St louis

haggomyeggo

well compared to the STL County physical this one seems like a cakewalk.

16:46 for 1.5 mi.....i can walk it in that....

if the written is like the Illinois one it shouldnt be that bad.

how many others tested when you took it?
When I took IL state there were 1500...dead serious

StLRedrider

i wanna say they split it up into 3rds, my arrival time was 10 and didn't leave till 12:30 0r 1

the thing about mo. state is they start you out cheap and you sign a contract where you can't go anywhere else for 2 years. starting pay in 2003 was like 27 grand a year

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haggomyeggo

yeah i didnt see anything about a contract but yea pay is def. less than IL on the pay front. But that contract thing kinda worries me. I guess I'll cross that bridge when/if it comes up. But I like how MO lays the entire process out all the way till when you would start the academy. Im in waiting hell with like 3 departments right now.

i think probationary officers start at 36k a year so hey I'll take it. theres always overtime for a young single no children guy. For the academy training and experience it really cant hurt and its better than the bank.

StLRedrider

from what i understood, they don't want somebody going through there 6 month program and then walking out for a better paying position. then they also give you three choices of part of the state on where you want to go

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haggomyeggo

see thats what I always worry about. I know depts have to protect their investments. I mean if I got a job with MO but then my local town offered me the job it would be hard... like a 10k pay bump and i live in the town already....

but on the Flip side MO state would allow me to do more and probably more federal connections which is where I want to be eventually anyway.

I do wonder if you get a take home car with MO. You do in IL....
It would be nice to not have to drive the Z.

As long as I got either STL, COMO or Cape, I'd be a happy camper. If I took STL, I could move out by all you guys.....it would make meets easier..

StLRedrider

you do get a brand new cruiser after your ride along training is up

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haggomyeggo

now Im excited!!
but my 6 month training would start in Jan. 2013....