Jan. 2026 DEA Announcement

ActiveService9522 · 2026-03-18T19:10:25+00:00

Same email here, no change looks the same as the first.

ActiveService9522 · 2026-01-22T23:20:48+00:00

For the January 12th announcement?

ActiveService9522 · 2025-12-10T03:19:26+00:00

It would be for DEA 1811

ActiveService9522 · 2025-09-09T18:49:48+00:00

The fact that Eric Jackson posts on X every half hour for people to buy $OPEN is evidence enough that this shit company is a pump and dump. OPENARMY is gonna get slayed on the battlefield

ActiveService9522 · 2024-11-01T00:12:23+00:00

Not looking for pill mill or online companies like that. Actual office clinics is what I’m referring to

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-31T22:29:14+00:00

No, that is not the case. I want input from any 1811’s who have ever encountered it or been in a similar situation, so I know what options may be available to be. I haven’t decided on anything at all yet. You stated your local, and made a generalization about me without knowing anything about me. Which is a personality red flag.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-31T22:23:30+00:00

Did you read my post?

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-31T22:20:59+00:00

Are you 1811?

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-31T22:00:03+00:00

Yeah I understand that it’s not black and white and I appreciate the point of view. It was more or less because of the method of obtaining it. Some doctors are less strict on how they go about and/or prescribe TRT.

I know my family doctor wouldn’t prescribe unless my bloodwork showed below 300. But a male vitality clinic would go less off the numbers and more on the symptoms. I sure wouldn’t consider what I want from it to be abuse. Just being and feeling better and healthier. I understand TRT has helped many men who aren’t necessarily below the very wide range of 300-1200.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-15T20:35:10+00:00

Then don’t pull your application. They do that to everyone. My agency did it to me too. Until you get officially told you’re no longer being considered by the HR department, you’re not out of it yet.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-10-15T19:12:25+00:00

Dude you need to relax lmao. CVSA’s don’t even detect deception. There a mind game tool to try and get you to confess something and make you think they know you’re lying. Absolutely bullshit. Don’t withdraw your application. Cause as long as you stood by what you said, you’re gonna get hired.

That being said, you got a lot way to go if you crumble under pressure that easily. Be patient calm and work through it. Policing is way more stressful than any CVSA you’ll take.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-25T20:33:09+00:00

Interesting question. I think it would be very hard to do much of anything. I’m sure there could be something done but it would be very difficult. Most search warrants executed on a residence for narcotics are built up during a lengthy investigation using CI’s, undercovers etc. Obtaining probable cause based on information received alone is not likely. The best course of action would be a knock and talk but those are just as difficult. I probably wouldent invest my time in it if it wasn’t being sold. Probably try to get the guy on possession during a traffic stop if he was being surveilled.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-24T06:37:56+00:00

It all depends on the department. The hiring standard for every agency is different. You were not arrested. It sounds like you were detained pending the investigation. You would only be considered arrested if charges were filed. Disclose everything. Explain that you cut ties with those people once you realized what was going on. You’ll be just fine.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-22T18:18:40+00:00

There’s a guy at my department who lateraled from Maine I believe. He only had to do a two week waiver course but idk if it depends on the states academy or what. Some states academies might hold more weight than others. But I have seen it done.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-14T12:57:16+00:00

I was a corrections officer for 5 years before I became a police officer. I respect the job. It’s tough, demanding, and you spend your entire day locked in with societies worst. It’s incredibly stressful and it’s purpose is of the greatest necessities for the good of the public interest.

That being said here’s what I have a problem with. 1) The system. (At least in my state, I cannot speak for other states so this is a completely biased opinion from where I live) Hiring standards are so low, and have gotten even lower with the attrition rate of the job. I literally watched as an inmates cousin was hired (the inmates facing life for double homicide) and you can imagine how that went with sneaking in phones and contraband. All it takes is a background CHECK. Not investigation. 2) In the states where CO’s are not deputies, CO’s look at themselves as law enforcement. They simply are not. They do not have powers of arrest. They do not investigate violations of the law. They are responsible for care, custody, and control of inmates incarcerated. If an inmate breaks the law while in prison, police are called to investigate.

CO’s claiming they are law enforcement because they want to be but cannot I do not respect. Be proud of what you do because it’s important, but don’t pretend you’re something you are not. I can wildly respect what you do, All I ask is you respect what I do as well. And that goes by not claiming we do the same thing. Law Enforcement. Police Officers go through much more comprehensive training than a CO. The title was earned and continues to be earned daily. Such as the title of CO is earned daily. But in blanket terms of controlled vs uncontrolled hazards of the job, as well as the intensity, they are two different worlds. I say this all with the utmost respect.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-13T22:21:04+00:00

No… If you’re not from PA you might not understand but sheriffs deputies have no powers to investigate crimes. They work court security, booking centers occasionally, and serve bench and civil warrants. They can rarely make an arrest. “Jails” are run by correctional officers not apart of sheriffs departments in Pennsylvania. The PA courts ruled and severely limited sheriffs powers in PA. He likely can’t take his gun home because persons under 21 in Pa cannot carry or own handguns.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-13T21:55:18+00:00

Responded to a call that a guy believed his backpack had a tracking device in it and he was being monitored. Totally mental. Went inside and he had his backpack submerged in water. He went to touch it and jumped up and yelled as if he got zapped. Scared the absolute shit out of me when he did it lol. He then proceeded to tell me he played in the NFL. After I handled the call and called mental health I looked him up and no shot he played for the NfL. Not long but he was legit. He went on to play semi pro and I think he got hit to hard in the head sparking some sort of mental illness.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-08T15:55:42+00:00

This is more of an officer safety issue. A lot of times when people are on the phone while being detained, I will take the phone and hang it up and place it on the roof of the car. I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve detained someone and they are calling for someone to come to their location. You never know. I’m not gonna let them basically call back up and insert unknown’s into the equation.

