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  • 10-11-2012, 09:40 PM
    GummiBear
    Anyone in Colorado springs?
    My husband is a police officer and has been looking at Colorado springs, we are hoping to find an officer there to get local input and feel of the department.. Thanks

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  • 10-12-2012, 01:27 AM
    gsarchie
    Can't help unfortunately. I have a buddy who has applied to CSPD but won't be getting the job for at least 6 months. Before he can get a job there we will have to get home from Afghanistan and he still has to go through the process of getting off of active duty. Good luck and the Springs is a great area.
  • 10-12-2012, 03:34 AM
    fishdip
    I have a uncle who was on the PD in the springs. When I ask him about it he told me it is very very hard to get on with them since they kinda have a non stop supply of ex military personal.
  • 10-12-2012, 04:05 AM
    gsarchie
    As is evidenced by my buddy and myself (thinking about trying to get out before my time is up to go into law enforcement, been in 10 1/2 years but still have 7 on my most recent contract).
  • 10-12-2012, 01:04 PM
    GummiBear
    My husband just got out of the guard, has over three years police background and speaks fluent Spanish so we are hoping that will help.. unfortunately for non military it seems a lot if departments are like that. The academy my husband was in they went a different route and went for non military and degrees (if course not all but a high percent if the class) it turned it to be a great mix.
    Good luck to your buddy! My hubby joined right after his deployment, we were filling out border patrol apps while he was in Iraq and he decided to switch gears.thankfully..

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  • 10-12-2012, 01:06 PM
    GummiBear
    Should say non military, but focused on degrees..
    Are either of you in the springs area?

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  • 10-12-2012, 02:59 PM
    fishdip
    No I am on the other side of denver.
  • 10-12-2012, 03:15 PM
    gsarchie
    I am stationed at Ft. Carson when I'm not in Afghanistan. :)

    I have been looking at border patrol as well and would love to get on their air mobile unit. I'm in fire support so I love sitting in observation posts and and air mobile unit air assaults into the desert and sits on OPs to watch for border jumpers. Its right up my alley could say but I would be "hunting" for people crossing the border illegally as opposed to Taliban! What is your husbands degree in and what was his job in the Army? Was he ever active duty?
  • 10-12-2012, 07:14 PM
    GummiBear
    We were turned off of border patrol for a couple reasons, but like you, my husband loved the observation duties (when not in combat of course) . he actually almost got into an air unit of the guard but didn't because he was going to go to Afghanistan and they trimmed the unit and cut those with important jobs and families, than ended up getting out..the good thing about birder patrol is they will take your time served to put toward benefits and retirement.my husbands degree is actually history. He was artillery for 13 years, often in a gunner position. When deployed he was retrained as
    Military Police and than the Cav.

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  • 10-13-2012, 08:30 AM
    gsarchie
    13 years as a 13 series MOS, that seems fitting! I am a 13 series and am training an Afghan Personnel Officer, Communications Officer and Fire Support Officer. Only the last one is my actual area of expertise. Par for the course in the Army!
  • 10-13-2012, 09:33 AM
    GummiBear
    My husband said ” well met” :-)
    Keep in touch maybe we will all end up in springs. and above all come home safe! At there any crazy gun or herp laws I should know about CO, I've started looking all that up.?.

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  • 10-13-2012, 12:15 PM
    gsarchie
    Open carry in CO and CC with permit. Only crazy reptile laws are that individuals are not allowed to own dangerous or venomous reptiles. Not sure who decides what is dangerous or not but I guess it is a matter of opinion. By that thinking no one should be able to own dogs or cats, as cats are dangerous to native ecosystems and are incredibly invasive and all dogs have the potential to be dangerous to humans.
  • 10-13-2012, 12:26 PM
    GummiBear
    Yeah, I was trying to find their definition and that was a joke..we have a committee right now working on that in VA, mostly after that idiot zoo guy in Ohio, than there were a couple of loose ” big” snakes a couple months ago.. My zoo is a private zoo and the owner started it as a private collection so he is on the committee fighting that same argument you have. I'm trying to get a day off from work to go to the public portion of it. Gotta love big brother..
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