Career change ideas?

kgain673 · Sep 12, 2015

Try the NSA they pay well. Or maybe a change in agency.

pilotguy299 · Sep 12, 2015

I'd consider changing agencies before a wholesale career change.

Frederick is a pretty good PD, and they have taken laterals from Baltimore:

https://frederickpolice.org/Careers.html

strapped · Sep 12, 2015

kgain673 said:
The job ain't what it once was 6 yeas ago??!!! I can understand if you had 20+ but 6 ain't that long ago. Which agency do you work for?

BPD where 6 years feels like 60.

Blaster229 · Sep 12, 2015

kgain673 said:
Try the NSA they pay well. Or maybe a change in agency.

Anyone who recommends them, doesn't know them. LOL Someone with six years real police work would eat a bullet after a week.

kgain673 · Sep 12, 2015

strapped said:
BPD where 6 years feels like 60.

I knew you were going to say that. Agency change man, you may have to go back in patrol but working environments are better in almost all places. Plus the upside to patio is you handle you beat or patrols and go home. No stacks of paperwork and calls all the time on days off. Most agencies in MD will just make u take a lateral academy

pilotguy299 · Sep 12, 2015

Blaster229 said:
Anyone who recommends them, doesn't know them. LOL Someone with six years real police work would eat a bullet after a week.

One of my neighbors went there after retiring. I think the extra beer helps...

Blaster229 · Sep 12, 2015

pilotguy299 said:
One of my neighbors went there after retiring. I think the extra beer helps...

Retiring from where?

redeemed.man · Sep 12, 2015

strapped said:
BPD where 6 years feels like 60.

Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission Park Police.

kgain673 · Sep 12, 2015

Blaster229 said:
Anyone who recommends them, doesn't know them. LOL Someone with six years real police work would eat a bullet after a week.

Naw man, I know them well. I spend 3 plus days a month working with those guys. I'm not knocking them but they defentely do police work very diffrent from everyone else. It more security oriented, not my cup of tea but, if your Burnt out stuff like is the place to go. You will probably never make an arrest there, just saying. And you won't be going hands on hardly ever. They seem to micromanage a bit. PGPD is actually a good place, and I never hear too many people complaining that much about big stuff. All cops have the same basic complaints though. Montgomery county has decent pay, good moral and good equipment. The Feds seem to want people with language skills, law degrees or accounting degrees, or former military combat MOS.

pilotguy299 · Sep 12, 2015

Blaster229 said:
Retiring from where?

Was a detective in a County PD.

Blaster229 · Sep 12, 2015

pilotguy299 said:
Was a detective in a County PD.

Not sure how he made it under the age requirement?

pilotguy299 · Sep 12, 2015

Blaster229 said:
Not sure how he made it under the age requirement?

I don't think that the NSA Police is a 6(c) position.

https://www.nsa.gov/psp/applyonline...=A&JobOpeningId=1063180&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1

Unless they gave him some sort of waiver. But he's never mentioned it.

fivepointstar · Sep 12, 2015

Blaster229 said:
And have his first assignment in Fargo.
FBI is kind of finicky with their degrees. IF it's a computer related or financial type degree, they'd probably be interested.

I agree...I don't know how being sent to El Paso or Little Rock will make your family happier. how many more years to do you have? also have you thought about lateral to another agency.

I've often thought about the career change but I think about the future and its nice to have stable employment and a pension.

Sthomas229 · Sep 12, 2015

Mr H said:
Corporate loss prevention?

Banking investigator?

Second this. I've got a friend that's a former LEO that has been in banking investigation for years.
I could see if he's will to talk to you if you want.

CrazyIvan · Sep 13, 2015

I was "reinventing" my career at about your age. Like you, I have an accounting/business management degree. I became an internal auditor and love my career. Part of the auditor role is fraud investigation. You would have a jump start on that skill-set. Also, the nice thing with internal audit is that you typically work for the company you audit, and focus more on helping them improve processes than playing "gotcha" like the IRS auditors do. Many businesses use internal audit as a proving ground for other areas in the company. People who want to grow into executive positions seek out IA opportunities so they can learn about all aspects of the business, making them well rounded executives.

GrimReaper · Sep 13, 2015

Go to the county PD. It's a cake walk compared to the city

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Archeryrob · Sep 13, 2015

Security Management - for corporations. You asses the threats and specify solutions being physical or electronic security and create policies to mitigate those threats.

protegeV · Sep 13, 2015

GrimReaper said:
Go to the county PD. It's a cake walk compared to the city

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This.

In fact, I have a friend in the opposite situation from you. Started in the BPD, loved the action. Moved to baltimore county for the money and was basically bored to death...

Bafflingbs · Sep 13, 2015

I've been a city cop for over 21 years. It sucks! You are Md. Certified. Why not check into Md. State or one of its counties. The slower pace my be exactly what you need. PG still has a 20 year retirement, a take home and all the perks. Also, your time may just transfer towards retirement.

rsideout · Sep 13, 2015

FEMA has a fraud investigation division. A buddy of mine is a retired detective and he works for them now. Reasonable hours and some travel involved. His office is in Crystal City.

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