I work for the CPSO you have to start out in the jail 99% of the time and do atleast 1 year or more. In that first year you should be able to go the academy which is required to go to patrol. Once you are able to patrol you have to complete 1 1/2 miles in 16min 30sec 30 push ups and sit ups. Starting pay is around 25k a year once you go the academy you get a $500 state supplemental pay. And you get a pay increase every 3 years or so. The pay now is alot better now than when i started 11 years ago (took home $1200 a month). But if you dont know how to reason with people or have ZERO patience i wouldnt recomend become a LEO. But when you help people that really need you help it is very gratifying but there are days when you wanna just hang it up and do something were you dont have to deal with anyone.
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