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	<title>Code Four</title>
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	<description>providing information for current, future and retired police officers</description>
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		<title>Test Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 ...]]></description>
		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/12/12/test-day/</link>
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		<title>Your First Police Exam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 of a merit personnel system to recruit, employ, promote, and retain qualified persons for employment. Entry-level examinations do not presuppose knowledge. You will not be expected to know police rules, regulations, or procedures, but rather to reason and think like ...]]></description>
		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/12/08/your-first-police-exam/</link>
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		<title>Where do we start?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the next few weeks I will begin by covering the hiring process and what you can do to best prepare yourself to succeed. First I will cover the Civil Service written exam. We will discuss test taking strategies, what to study, and how be at your best on test day. Next we will get you prepared to take the physical agility test. You would be surprised how many potential candidates fail out at this stage. This is due to only one thing, lack of preparation. Lastly we will cover ...]]></description>
		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/12/06/where-do-we-start/</link>
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		<title>Where to retire?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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. There are only a few states that offer us the following benefits:
No Income Tax
No tax on our NYS Retirement
No tax on 457 or deferred comp
No tax on Social Security
These states are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.
So ...]]></description>
		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/12/04/where-to-retire/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for the Physical Fitness Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 min
Situp max in 1 min
Timed 1.5 mile run
Sit and reach stretch test.
(this is the most common test, but by no means the only type)
You will need to start this program as close to 12 weeks out from your test date as ...]]></description>
		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/11/30/preparing-for-the-physical-fitness-test/</link>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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.

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		<link>http://codefour.smworth.com/2009/11/01/welcome/</link>
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