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07-17-2014, 06:48 AM #1
Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
I am prior military. I have already taken the PERT college placement test and I'll be taking the corrections CJBAT soon. I wouldn't mind starting my Law Enforcement career in the jail. Pay doesn't seem too shabby for a single guy $18.85 hr. that's over double what I'm making now. It says on the website all you have to do is complete probation before you can transfer. Is this true? So I only have to do a year in the jail then the Sheriff's Office will pay for a cross over academy so I can go to patrol? How long would it really take for me to switch over to patrol? How much overtime is currently available at the jail because I love money and wouldn't mind an extra shift or two a week if possible.
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07-17-2014, 10:36 AM #2
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
There's plenty of overtime available at the jail if you want it.
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07-18-2014, 03:56 AM #3
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Why go work at the jail in the hopes that they will grant a transfer for you to go to patrol in a year. With the recent track record I wouldn't count on it.
Just apply for sponsorship at the academy; you'll get paid while there. Going to work at the jail prior to patrol isn't going to make you a better patrol deputy.
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07-18-2014, 04:47 AM #4
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Going to work at the jail prior to patrol isn't going to make you a better patrol deputy.
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07-18-2014, 03:45 PM #5
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Originally Posted by Guest
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07-18-2014, 07:12 PM #6
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
No police department in Florida does this, I could only see a Sheriff's Office doing this, but can't think of one that does.
https://www.colliersheriff.org/Index.aspx?page=2053
I have already applied to HCC Police Academy in Tampa and I have to do a fitness test and the FBAT sometime in September. I don't know if a lot of people actually apply but they only run 2 academies a year and there is only 30 seats per academy and the 30 top FBAT scores get those seats. My GI Bill will pay for the tuition only thing I pay for is the testing and the uniforms. I'll even get a decent salary paid by Uncle Sam while I'm in the academy. I told the lady in charge of admissions I want to test for the January academy.
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07-18-2014, 08:48 PM #7
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
I have worked both corrections and the road and yes they are both different. One is not better then the other just different. Working at the jail first certainly can be a benefit to you when ou go to the road. In the jail you learn to deal with a number of incidents without using all the equipment on our belts. You will be able to access situations and people far faster then those who have never worked in a jail setting. I say go the direction you feel most comfortable and good luck.
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07-18-2014, 10:53 PM #8
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Look into EOT (Equivalency Of Training), depending on your MOS you can take the two week class, take the state test, and be "hirable" anywhere in FL. Call the St Pete College (All State Center) and ask about it.
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07-18-2014, 11:00 PM #9
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Originally Posted by Guest
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07-19-2014, 12:13 PM #10
Re: Detention Deputy then going to patrol?
Apply for the road and see if you can get sponsored for the academy.
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