Well it's been a long long process but I believe it's finally here. I applied for CHP over 4-5 months ago and have been doing all the test and background checks which I have now passed! Only one test left in front of me before the academy!!

Soon I will be pulling over little ricers like you J/K

 

Great stuff bro!!!!!! im actually on the same path so i hope all goes well for you!!!

 

Good job>Less speeding tickets

Good luck in finishing TB.

























P.S I'm like 12K in points in front of ya. Catch up if you can yo.

 

That's great! What part are you in right now?

 

LOL your the first person I'll be looking for LOL I'm never going to catch up to 12K didn't have a chance this weekend with the fires going on here and then testing on both days

 

Im trying to join the LAPD so im barely able to do anything (just turned 21) but right now im in the getting my *** in shape phase. also im taking classes at elco to brush up on my math and english Skills.

 

Congrats! Getting to that point in the hiring process is something to be proud of.. Good luck!

 

I had no idea so many Z enthusiasts were Law Enforcement bound! I applied to VC Sheriffs Dept. right when I turned 19, and 6 months later I find out I'm academy bound Jan. 26th!

Congrats and GL to all!

 

Congrats!

 

Congrats and good luck!! I have seriously been considering the CHP. Already applied, but I don't know if it would be right for me.

 

congrats!!!! hope u make it brotha


heyyyyy when u do can u sign off a fix-it ticket for me pwezzzz

 

Give me a call when you get to Sac. G/L bro we rootin for ya

 

I can tell you this much, you'll need both. You write more paper in that job than you can imagine. You want to have the best english composition and spelling that you can. With the new programs available, you can probably get by once you graduate with a laptop and generate reports off the computer. But while you are in the academy, you will be doing it by hand and in block letters. I tell everyone who wants to be in Law Enforcement...screw the Criminal Justice degree, take Pre-law courses or English.

As for conditioning, you want to be in the best shape of your life the day you get there. It will make things A LOT easier...trust me. The physical conditioning portion of the training is a Bee-a-ch and the less stressed you are about that, the more you can concentrate on more important things like your LD's (Learning Domains). Academics are just a tough. Learning things like your 10 codes, CVC (California Vehicle Code) and PC (Penal Code) before you get there will help. They will teach you to shoot and all the physical methods of arrest, etc.

Lot of people go from LAPD to other dept.'s after their training...very sad. I worked for LASD for a few years and applied for CHP (once upon a time). I qualified in the 1st ranking, but died on the list when there was a hiring freeze. Great academy and top notch training from what buddies tell me. Just remember, the CHP's badge says traffic officer right on it, but they make more felony stops in the State than any other agency. Not a ton of back up and you really have to use your head.

Good luck and keep your eye on the big picture. Black Monday is not so bad and you'll make it if you remember that everything is done for a purpose. Last piece of advice....be up front and honest in everything you say and do. The job is dangerous and is 100% ALL about integrity.

 

congrats bro! I'm in my process with LASD right now. I've had alot of law enforcement exposure the past few years because i really wanted to make sure that's something I really wanted to do, and not just because it's a convenient job that's easy to apply for. Just please please please, when you become an officer, think back and remember why you signed up, and why you wanted to be an officer in the first place. I can't even begin to tell you how discouraging it is for me to meet officers that have no business being an officer. It was just convenient for them because they were ex-military or didn't know what else they wanted to do with their life.

Especially as a CHP, i'm not going to tell you to be a push over cop and not issue tickets(since that's mainly what you will be doing) but just really remember how much you will impact someones life with a ticket, and think if whatever violation they committed honestly warrents a ticket and not a warning.

aside from that, again good luck!

 

Good luck, Bro! 21 years and retired for me! Be honest, be firm, be fair, and treat the public as you would wish to be treated. You'll have a great career!

Cheers,

Steve in So Cal

 

I didn't know you were Hispanic.

 

Congrats!

 

Congrats.....be good to us!

 

congrats and pleeease don't power-trip when you finally get in uniform

 

wow race has something to do with this. doesnt matter if people wanna do good they will. they come in different colors and sizes lol. good luck to everyone