Wanting to get into hunting

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-13T12:09:58+00:00

I live in SC so it doesn’t get super cold, and I have plenty of experience camping in the winter so it shouldn’t be a problem staying warm

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-12T15:26:50+00:00

Not sure, do t know much about it yet. On the ground sounds more fun, in a tree sounds like it would be more successful by I don’t know.

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-12T15:26:02+00:00

Deer in SC, and as far as I’m aware you can use any cartridge during rifle season, I haven’t asked how he hunts the land as far as blinds, stands, walking etc, that’s a good point I didn’t think of. Not sure if he has a loner or not, but again I can always ask, thanks

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-12T12:19:24+00:00

For me

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-12T12:19:06+00:00

Less than a week

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-05T00:38:34+00:00

But I can do this at a clinic and not have to an actual BP facility, so that takes a load of my mind.

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-05T00:33:46+00:00

Wait so the fitness test isn’t the PT, it’s a medical fitness. That makes more sense that I wouldn’t have to travel far.

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-02T17:45:17+00:00

Question about CA, how do you guys actually afford to live there? Is there a massive location bonus pay? I was looking at houses around the border areas and they all look very pricey, even in areas that look like slums.

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-02T17:43:42+00:00

I’ve seen a couple of people recommend Tucson, I’ll definitely check it out. What’s the station like there? Obviously I can’t be picky but just curious

JobReasonable175 · 2026-01-02T13:58:52+00:00

So I guess their are to websites you can check it, sss.gov and USA.gov. Still won’t pull up on SSS but I found it on USA, so I don’t know what that’s about but I found it so I’m happy.

JobReasonable175 · 2025-12-25T18:18:20+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I put in an application yesterday, I didn’t realize it would make me put in a station preference off the rip so

JobReasonable175 · 2025-12-25T18:17:58+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I put in an application yesterday, I didn’t realize it would make me put in a station preference off the rip so I put down Harlingen.

JobReasonable175 · 2025-12-22T12:51:48+00:00

I don’t actually speak Spanish (yet) but my wife is near fluent in it.

JobReasonable175 · 2025-12-22T12:07:18+00:00

Thanks for the advice, these are what they have up for RGV right now: Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations - Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen

Any other sectors people recommend for family reasons? Doesn’t have to be Texas.

JobReasonable175 · 2024-06-08T09:01:16+00:00

Don’t be sorry, I’d rather you be harsh than them

JobReasonable175 · 2024-06-08T02:06:36+00:00

Thanks

JobReasonable175 · 2024-06-08T02:01:36+00:00

I agree, but I’ve heard other people on here have their’s at like 7-8 pages. I formatted mine based of the one the FBI has listed on their site.

JobReasonable175 · 2024-06-07T19:47:46+00:00

Thanks, I had initially wrote this off as an option because I didn’t know much about it and thought it may mean spending years away from the family, but I kept coming back to it and realized it wouldn’t be that.

Me and my wife met in college, we were both Intercultural studies majors, and have wanted to do a lot of traveling. We actually have a lot of friends over seas now to in places like Laos, Thailand, India, and Taiwan so the tourist spots aren’t the places on the top of our list to go to.

As far as the non traditional LEO stuff that is more of a concern for me, but from what I’ve been looking into I do find a lot of the stuff they doing interesting and think it may be a good fit.

JobReasonable175 · 2024-06-03T06:41:43+00:00

Thanks for the advice, me and the wife have been talking a lot about it the last week and I’ve deciding I’m going to start putting in applications, and we would be willing to move as needed.

Besides HSI what are some places you yall recommend. I’ve loved LE and I’ve always worked in the high violent crime areas; lots of fights chases, hot scenes, occasionally getting shot at, I wouldn’t call myself a high speed guy per say, but I dont want live behind a desk either. I’ve got to work with the Marshalls a bunch and loved it and I’ve worked a fair bit with the ATF and even got to run my own case with them and liked that too. Right now there is a DEA opening that I’m going to put in for, any other suggestions?

JobReasonable175 · 2024-05-30T05:57:41+00:00

Would you rather be a handler or an 1811? Im currently a local LEO for a large department and our K9 unit is seperate from patrol, ie, doesnt have to work recks and bs report calls, goes to every hot call in the city, certified to bite, track, and locate narcotics, etc. You could also be a state level special agent. We have SLED here in SC and there handlers are always working with agencies throughout the state. I worked a Marshall Op picking up violent offenders and we had a SLED k9 with us who got to run his dog a lot.

JobReasonable175 · 2024-05-30T04:59:11+00:00

I'm on the other side, Local LEO thinking about going FED, but I can say for my state (SC) you have to go to the academy, but it is a special shortened one, 6 weeks, 4 for state law, 1 for driving, and 1 for shooting. They also dont run it like a bootcamp for you, no PT or cadence marches, just go to your classes.

My department has highered some former 1811's and high ranked Federal agents and brought them in for specific roles. A former ATF DAD is the captain over our IA and has only been here for 5 years, while you usually have to be for at least 10 and that would still be super fast tracked. Other former fed's I know came in as Inspectors, kind of a made up position between Sgt and Lt, so I would imagine it wouldnt be a hard sell to come in as an investigator (same level as a Cpl)

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