New Guy.

[DurkaDurka]

Figured I woud drop by and introduce myself. I joined up like 2 months ago but I just got my account validated today. Not sure what the hold up on the sites end with that but anyway I am a 31E in the US Army. I have been doing it for a lil over 2 years now and I love the corrections/detainee ops career. I definatly plan on continueing my life in corrections once I get out of the service unless I decide to stay in.

[PRIME EVIL]

Welcome Durka. Stay safe.

[insominex]

Come to california corrections. You can make a killing over here.

Prime evil, how much you make in county?

[SJammer03]

Hey Durka, I like am a new member.... been in here looking around until my account got an O.K. Were you station at??

[SJammer03]

Hey Durka, I like you am a new member.... been in here looking around until my account got an O.K. Were you station at??

[PRIME EVIL]

Come to california corrections. You can make a killing over here.

Prime evil, how much you make in county?

Made 95k last year with very little OT!

[insominex]

Thats sweet! BTW love your avatar.

[PRIME EVIL]

Thanks, what's your 20?

[frenchcamp49er]

New here also, from NOR-CAL !!!! Been doing the job for over 12 years.

[kettelbell]

I'm new to the forum, been working in a local facility for 10 years now.

[Mr. CO]

Made 95k last year with very little OT!

Welcome to the forum all of you.



Prime Evil, if i made that much here, i could ALMOST pay off my house in a year.

I make under $30,000. Talk about sad.

[PRIME EVIL]

That's why I am going to retire anywhere else but HERE. =)

[roy.lane]

Welcome to the site...Hawaii is usually recruiting. Weather here is nice , ect...

[insominex]

Thanks, what's your 20?

Salinas Valley State Prison. :cool:

Hawaii... great beaches, wikikki strip, warm weather but huge hawaiians to deal with, hmm.. so whats the pay like?

[PRIME EVIL]

Cool Insominex. Me and a few co-workers are planning on touring your facility in the future. We just toured the Pelican Bay a few months ago. Hell of a drive, but it was worth it.

[insominex]

Wow, you drove all the way to pelican bay. Hopefully the C/Os up there gave you guys a good tour. Any alarms go off while you were there? When are you guys planning to tour Salinas Valley?

[PRIME EVIL]

Yeah, the drive was loooong. We stayed in a hotel and turned it in to a little party.
Nothing good happened while we were there. The PIO LT. and a Sergeant took god care of us. We talked to the Squad and the Gang guys (what I really wanted to do) and got their business cards. The leader of the AB walked by us while we were walking around though. Enjoyed the tour. We plan on doing Salinas Valley (much better drive) in the next few months. Think it would be worth it? We are going to hit Quentin first (soon).

[DrtyCop570]

Welcome, Corrections is a good field to get into. We will never be out of work.

[insominex]

Its good to hear that you guys enjoyed it. Pelican bay is one of a kind and I too one day like to tour that prison. They house the most violent inmates in all of California and most of the gang leaders.

It will be diffinetly worth touring Salinas Valley since C yard is starting to program after being on lockdown for about 2 years. C yard is one of the most dangerous yard in CDCR because of all of the riots that happens here. Then we have A yard, where theres alarm almost everyday involving mutual combat to homicide. So, I'm pretty confident it will be worth the hour and half drive, but if you drive little fast you can make it in a hour.;)