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freddy2007 · Nov 14, 2007, 09:31 PM

I'm currently awaiting for my dd 214, I got a bad conduct discharge and I was wondering if I could still become a police officer in las vegas,nv ?

jasondbel · Nov 15, 2007, 12:58 AM

Good question. Id like to know that answer as well.

jasondbel · Nov 15, 2007, 12:58 AM

How long did you serve for before being released?

excon · Nov 15, 2007, 05:53 AM

Hello freddy:

I don't know about Vegas, but maybe in Podunk, Ar.

excon

JudyKayTee · Nov 17, 2007, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by freddy2007

im currently awaiting for my dd 214, i got a bad conduct discharge and i was wondering if i could still become a police officer in las vegas,nv ?

Certainly not in NY State. Not even if you manage to get the bad conduct discharged "wiped."

Fr_Chuck · Nov 17, 2007, 09:59 AM

Yes, in most areas it is not a POST state requirement, it may be a requirement for specific police departments, Since it is very recent, and since military service is so important to most police departments, it is just going to be very hard to find one that will hire you. Most likely you will find someone in a dept paying min wage or no benefits and the such.
Forget bigger higher paying depts tillyou have many years of service somewhere else to prove your ability

JudyKayTee · Nov 17, 2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

Yes, in most areas it is not a POST state requirement, it may be a requirement for specific police departments, Since it is very recent, and since military service is so important to most police departments, it is just going to be very hard to find one that will hire you. Most likely you will find someone in a dept paying min wage or no benifits and the such.
forget bigger higher paying depts tillyou have many years of service somewhere else to prove your ability

In some States a dishonorable discharge, depending on the reason, keeps you from getting a "carry permit" for a certain number of years which could certainly keep you out of a Police force.

My only suggestion would be to start as a security guard and then see where you can go from there.

In NYS you cannot get a Private Investigators' License with a dishonorable discharge on your record. I am also told you cannot be sworn into the Bar; perhaps the reason will be given as something else but you cannot pass the ethics interview under those circumstances.

boomer1095 · Apr 9, 2013, 09:56 PM

It all depends on why you got the BCD