What would be a good job for an "about to be" retired Sergeant with the Ohio St. Highway Patrol?
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Security...part time with no benifits or full time with benifits.  Armed (Brinks trucks) pays more...Go to the local community college and take a few test to see where your bent is.  What about teaching at a POST school.  In California POST is Police Officers Training School, it probably is the same across the country.  Just talking through my head, maybe leave the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt where jobs are good.  If you still want to stay on, what about reserve police officer...Good luck
556943
I think that the NYPD is your best bet.  The benefits package is excellent and you are covered from the first day that you start the job.  Also there are hundreds of units that you can go to you sound like ESU would be the way to go for you.  Also you are able to buy back some of your military time and there is a way that you can get paid for your training while you are in the academy.
155373
That depends on what you mean by "good."  I'm a mechanical engineer and have worked 25 years for cities in water and wastewater.  There are also a lot of civil engineers in the field.  Job security and benefits are good, but the pay is only mediocre.  I'll be able to retire comfortably before I'm 50.  Some of my friends got into weapons development right out of school.  They had great salaries when they worked, but were often out of work (especially when the Soviet empire collapsed and nobody was putting money into weapons for a while).  They don't have such good retirement plans as I do, but since 9/11, they're back to good salaries.
698664
You can go straight to active duty, I believe.  You may even have to.
764064
Well, lonewolf has a pretty good answer. I'll just add this. Being a grunt, promotions come slower than in other MOS's. Thats just reality, because there are a lot of grunts, and only so many spots available. I was an 0351, and once I made Lance Corporal, I was told it would be a long wait to get Corporal. I got Corporal, and Sargeant because of my secondary MOS, which was 3521, diesel mechanic. \n I would suggest do all the MCI's you can, especially the NCO one. Cutting scores play a BIG part, so do the best you can on the PFT, and the rifle range. Act professional, do the shit jobs nobody else wants, and you'll get there brother. Good luck, and Semper Fi.
680345
Park Ranger\n\nPolice Patrol Officer\n\nParamedic/Rescue \n\nLike others have said if your concerned with benefits the government is going to be your best bet.\n\nGood luck with your search, I hope you find something you like.\n\nRegards,\nArmus
710641
You can make a decent living being a police officer if you do not mind working long hours.  Police departments tend to throw around overtime like its free money.  A starting police officer may only have a salary of 30K, but with overtime, they can make 40-45K.  As you progress in ranks, your base pay will be higher, and your overtime rate will be higher as well... not to mention that overtime is offered to higher ranks more often.  An associated degree may not help you as much as you may hoping.  You have to remain in certain ranks for set amounts of time, and take tests to progress in rank.  However, if you are one of a few that are up for a promotion spot, your superiors may take that into account... but the biggest thing is your on the job performance.  I personally know a police Captain that retired.  He worked 70+ hours a week for 3 years, pulled 80K+ each of those years and now has a 50% (or 40K+) annual pension for the rest of his life. At 50 years old, he still has some good working years left to teach classes or be a security consultant. \n\nHis only problem is that he was forced into retirement early because he was riding with a Corporal who got shot and he was patrolling without a weapon or a radio with him, and could not return fire or call for help.  The corporal shot the suspect that shot him in the mouth and the stomach, and called for his own ambulance and lived.  The corporal is a hero and the Captain will never get work again due to all the bad publicity.  Ever though he was that incompetent, he'll still have a nice retirement.
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I was in the Army National Guard 12 years ago and suffered a shotgun wound to my foot. I will be leaving in 2 weeks to go back to Basic Training for Active Duty in the Regular Army as a Cavalry Scout. I have had more civilian jobs than I can even count over the last 12 years. They never satisfied me or my bosses were such idiots that I couldn't stand it. It is the most awesome feeling in the world for me to realize what my purpose in life is. Most people never get that opportunity in life. I am proud to be a soldier in the U.S. Army, and I would sign up for the rest of my life if I could. I am not looking forward to the day when I will have to be discharged. I pray for the chance to get to go to Iraq or Afghanistan or Iran. I can think of nothing more honorable than to participate in your country's history and the history of other countries for the cause of peace and the destruction of pure evil on this planet.
