Too bad they still advertise this job as making good money....After all the cuts in pay and benefits over the last 2 years, many people are getting out of CDCR.
@ctbadcop So true.......I work as a CO here in California, none of the local PD or Highway Patrol would think of walking behind these walls unarmed/un escorted. And LMFAO about under the desk!
The CDCR is a good place to start a law enforcement career. However, for a much better job with excellent training, staff and management and opportunity to perform a variety of excellent assignments, the CHP is the way to go!
@kracka60 Right on man. My father worked for California prison for 25 years. When I get outta the Marines I'm thinking of doin the same. A good solid respectable job
I hear you loud and clear. That is the reason I left after 2 years and went to work for the CHP and retried 3 years ago with 25 years of state service. The CHP was an excellent organization and had much better management. Good luck in your future endeavors! UPS is always looking for security specialists!
its gonna take a while. I submited my background packet the first week of June and my background investigation began the first week of September. the good thing was that it only took 2 months to clear the background part. Good luck and be patient.
@AlecFromBakoMusic The PT is really easy. You just have to run two miles in less than 19 minutes. Anyone in reasonable shape can pass it, it's designed for pretty much everyone to pass.
@@rodrigovalle416 The academic portion is probably at sophomore level of high school.The tests are multiple choice and pretty easy as long as you put some time in to study. The hand on subjects (Firearms, physical control, chemical agents ect) are not too difficult. Many people I knew going thru had trouble with the expandable baton and physical holds. Their firearm instructors aren't all that good, so if you have basic marksman skills you will be ok
Marine Corps boot camp is not 12 weeks long in actuality. It takes about 2 weeks to 3 weeks to "pick up" in an actual platoon - from your receiving platoon. I entered on October 21st 2007, and I didn't graduate until February 23rd 2008. No - I didn't get dropped either or held back in training.
+Patrick Ramsey Receiving platoon is only 4 days. Recruit training is 13 weeks long. 4 days you are in the receiving platoon. Did you even USMC bro? Sgt C.
Yea he sounds suspicious. No military basic training takes 2-3 weeks to process you in, unless if you're being cleared for some medical reason. It takes a week at most.
Thanks for your insight bro. I received a rejection letter from them a while back and was bummed out. I wanted to work for them and waited for over two years to get rejected. lol
@@usa7917 I did a couple of things that I shouldn't have done at work and they never let me lived it down. 1) I was being bulled by a co-worker and end up shoving him (he ended up crying and telling management). 2) I was on my lunch break and had a few beers and wine on St. Patrick Day. CDCR stated that it still counted that I drank at work even though I was on my lunch break.
@@usa7917 They asked if you have ever been suspended at a job and I told them. They were never able to get over it. That's when I knew I needed to find something else to do.
@@usa7917 I eventually became a psychiatric technician and I work with the hospital police, but I make more than them (not to brag, just stating facts). I guess it worked out in the end.
LMUCHP, does part of your name stand for California Highway Patrol? No wonder you sound like a hater. When the most dangerous part of your job exceeds the hemmoroids that most of you get from riding in your patrol all day, be sure to let us know.
I start the acamedy august 30th and I am super nervous because I'm really not physically fit.should I even give it a try or will they notice and just let me go
CDC started going downhill about 12 years ago. While I won't badmouth them, it's been good to me, I would discourage anyone from doing it these days. Almost ANY other agency would be a better choice, especially CHP. I will be passing the torch on to someone else in a few months....have fun.
But what I do hear and see is a guy, very likely from the chp, entering a site to spout off about a fellow agency. You think thats squared away? Plus, arms crossed = unprofessional? Get real.
@gator32g Good for u....I still don't understand ur original comment though, the majority of people I work with did time in one of the branches of The Service. I myself served in 1/501st Inf 101st Airborne when it actually was an Airborne Division, 11B/15E Retired with more than 25 years service.
Hi there, I would like to be correctional officer, but English is my second language. I decided to join the National Guard because background history looks better with military records .When I signed my contract for the National Guard I was unfamiliar with army procedures, even I didn’t know how march. I only went to one drill weekend and they send me to basic training , that’s why in basic training I was very confuse about Military instructions. The drill sergeant begun saying that I didn’t understand English. They decided to send me back to home because they wanted to send me to English school to Texas. When I went to the National Guard office, the sergeants told me that it was weird , that they send me back to home because even I was talking with them in English. My recruiter took me to meps to take the English second language exam to see if I was able to send me to English school in Texas , but I didn’t qualify because I get higher score. My MOES in the National Guard was 19 delta, but my recruiter asked me if I would like to change my MOES 19 delta for 11 bravo to not have the same experience that I had when I went to basic training and I said yes. My recruiter was trying to make a negotiation to change my MOES , but they said to my recruiter that my process could delay until 2 years and the best way would be get discharged for 6 months . So I get general discharge, but I will come back in July. Do you think we this discharged it is going to be hard to apply for correctional officer?
