New LEO in the house!

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Picknlittle

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Well, it's official. I went to work today with the Montgomery Co. TN, Sheriff's dept. I'm a deputy in the jail. I have pistol quals tomorrow and Wednesday, upon completion of, I'll be issued a Glock, .40 cal. I have no idea which model, but I reckon I'll shake hands with it tomorrow.

I couldn't stand another year of lawn and landscaping, dealing with rain, drought, no labor pool, and thieves on every corner. The pay isn't bad, the benefits are good, and there's no shortage of gangsta muffins, and thugabunnies to keep me in work.

It's all good!:)
 
well, congradulations!

that is probably a Glock 22, btw.

good luck and be safe, prisons can be a dangerous place.
 
Welcome to the profession.

Contrary to popular belief, you are safer in a jail or prison setting than you are out in the "freeworld".

Just my .02,
LeonCarr
 
Good luck and welcome aboard the good ship lollypop. Hope you brought a think skin :D
 
couldn't stand another year of...thieves on every corner.
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So you went to work for a jail? :)

Seriously, congrats! One more year of college to get my degree, then it's the LEO route for me.
 
How'd you get into that?
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I Was looking at county websites a while back and positions for jail deputies was listed. I have a friend whom I play music with who is the county emergency director, and good friends with a number of folks in the sheriff's office. I applied, was scheduled for testing then interviewed.

Lots of background digging and psychological testing, but I think it's going to be pretty good. Beats the heck out of having my business suck the life out of me.

Thanks for the support,..more to come.
 
First off, Congratulations.


Secondly, not to sound dumb, but does that mean your a cop?

Because I know there are "jailers", but there not cops.
 
Congrats. Stay on the honest side of the fence. Remember your oath to
the Constitution. If necessary grow a pair and refuse to obey evil and illegitimate orders from politically goaled chiefs. And remember....you took an oath to protect and serve, not rule and enforce. And finally.....
the founding fathers when penning the Bill of Rights said what they meant and meant what they said.
Obey them.
 
First congratulations! I hope this is really what you want.

Now for what I tell all "young people" that want to get into LE.

GET A REAL JOB!!!!! OK Rant off. No one could tell me NOT to be a LEO when I was young.

There is only one requirement. To come home at the end of your shift, and not leak on the carpet when you get there. Everything else is just technicalities, and paper work. ;):D
 
There is only one requirement. To come home at the end of your shift, and not leak on the carpet when you get there.
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That goes for the K9 units as well!

Ok, enough bad jokes out of me.
 
The psychological test so far has been written. 567 questions, many asked several different ways on many personal and social topics. I can see where many questions were digging at symptoms of depression, bi-polar, anti-social behaviors, etc. It seems to be looking for hot spots in your personality.

Our jail deputies are commissioned, armed and have the same authority to make arrest as patrol deputies, and city police, but that's not our purpose. It's preferred that we be good witnesses if we see something going down, while calling the city police to handle their turf, unless of course a life threatening situation is developing,...then it time to act.

As jails go, this is a very nice, high tech facility. I'm looking forward to getting my feet on the ground.
 
usmarine0352_2005 said:
Secondly, not to sound dumb, but does that mean you're a cop?

Because I know there are "jailers", but they're not cops.
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US Marine, I can't answer for Picknlittle, but I believe that it varies in different jurisdictions: it's one way in one place, and another way someplace else.

I have a hunting buddy who is a retired Sheriff's Officer. He spent some of his career on staff at the county jail in a county near where I live. He was a "jailer," and he's absolutely a "real cop."

EDITED TO ADD: Man, I type slowly. There's your answer, right above this post.
 
Congrats, I take my physical agility test for Portland PD on March 8th and then stand a good chance of getting hired congrats. I know is my local jurisdiction ALL county Sheriff deputies do 1yr as jail staff before they get into a cruiser is this how your department works? Or did you choose the corrections route?
 
Congrats, I've thought about being an LEO as well, but thats about as far as its gone :D
One reason that I wanted to do it was because theres so many closed minded or un-educated LEO's here in regards to firearm ownership. Would love to get on the force and start showing my fellow officers that I work with that we're good people, we just want to shoot some paper and collect a few guns..
 
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