick thinking, communication, performing under stress, multitasking, and any specialized or unique skills (like fighting knowledge) are the things you need to demonstrate through your life experience.

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[Frank1911]

Based on all of your responses, I think you'll be happier with your passion at DJCO. If you go OCSD, it'll be years before you can get to a specialized unit. There are no kids inside the county jails. Not a lot of time while in patrol to deal with kids at least for the first couple of years. It may take 6+ years before you return to your passion.

Why wait 6+ years, when tomorrow is never promised. Good luck in your furture endeavors.

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[Bones98]

Go for it, but I recommend applying with other agencies as well. Look into being a probations officer. The pay isnt the best, but it's decent.

[Luis650ar15]

The best advice I have received here by the Calgun gurus is give it your all and just give it a try. You won't know until you try. You may not be the best person for the job but you might be the right person. I wish you the best of luck.

[BadKitty]

Online classes are a winner! You can finish your degree within a year, maybe two’s time. I’d recommend doing it while you’re already working. There is always some down time and you can accomplish a lot.

This is true! I assume the OP is in the Orange County area; but, as an example, San Diego Miramar College offer many Administration of Justice classes fully online and many general education classes (for the AA/AS) are also offered fully online. Not *everything* but an awful lot of it can be done all online! Check your local colleges to see what they have on offer. If you do it right, you can get an AA/AS degree that flows into a BS degree pipeline.


Here's the SD Community College District schedule as an example: https://schedule.sdccd.edu/

-- Drop down "Subject" menu to "Administration of Justice"

-- Click on the "Fully Online" box in the upper right


Also, you can see the catalog here with the ADJU AS degree options on pages 147-148: https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/StudentSe...02018-2019.pdf