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Indiannapolis is a good place to call home if you are a truck driver. Swift, Willis Shaw Frozen Express, Covenant Transport, Stevens Transport and CRST are just a few companies that will pay for your training, promising that you will work for them for a year. I hope you dont have a wife and kids because driving OTR (over the road), the highest paid truck driver, is treated better by the company, has better equipment (the truck will be newer and not prone to break down), you can personalize the truck with TV Internet and the like,and gets steady work. \nYou see the problem with getting home is that the dispatcher has to think about how to get you home. You may be stuck in Atlanta GA and there could be 10 loads available to you going to California but if you need to get home your dispatcher wont give you that $800 trip. you will wait a day probably for a load going to Carlyle PA and then wait another day for a partial load going to Chicago IL. where someone will have to pick it up in Indiannapolis. The best way to make $80k per year is to stay out for atleast 2 months or more and average 1k or more per week. The week that you go home you will probably make 200 bucks. Regional Truck Drivers or Dedicated routes are a set route that the driver does everyday NON OTR. A Job with guaranteed home time, usually pays less and the equipment is older, and slip-seating (its not your truck to move into. once you leave the seat another driver gets in and uses it.) \n\nPersonally I paid $2,700 for CDL training in Denver CO. and choose to go with Willis Shaw Express in Elm Springs, Arkansas. They are a great company to start with (considering all the horror stories I have heard) They Gave me a Great Mack truck to drive and kept my wheels moving (the only way to make money) 27cents per mile to start. And the Small town dispatch was allways friendly and understanding. What I really liked about them was the trippack advance where they would let you have up to 300 in cash in advance for every load you haul. kinda like getting your money up front. After a year and a half I left to drive for JB HUNT for 37cents per mile and all though my paycheck was about the same I drove less and waited more. No more Trips out to California and back. The loads were 200 mile hops between New York and Detroit. The east coast traffic is terrible and there is never anywhere to park.\nGo with a company that Gives you lots of miles west of the mississippi reguardless of the payrate. Covenant Transport Brags that its drivers get the most miles weekly.
574127
Go to a bar that is outside a military base.\n\nDo some volunteer work at your local police station.  Sometimes, you can volunteer to get drunk at the station so they can pratice giving the roadside sobriety tests.  Sounds like fun- if it's true!
934524
I was an AF MP for eight years.  It all depends on where you are stationed and what the mission is there.  If you go to a Northern Tier base you are going to be pulling nuke security.  If you go a large mobility base you will be going to the desert.  If you go to a base with a large amount of aircraft, guess what you are guarding.  If you luck out you will get assigned to a Law Enforcement Flight and get to perform Base Police Duties.\n\nMP's are the red headed step children of the Air Force, but MP's have the luxury of being able to be stationed anywhere in the world, unlike some career fields.  \n\nMy advice is don't complain and enjoy it.  It may seem boring at the time, but you will gain life long friends.  Take advantage of down time and take some college classes when time permits.  If you don't plan on making a career out of the military, use it as a stepping stone to set up the rest of your life.  Congrats and good luck.  Best advice I ever received in the military was, "If you don't like the way things are done, make rank and fix it."
