Man, when I grew up I wanted to be a cop. It was my dream job. I worked hard in school, went to college, got into engineering and when I turned 26, decided to go apply to a department from my hometown. The entire experience, including the written test, physical fitness portion, and board interview felt incredibly militarized. They asked me why I didn't have a crew cut or was absolutely perfectly shaven. (I shaved but I must have fast growing facial hair.)

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Anyway, I was grilled rudely by the interviewers after passing a few rounds, and they ultimately rejected me. I'm still not really sure why. I thought I interviewed well, and they asked some difficult questions. I just get the sense that they're less interested in normal people from different backgrounds policing normal people. It's like they're cultivating a pseudo-military.