A Decision...

I'm going to go for it!

The hardest part was telling my boss. I told him this afternoon. The fear was worse than the whipping. He said, "If that's what you want to do, go for it! You're still certified. I won't have that to worry about."

Then I had that chat with Jeff. That was easy. He said he has no problem with it if I don't. He would be my indirect supervisor. I told him that I feel like we're at a point where by-gones are by-gones, and that I trust him to be fair.

When Big Wes turned in his official resignation, I asked the Chief if he wanted to advertise the position. He said, "Check with City Hall and see if we hire in-house, do we need to advertise." Now if that isn't a vote of confidence, I don't know what is.

So I've filled out the application. I'm keeping the fact that I'm applying to myself. Not gonna tell too many people around here. So far, one officer knows, and the brass, my boss' wife, and the person who notarized my application. There is still the psychological testing, polygraph, and physical. I'm a little worried about the psych. Not because I'm nuts. I know that. It's just that you never know if they are gonna pass you or not. The others - poo-poo. Then there is firearms qualifications. I haven't fired a weapon in 17 or so years. And when I went through the academy, we fired .357 revolvers. Now, it's a Glock 40. Big change! So I've still got those obstacles, but I will hurtle them when I get to them!

My philsophy is, if it doesn't happen, it wasn't meant to be. Right? And at least I'll still got a good job.