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pkagel
05-09-2005, 08:38 PM
Well, Dallas has me back in backgrounds. I had a nice long talk w/ my investigator today and we went over everything. He said he is dreading my BI because of me living in so many places. I told him I felt for him and understood. He said he should be able to do it in 45-60 days though which I find quite amazing. Wish me luck everyone.
TXLady
05-09-2005, 10:19 PM
it's obviously something you want very badly. Keep us posted. :)
TRichie
05-09-2005, 11:29 PM
Well, Dallas has me back in backgrounds. I had a nice long talk w/ my investigator today and we went over everything. He said he is dreading my BI because of me living in so many places. I told him I felt for him and understood. He said he should be able to do it in 45-60 days though which I find quite amazing. Wish me luck everyone.

Godd luck to ya. 45-60 days is pretty decent. My application to get on with my current agency took over 13 months. I know DPD is having moral problems and increasing their number of certified officers will help. I know you recently completed a CA academy, are they going to require you to complete the full DPD academy or a lateral? Have you looked into challenging the TCLEOSE test? If I can be of help with that let me know, I'll be happy to help.
pkagel
05-10-2005, 05:11 AM
I probably could challenge the TCLEOSE test and pass but they would req' me to do the full 32 week academy anyway. Probably do me some good and I'll actually make more money that way with the GI bill and all.
TRichie
08-25-2005, 11:22 AM
PKagel...Have you heard anything from Dallas PD yet?
pkagel
08-25-2005, 01:42 PM
Currently I'm DQ'd but I'm appealing :mad: I'm trying to get any position I can right now since I figure that if I can get a wedge in the door I'll be able to kick it wide open in no time.
BikeCop501
09-22-2005, 04:58 PM
why they dq you?
pkagel
09-22-2005, 05:07 PM
Because I jacked up the academy so bad in 99. I told my BI that if I was my boss back then I would have fired myself. That said, I redid another academy in 04 while working full time and did outstanding. Nothing but good evals. Seems it was not enough to overcome my previous screw ups though. I'm looking at applying for some of the smaller departments in the N. Dallas area like Frisco, Collin County Sheriff maybe, depends. I plan on talking to the BI's 1st before dropping off packets so I don't rack up DQ's and waste my time.
pkagel
09-22-2005, 05:11 PM
The official wording on the appeal DQ was "job history." The only black mark on that was the 99 academy.
pkagel
09-22-2005, 05:18 PM
BTW BikeCop, did you ever check out my yahoo group I made for eventually getting into a TX academy?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TXBasicacademy/

I modeled it off of the other one I made while in the academy here in CA

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CABasicpolice/
BikeCop501
09-22-2005, 11:29 PM
That sucks, no i dont have a yahoo account, sorry, but hey keep looking, you will find something
pkagel
09-23-2005, 08:52 AM
O' I don't know the meaning of the word quit. Sometimes I'm forced to tactically retreat, but give up, never.
BikeCop501
09-23-2005, 03:52 PM
thats the spirit