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I am applying to CHP. Ex-military w/o any article 15s, behavioral health etc.

I have a different type of issue that may come up during the background portion.

In 2025, there was a news report in my town of a police officer getting into trouble. It was enough trouble for the small, local newspaper to write an article about the incident. After the internal investigation was complete, I submitted a records request to the Police Department for the officer's discipline record. The police department denied the request on the basis that disclosure would result in a privacy violation to the officer. I filed an administrative appeal to the mayor, who denied the appeal on the same basis. I then filed a lawsuit against the town and police department. I hired an attorney and everything over it. The judge ordered the records to be disclosed AND for the police department to pay my legal fees. This resolved in January 2026.

This is not satire. What is the chance I can get hired.

I’m an army officer ETSing at the end of the year. Getting out because I’m done with the lifestyle. Doing background for upcoming academy class.

Is the academy/daily NYSP life a whole lot different than what my career has already been? I’m already used to getting yelled at.

No prior behavioral health, Article 15s etc. couple traffic tickets w/o points however (mostly speeds reduced to parking)

I am an officer in the Army, active duty component. I am getting out after four years because the lifestyle is not for me anymore. I am ETSing at the end of the year. Should I apply now to LE agencies? I am aware the process takes forever to get into an academy.

No Article 15s, behavioral health etc. Few traffic tickets however, but it has been a few years since my last one.

I am in my 20s and about to separate from the military. I will receive an honorable discharge after 4 years of service as an officer. I’m getting out because the lifestyle isn’t for me anymore.

I have read that the FBI does not take people with criminal justice degrees. Is that true? Would my service be able to help me overcome that? I was deployed once in the Middle East.

No criminal arrests, and haven’t done marijuana in over 10 years.

I recently commissioned as a ADA 2LT. Going to BOLC next week. I will be stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. What is the area like? Is it worth purchasing property there? Is Bliss a nice base?

Single, no dependents.

What is the fastest way you have seen someone ruin their Army career?

I am about to fly to Singapore for a week. I don’t know how to report it to my security manager.

Can my wife come with me to BOLC? It’s a TDY

I was just informed I’m going to BOLC 26-004 class. Who else is going then?

I recently graduated college with a bachelors degree. I am looking to enter the field, but I have an interesting issue in my background. I am from
NY and our public records law is referred to FOIL (think FOIA if you have ever heard of it).

I made a request to a police department for disciplinary records for an officer who is notorious in the area for having many complaints. The records were denied under an “unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. I filed an administrative appeal and it was denied under the same exemption.

I then hired an attorney and sued the police department, which shall remain nameless. I won. The judge ordered the records be released to me and the village pay reasonable attorneys fees to me. This was two months ago. Is it worth applying to become an LE officer. No im not applying to the place I sued.

I recently got engaged. My now fiance has been going through my phone regularly. I do not have any opposition to this and I have nothing to hide. I have been nothing but faithful to her and have never cheated. She did early in our relationship (October 2024) but I forgave that (she did take a year to confess as she only told me in January 2026). We both just graduated college. About a week after I graduated, she went through my Snapchat and Instagram (only two socials I really use) and removed any woman I had on snap. Two were friends of mine that I met in school and planned on staying in touch with. Another one was the girlfriend of another male friend of mine whom she despises. I am not permitted to be friends with that man anymore apparently. She removed anyone who was not a relative or her. Mind you, one of them was a reference for a background check I have coming up (I work for the government). I now have no way of communicating with that person. If I add her back it will be WW3. Then my instagram was the target. Anyone who was not a relative and was a girl was removed "because I do not need to follow other girls" and it is cheating to do so.

All of my friends think I am nuts for staying with her.

Can I be a trooper in New York (or really a law enforcement officer in general) if I have sued a City government over a FOIL request. I hired an attorney over denied law enforcement records. A city police department denied my request, but the Court overturned it. Will this screw me out of an LE career?

No im not applying to said agency I sued.

How is the transition from active duty service to law enforcement?

I am having the implant surgery soon as a relatively younger individual (20s). What should I expect?

To my fellow 2026 grads who are CST cadre- how is it? I wanted it but didn’t get selected

Just wanted to say to everyone currently at CST that information will change a lot! I went last year and a bunch of stuff changes from 1st-10th regiment. I was told that if you are missing just one item you’d be sent home. Then it went to losing accessions points then to absolutely nothing happening. Same with the AFT (I’m aware it’s send home criteria for this year).

Just reminding MS3s that changes happen.

My girlfriend has been on BC since April. She thinks she may be pregnant as she took St John’s Wort for a few days around the time we had unprotected sex (May 14-18). She has tested negative a few times but last night she claimed to have seen a line on a blue test. I didn’t see one but she swears up and down there was one. She is also claiming to have symptoms for the past week. What is the chance here?

I recently rolled through a stop sign. The officer wrote me for 1172 and 1180a. One is blowing the stop sign and the other for speed not reasonable/prudent. I personally think the 1180a is total BS as I wasn’t even speeding. Oh well. Hired an attorney to help me with it.

I am planning a trip overseas for July. I recently commissioned as an active duty 2LT in ADA. I have not received any BOLC orders or anything whatsoever. My HRA told me I tentatively have a BOLC date for January but it could change at any moment.

Am I good to book this as it is nonrefundable and is a book within the next week or lose it type of deal (found flights for dirt cheap). I’m worried about getting an email with orders to report in July.

Don’t get me wrong I’d love to start my active duty time ASAP but if it isn’t going to happen until January I’d love to book now. Sort of annoying that I don’t know for sure by now as I’m already commissioned.