[12 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 79 views]
Test Day

On the day of your exam make sure that you are well rested. Experts tell us the the best thing we can do is get a good night’s sleep. Fatigue is one of the main barriers to successful test performance. Get a full nights sleep and eat a good breakfast. And remember get there early! Give yourself plenty of extra time to get to the test center and to park.
Once inside, listen to the test monitors and follow their instructions carefully. They will be providing you with important information about …

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[12 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 79 views]
Test Day On the day of your exam make sure that you are well rested. Experts tell us the the best thing we can do is get a good night's sleep. Fatigue is one of the main barriers to successful test performance. Get a full nights sleep and eat a good breakfast. ...

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[8 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 89 views]
Ok, let’s get you ready for your first Civil Service exam. The written examination is your first step in the screening process for Police Officer candidates and is used to identify unqualified candidates without any possible accusation of favoritism or prejudice. The Civil Service System was established to insure the maintenance ...

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[4 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 89 views]
Where to retire? There are many things that figure into out decision on where to retire. Family, climate and activities all weigh into the decision. With a 50% or higher retirement benefit, plus possibly 457 or deferred comp payments, it would be nice to make our dollar stretch as far as we can. ...

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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 105 views]
Preparing for the Physical Fitness Test This is taken from a post on my Internet Gym site. There is only one purpose to this program; to significantly increase the number of pushups, pullups and situps you can do. It is a lot harder than it looks. Most physical agility tests consist the following: Pushup max in 1 ...

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[1 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 56 views]
Code Four is the radio code used to let fellow police officers know that everything is under control. I hope to use this website to provide useful information to current, retired and future law enforcement officers.