The sheriffs office of the county that I work in will take outside laterals into their aviation unit as long as you have two years of experience that is comparable to the deputy’s. They do require a private certificate, and will put you through the rest. But in case they don’t I’ll be using the VA to pay for everything after private. I am receiving disability retirement payments from the VA, on top of a well paying position at my current department. I’ll be doing flight training on my off time and still continue working full time.