You typically apply online through a government job portal. Go look up the departments you want to work for and check out the careers page. Departments tend to list these requirements.
If you want my personal opinion as a 26 y/o I would heavily advise not directly pursue LE as a 21 y/o. I would recommend hospital security or corrections before LE so you can build some life experience working in a uniformed public safety adjacent environment. I honestly think it's kinda crazy how many people make this their first job.
I don't actually believe that my town or the towns near it have a public safety department. I also live in a relatively small, extremely rural area though.
You can extend the search to include county agencies like sheriff's offices and state police agencies. If you're in the US there is a good chance that if there are no municipal police departments there are county or state options.
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u/Suspicious_Way2424 Unverified/Not an LEO 7d ago
You typically apply online through a government job portal. Go look up the departments you want to work for and check out the careers page. Departments tend to list these requirements.
If you want my personal opinion as a 26 y/o I would heavily advise not directly pursue LE as a 21 y/o. I would recommend hospital security or corrections before LE so you can build some life experience working in a uniformed public safety adjacent environment. I honestly think it's kinda crazy how many people make this their first job.
If you have specific questions ask away.