Los Angeles POLICE!!!!?

Question

I have a buddy who's currently signed up in the military for 4 years. He's a Sgt in the Marine Corp and has one more year left. He really wants to be in the LAPD but heard that past use of drugs will not get him in. I know he's going to have to take a lie detector test and he wants to be able to answer everything honestly. He has used meth when he was 17 to 18 on and off before he joined the Corps but he is now 22 and changed his life totally around. Does he still have a chance to go in?

Answer 1

Yes, most PD's have a one year no drug use policy prior to making application. On a polygraph, they ask about drug use, tell him to be honest, then ask about drug use for the past year. It's not the fact that he used them when he was a teen, it if he will try to lie and cover it up. PD's want honesty.

I speak from experience. I have 12 years as an officer. My high school days weren't exactly my better days if ya know what I mean! Tell him thanks for his service in the corp and good luck with LAPD!

Answer 2

Yes. Answer the questions correctly. Since he is in the Marines he most likely has a secret clearance and probably a top secret one also. If he is working in a job that now requires the top secret clearance, it will be in his 201 file at his personnel center. If he is not required to use it now it will be in a holding area where personnel can access it in a very short time. most young people seems to have used some sort of drug at one time before joining the military and since the Marines had no problem with his past mistakes, neither should the LAPD He has a very good chance to go in. By the way most police force give 5 to 10 point preference in hiring prior service Veterans. Good luck and God speed.

Answer 3

there are some drugs that are automatically disqualifying but i cant remember what they are. LAPD is really hurting for people so just about any one can get hired he should start on the paperwork now so he knows if he will be disqualified before he gets out of the marines

Answer 4

Unfortunately, no. My husband smoked pot in his teens. He's 44 now, and the police department wouldn't even let him get past filling out the paperwork once they found out he had smoked pot over TWENTY YEARS ago. They are really strict about that kind of stuff. (He was in the Air Force for 24 years, so the military background won't help your boyfriend at all.)

Answer 5

they are surely a kind police branch. different businesses around the rustic undertake their regulations and tactics. you will additionally be conscious a brilliant number of departments that development their automobiles after LAPD. they at the instant are not the dept of "previous" or maybe then they have been a very good branch with unfavorable management.

Answer 6

He would be more likely to be denied if he lied about past drug use.

They cant deny him if he doesnt do it now and hasnt for years.


And he is not too young. My friend became a policeman when he was 26 after being a marine.

Answer 7

You will be asked specifically about each occasion of drug use, and then asked AGAIN during the polygraph. Number of uses and type of substance counts for everything.
Can't hurt to try.

Answer 8

Possibly, but with the LAPD, who knows?

Answer 9

Yeah I would imagine he does.

He probably should make some friends with some police and ask them about the process.

Answer 10

I really think he does. Most people on the police force are prior criminals who have turned their life around. It's what makes them good cops, because they know how criminals think.