So finally I get a phone call.  I’m using fake town names here by the way, as the internet does not need to know every detail of my life.  And that picture to the left if obviously not me, just fits the subject of this post.

    So a Sgt from "Hellotown" calls me and tells me to come in for an interview.  I knew this was coming, as I went and turned in my application the day before, and they said they’d be calling me since I had already completed the academy.  Hellowtown is a very small town though, not the ‘top of my list’ of departments.  But I can’t be picky right now.

    I also turn in an application at "Windytown" which is pretty high on my target list  I’d say about 3rd place.  I also turned in an application at my 2nd place department, "Bristletown".  And finally, the cream of the crop, the department I am destined to work for, "Littleville". 

    Now Littleville is really important to me.  First of all, I’ve been doing ride-alongs with them since the early days of the academy.  The officer I ride with is a hoot, and is now someone I’d consider as a friend outside of law enforcement.  I’d hang with him anytime.  He’s a lot younger than me, which is probably why he is so fun to ride with.  But at the same time he really teaches me a lot, even being a rookie himself.  Great guy.  And the other officers I’ve met at the department during these rides have been just as fun.  They all openly accept me, the normally hated ride-along, and treat me with respect.  They include me in their conversations, and even ask "So when you gonna’ come work for us?".

    On top of all that, this department at Littleville has the highest pay scale within a hour+ drive from my house.  They have more advanced equipment than anyone around, even the largest departments.  Even their uniforms and cars look sharp (black and gold).  This department is just the dream place, and is by far the top of my target list.

    So I bring my application in.  While doing so I stop in to say hi to my favorite instructor from the academy.  He’s the guy that actually got me interested in Littleville.  He hooked me up with who I should talk to in order to start doing ride-alongs.  Our entire class loved this guy as an instructor.  He was so funny we almost busted a gut, but at the same time he taught us well.  We had a very hard test on his subject (go look back for GCIC in my blog) and we did good.  This guy got top reviews from everyone in my class.  But he’s also a Captain at Littleville.  As I was saying hello to him, he told me to just give him my application, and he’d make sure I at least got the initial interview, but after that it was up to me and them, not him.

    So Littleville at least called like he said they would.  They told me to come in for an interview on the 7th of May.  I was a bit discouraged at having to wait until next week.  But it’s better than nothing.  My interview with Hellotown is tomorrow though.