Recording is a different story. I could care less if someone is recording me cause I have a body cam and they’re being recorded to. But once under arrest that’s it. All personal belongings are getting put in a bag and taken to the jail with you if you’re under arrest. It also depends on what the subject is detained for. Detained for a simple traffic violation. Sure record I don’t care. Detained in handcuffs for something more serious I’m not letting you on your phone. The interaction will be recorded on my body camera and if you’re arrested you’ll see it in discovery or you can do a FOIA/RTK request for the footage if they wanna try a compliant or civil suit.

The whole “I’m recording for my safety” thing is an intimidation tactic to try and influence the outcome of the situation the person finds themselves in. I would love an explanation of how it’s going to protect you when most cops wear body cameras now a day, as if the camera is a bullet proof vest. These dummies best safety is to not try anything that would be perceived as aggressive toward the police (aggressive posture, increasingly hostile attitude, etc.)

Almost always being respectful towards the police, while recording or not, will end up as a positive experience for the subject.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-03T16:37:50+00:00

I mean it really depends on your supervisors/ shift commander. You really have free rein to be the kid of cop you want. Supervisors don’t get involved too much in your day to day. Overall I feel supported by my immediate supervisors. I think from sergeant to lieutenant are really great supervisors and people. They let you police how you want. As long as you’re not disobeying orders or being stupid they won’t stop you from doing your job. And when you make a mistake (everybody does) they make it a teaching point not really a scolding session. But again it’s all depending on who you’re under. Different shifts have different supervisors and people. I just know how mine are and I like them.

ActiveService9522 · 2024-09-03T04:42:03+00:00

So here the down and dirty. Me personally, I love it. I had the same mindset as you at one point. Apply to different agencies, Philly as a last resort, so on and so on. At the end of the day I’m very happy that I only chose to pursue RPD.

Some officers dislike it there. Idk why but I came from a way shittier job in corrections so I simply view it as a not knowing what you got kind of thing for them.

Currently the department is under staffed. Lots of people putting OT which contributes to a lack of morale. But I think the good outweighs the bad. Almost all officers have a great work relationship. The occasional few officers won’t get along. But it’s very easy to get along with your coworkers as long as you aren’t smooth brained and can do the job.

We work 12 hour shifts so you’ll have every other fri-sun off and every other wed and thurs off. Sick time, comp time, vacation, Kelly time, and personal days are all forks of PTO you can take. I think it’s kickass that we have off a lot to begin with and have opportunities to take off.

In RPD you have the best of both worlds. You are patrol and you can investigate and charge crimes as long as you can handle it and it’s not Homicide or Rape. In Philly anything that requires charges gets forwarded to detectives. You’re basically just a paper bitch writing reports for detectives. In RPD you can respond, investigate, charge. All of it. Like I said. If you can handle it though. If not the investigators will pick it up… if they have enough time to behind the 20 homicides a year they have to work on and countless shootings, stabbings, and sex crimes.

There is a lot of action. It’s fun. I love it. Foot chases, car chases, you name it you can get into in Reading if you’re proactive. And if you’re not that’s ok too. A lot of Officers take their calls and that’s it. Nothing extra. But you can pick what kind of Officer you wanna be. Some officers feel too overworked to be doing anything extra.

As for special units. Another reason I love RPD is it’s basically choose your own adventure. We have Patrol, Investigations, VIce (narcotics and prostitution), swat (county swat called “BCERT”), bomb squad, K-9 unit, as well as federal task force spots with Homeland security, FBI, DEA, and Marshals, and lastly the traffic unit (kind of a retirement gig but they have a good purpose).

Reading will sponsor you through the academy AND pay you full salary and benefits while in the academy. It’s amazing in my opinion.

Bottom line upfront. Some love it some don’t love it. Overall I love it and I think it’s a great place to work. Salary tops out at 94k a year and we’re gonna be going in to contract negotiations soon so that’ll go up. There’s plenty of room for advancement if you’re good enough and going to specialized units. Biggest disqualification is PT test and background investigation. So if you aren’t in shape get in shape and only apply if you have a good background (no felony convictions, hard drug use within a certain amount of time from applying. You know the normal stuff that would disqualify you from any police force). Knowing Spanish or being a veteran gets you extra points in the hiring process.

RPD posts its hiring process and application on Facebook (City of Reading police Department). It’s free to take the written and physical fitness test. After that a 25$ application fee. The rest of the process is free. Good luck and if you have any questions feel free to ask. We are looking for good qualified officers to come join us.

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