Rob Pincus
New member
As part of a premature mid-life crisis and self-worth analysis, I am (as alluded to in another thread) giving up my free-wheelin', own-schedule-setting, living month-to-month gloriously free self-employed life to become a full time LEO.
This has probably been put off for about 10 years with college, military, family and money-making concerns, but I am finally going to go do it.
As many of you know, I will be running for one of the board of director spots of the LEAA this fall, and they are headquartered in Northern Virginia. In order to be closer to LEAA headquarters and to remind myself what snow looks like, I will be relocating to that area of the country and working for a mid-sized municipal PD.
For the past few months I have undergone a rather extensive screening process and hiring competition and I was finally offered a spot in a Virginia Certification Academy earlier this week. I assure you that hiring practices vary greatly from LEA to LEA, but this was one of the most rigorous I have ever heard of, but it is a quality department with good equipment, progressive training, excellent pay, in a nice area (affordable living, good schools, etc...), staffed mostly with some very professional LEOs.
The academy I will be attending is 17 weeks or so long and is in Fredricksburg, VA. I start next week.
As of this moment, my ISP is only active in the south, so I will need to get a new one up north. Also, I am not sure how much time/access I will have once I get up there. So, basically, I may disappear for awhile. But I assure you all that I will be back as soon as conditions permit.
I have realy enjoyed being part of TFL's development over the past 10 months and I appreciate Rich and everyone else that has made it a great experience. This place has really helped to sharpen my gun knowledge, political beliefs and training theories. I value my experience with TFL very highly.
I'll be around for another few days before I disappear, but I already know I'll miss my daily participation with The Firing Line.com.
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-Essayons
[This message has been edited by Rob (edited July 23, 1999).]
This has probably been put off for about 10 years with college, military, family and money-making concerns, but I am finally going to go do it.
As many of you know, I will be running for one of the board of director spots of the LEAA this fall, and they are headquartered in Northern Virginia. In order to be closer to LEAA headquarters and to remind myself what snow looks like, I will be relocating to that area of the country and working for a mid-sized municipal PD.
For the past few months I have undergone a rather extensive screening process and hiring competition and I was finally offered a spot in a Virginia Certification Academy earlier this week. I assure you that hiring practices vary greatly from LEA to LEA, but this was one of the most rigorous I have ever heard of, but it is a quality department with good equipment, progressive training, excellent pay, in a nice area (affordable living, good schools, etc...), staffed mostly with some very professional LEOs.
The academy I will be attending is 17 weeks or so long and is in Fredricksburg, VA. I start next week.
As of this moment, my ISP is only active in the south, so I will need to get a new one up north. Also, I am not sure how much time/access I will have once I get up there. So, basically, I may disappear for awhile. But I assure you all that I will be back as soon as conditions permit.
I have realy enjoyed being part of TFL's development over the past 10 months and I appreciate Rich and everyone else that has made it a great experience. This place has really helped to sharpen my gun knowledge, political beliefs and training theories. I value my experience with TFL very highly.
I'll be around for another few days before I disappear, but I already know I'll miss my daily participation with The Firing Line.com.
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-Essayons
[This message has been edited by Rob (edited July 23, 1999).]
You will find Virginia judges to be very supportive of the Officers in there courts.
