*P.O.W.E.R Test - A test that determines if someone is eligible to become a police officer within the state of IL. In my case I'll have to run 1.5 miles in 13.46 minutes, 32 sit ups in a minute, bench press my body weight, and a sit and reach test. Talk about a piece of cake, not only have I passed this type of physical assessment before but this is what I've been training for.

My uncle has a real good friend who works there. If I'm hired, he'll most likely be my Sergeant or Field Training Officer. He told me several things about the department that makes me skeptical. Strange curfew laws, questionable police pursuit policies, and the fact that officers consider everyone in their community "customers" not "residents." To be completely honest this isn't my dream department, however I'm anxious to start my career - so I'll suck it up for now.

This is sorta good news for my mother, because she isn't too fond of me moving to California to pursue the Federal Agency (background investigation still pending) I applied to. If I'm hired with the department previously mentioned, then I'll be considerably closer to Chicago. Sad to say but if the Federal Agency calls me tomorrow, I'll drop everything I'm doing - and I'm outta here.

Alright I gotta run, I'm about to go cook - I'm starving.

I'm going to disable the comments for this post. This post is neither informative or entertaining as far as the readers are concerned.

Final Thought: If you've been following this site for more than a year, then you know how much I've sacrificed to reach my ultimate goal. Like an officer told me recently, "patience is a virtue." Some departments have a 5 years waiting list, some hire immediately....it all depends on your luck. Looks like my luck is finally coming around.