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05-29-2009, 03:13 PM
Hey guys, I was wondering if you could give me some insight. Back in 2006 I applied for a local police department at the ripe old age of 20. I was hired and attended the academy for 16 weeks (out of 26) and was forced to drop out due to a family emergency.
I was still living at home with my parents and my mom caught my dad having an affair on her with a minor. It was an ugly situation (dad was a Pastor at a church etc. etc. I'll save the gory details). Due to this both of my parents became suicidal and the girl went to the police and they were investigating my dad. I dropped out due to the stresses of dealing with my parents and being an adult child I wanted to make sure they were taken care of and given proper treatment (counseling and a time of seperation).
Fast forward to the present, I am currently in the background phase with antoher (different) local police department and I explained to them what happened to me and why I dropped out of the last academy. I made sure everything was straightened out in my life before I applied to this department (my parents are actually still together and happier than I've ever seen them).
Does this hurt my chances? I worked for a local law firm for 2 years prior to being hired by the first police department and I got rehired there and have worked there ever since I left. I'm 22 now and I also got my Associate's degree since leaving the academy. Any insight would be great! Thanks.
I was still living at home with my parents and my mom caught my dad having an affair on her with a minor. It was an ugly situation (dad was a Pastor at a church etc. etc. I'll save the gory details). Due to this both of my parents became suicidal and the girl went to the police and they were investigating my dad. I dropped out due to the stresses of dealing with my parents and being an adult child I wanted to make sure they were taken care of and given proper treatment (counseling and a time of seperation).
Fast forward to the present, I am currently in the background phase with antoher (different) local police department and I explained to them what happened to me and why I dropped out of the last academy. I made sure everything was straightened out in my life before I applied to this department (my parents are actually still together and happier than I've ever seen them).
Does this hurt my chances? I worked for a local law firm for 2 years prior to being hired by the first police department and I got rehired there and have worked there ever since I left. I'm 22 now and I also got my Associate's degree since leaving the academy. Any insight would be great! Thanks.