Meh. Without doxing myself, I am deeply involved with local government and really, it's the same with cops. The real problem is the pensions. Guys get on the force at 22 after college, do 20 or so years, retire in their mid 50s with pension that go a LONG way when they move to a lower cost of living city/state.
Their wives almost always work too, so they are in the upper 10%, making at least 150-200k on the combined incomes. The only thing that hits them hard is the insurance when they retire, but then they go on their wife's plan.
I agree about getting selected in the hard part, or at least it was until a few years back. Cops and Fire are having a hard time getting people for the force, PDs especially.
Meh. Without doxing myself, I am deeply involved with local government and really, it's the same with cops. The real problem is the pensions. Guys get on the force at 22 after college, do 20 or so years, retire in their mid 50s with pension that go a LONG way when they move to a lower cost of living city/state.
Their wives almost always work too, so they are in the upper 10%, making at least 150-200k on the combined incomes. The only thing that hits them hard is the insurance when they retire, but then they go on their wife's plan.
I agree about getting selected in the hard part, or at least it was until a few years back. Cops and Fire are having a hard time getting people for the force, PDs especially.