When Tony was accepted by the Academy, he said he feared being ready after six months to walk out with a gun on his hip and to know all the laws and regulations involved. It was easy because I wanted to learn, I was motivated. But the environment of living, working and learning together at Goulburn was similar to my hospitality work on a resort island. Go out and get some work experience, especially in the people industries where you can talk to people, deal with conflict. That makes a better platform for policing.
People skills are best for the job.
Older people bring skills from their other jobs. Once in the Service, try to learn as much as you can and move on to learn something new, or how other areas work. Go for an area that interests you. In the hierarchy of needs, policing isn t a job you do for the pay. There are other rewards.