06-11-2017, 06:03 PM
icampy Wrote:Oh, and all the top brass at the prison I was a CO at had profiles. Barely any of the COs....but thats because it wasnt really a career....its somewhere to work to make some quick cash and then ditch it. If you are more career then job oriented....just make one. It cant hurt...if you are truthful.
I don't know what state you're in, but CO is absolutely a career in NJ, and not one that you ditch. I can't tell you the number of guys I know who are COs. State benefits, step raises topping at over 80k, and retirement after 25 years. I took the civil service test and was offered the position at 18 but passed on it because I didn't want to work in a prison, especially as a teen. Looking back, I'd be over halfway to retirement now and making over 100k with overtime, not even factoring in if I moved up in rank. Also, I know of some guys who have used the CO position as a way into the State Police.
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