708195
yes, talk to a recruiter and pick a job feild because local officers may have the atthority to temp. waive said violations, but it depends on the case,then keep your nose clean becase your past stays in your jacket,
145204
During the Vietnam War there were approximately 6 to 7 people behind the lines for each infantry soldier dodging bullets. Statistically, if you have any type of experience in any line of work, it gives you an edge over someone fresh out of high school.\n\nHere are just some of the jobs away from the front lines:\n \n1) Quartermaster: provides supplies of all types and materials to eveyone else\n\n2) Motorpool: provides vehicles and vehicle maintenence - good area for those with mechanical aptitude.\n\n3) Food service: provides meals to all enlisted and officer personnel in "mess" halls. Often involves working weird shifts, starting around midnight and ending mid morning in some cases, but you're free when everyone else is working.\n\n4) Clerical support: nothing happens unless it is on paper -these guys publish the orders that send others to specific duty posts, maintain rosters and create correspondence. Computer literacy and experience with word processing is helpful here.\n\n5) Personnel / Human Resources - they keep the records on everyone who is on active duty in their immediate area.\n\n6) Engineers - they construct housing and other related buildings that the troops use, as well as build / repair roads. Carpentry / construction trades are good backgrounds for this area. May not be a good job in Iraq due to IEDs.\n\n7) Intelligence - interpreting photos of combat areas to track movement of people and materials. Requires a lot of training and possibly recommendation from your local congressman, if you express a desire to do this. Good grades and a burning desire are helpful.\n\n8) Instruction - you teach others how to do a particular task, but you have to know it inside and out yourself before you go there. \n\n9) Entertainment - believe it or not, there are guys and gals in the military who play musical instruments and perform during special events (parades, speeches, etc).\n\n10) Information Technology - these guys keep the computers running, among other things.\n\n11) Security - Military Police (MPs) are still with us - also prison guards and other related tasks.\n\n12) Transportation - if you have a special license to drive a truck or some other heavy vehicle, that could land you here. Bad news if sent to Iraq - IEDs again.\n\nIf you can think of a job in civilian life, there is probably an equivalent for it in the military.\n\nAlso - foreign languages - if you can speak one or more, you may have an edge. Consider learning a language that the military values highly.\n\nLastly - if you opt to enlist, you will be tested to see what you are good at. The results will tend to steer you in a particular direction. Eventually you will be assigned an "MOS" or Military Occupation Specialty designation. \n\nA word of caution: what the military promises you and what they eventually deliver can be two different things. Many enlisted guys can't wait to get out because they got double crossed. They were promised a desk job or something related but ended up carrying a rifle. \n\nThis is not civilian life, with the option to threaten a lawsuit for breach of contract. What the military assigns you swallow. Remember - if every guy who went into the military got what he wanted, only a handful of guys would be carrying rifles. \n\nKey take away message - bait and switch. The "bait" is a promise of something you want - the switch comes after you're inside and the door closes behind you. You have to fight and fight hard for what you really want. He who fails to plan gets planned upon.
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E-6 Technical Sergeant
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This is really a tricky question because it depends.  If he is looking at retireing then RA is the way to go.  After 20 years we get full retirement, no waiting.  If he goes NG then its still a 20 year retirement but you cant collect till your 65.\n\nHe can still qualify for a bonus as well, just because he's prior service it does not DQ him from it.\n\nAlso if he goes RA he will go to what we call Warrior Training Course not BT.  \n\nAlso for RA he will also be covered with all medical and dental.  In the NG he will only be covered when he is in training or activated.  You will also be covered when he is RA.\n\nGood luck on your decision\n\nUnfortunatly I cannot tell you about the bonuses It's all based on needs of the Army and the Guard.  \n\nWarrior Course is 4 to 5 weeks long I cant remember which, this is a course designed for people that have been through basic training once either in the Navy or Airforce and gives them the basics of land warfare.  It is held at Ft Bliss, Texas.  I am currently a recruiter and am sorry some of the recruiters may not give you all the info you need.  If you have any specific questions feel free to email me @ armyof1recruiter2000@yahoo.com.
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You'd need a division of the police force to take on a kind of "post-man" role.  Lack of renewal has left the police quite stationery, the staple requirement must now be to paper over the mistakes and give the crooks a good old-fashioned clip.
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College degree in criminal justice.  Volunteer as a reserve officer in your city/town/county.  No heavy drug use.  No criminal history.  Good physical shape.