I've met some good honest respectable cdc officers, and have met some incredibly bad ones as well. To unilaterally judge a person based on their career or position shows ignorance and motive to hate. CO's are not all good, but definitely not all bad.
@Danny19866891 - besides the obvious, promote up the ranks all the way to warden even director, become a correctional counselor, parole agent, become an ISU squad member or SERT member, promote to many various peace officer positions i.e atty generals office, et al, you'd be surprised how many opportunities are available.
@Kcirtap792 For your information I posted I was not a correctional officer. I do support what they do since it's a hard job and take offense when I see stupid postings. I have friends that are correctional officers. It's my right as an American citizen to speak my mind as they do.
@trainedmaniac What I'm saying is that while police academy training physical wise is easy compared to recruit training, it still isn't "easy" Police work and correctional work is very high stress. I have seen what Marine recruits go through and I was actually going to sign up in the next couple years but I can't since I have a food allergy.
Thanks bro I feel a lot better now. I was going to school and waiting for them at the same time (I thought I was going to work for them and didn't need school). I was lucky that I made the right choice of finishing school.
So does CDCR issue you a pistol for duty or do you select your own? also what is the difference between the green bdus and the tan shirts with tie and green pants?
The only time you will be armed with a lethal weapon is in an armed post such as a control booth, yard observation, and on a transportation detail. You won't have one issued, but will sign one out from the armory, you will never carry a firearm while near inmates.
You are not issued a firearm. The only gun they give you is a firearm that is signed off to you. However, as a CDCR officer, you will be trained to use a Glock (depending on the facility you work at) and you will be trained on using a Mini 14 rifle.
Now harder to get into than Harvard (Less than 0.67% acceptance rate. Harvard is 6.7%) and nearly impossible to get into these days if you are not one of the following: (1) ex-military, (2) prior-law enforcement, (3) holder of a bachelor's degree, (4) workplace supervisor with years of senior-level experience. I agree it was a joke over a decade ago, but today it seems that most find it impossible to get in and nearly a third that do don't even make it out of the academy due to injuries.
When you go to the academy are the men and women separated or is the sleeping/lounge area combined? Asking for a friend that prefers one on one privacy vs being with either or- both. Thanks
I have heard from COs who have been in the academy 10 years ago who say it's like military boot camp. I have spoken to other COs who have been in it recently and say it's like College. Which is it?
The academy isnt bullshit. Im sure it pales in comparison to the military but they do their best to prep you for an absolute hellish job. People will probably not believe me, but I am the very first graduate from the academy at Galt(2-9-83). Prior to that date, the academy at CRC Norco was lax, but when they switched to Galt, they adopted a Para-military Style academy. Its not as easy as it looks
jet357 it’s still a lot easier than say the academy with the CHP. The PAT for the CHP alone is way harder than the one for the CDCR. 16 week academy with the CDCR vs 28 weeks with the CHP? No comparison.
@@STILLNIGHTPEARL I was once at a restaurant and in the next table over, an LAPD officer talking to a young man about life as a police officer. I remember him telling the young man that the most difficult academy was that of the CHP. Further, he stated that many of the recruits fail the driving portion of the academy.
@@DucatiPaso750 chp has high standards, the evoc course is a bigger deal with them because they pride themselves in that category of being the best drivers, but every recruit in California has to pass the same emergency vehicle operations course, CHP has it specific to them.
+Erik Vasquez Have you heard anything? I applied in early August and the last email I received was in January, basically saying to be patient and wait for the notice.
+Erik Vasquez Well you applied a month before I did, so hopefully they'll call me in a month lol. How often do they offer the written test? How was the test? A friend of mine was scheduled to take it last Wednesday but he told me he rescheduled for next month.
It's not bad, almost like a highschool exit exam. There's some math, some reading comprehension, as well as looking at a incident report and finding errors between the report and the written statement. It's under 100 questions.
@@josejr.7683 hey man! I never made it to academy unfortunately. I got all the way through exams and physical exams but ended up losing my job while applying and that disqualified me from continuing. They are VERY strict. My mother was a CO though and she said the exams in the academy were tough but doable if you actually take the allotted time to study the material.
Oh, there's still a BIG demand for C.O.'s, but now that so many people are applying, the department can pick and choose among the best of the best of the cream of the crop of applicants. The academy graduates entering fresh ranks now are some of the most skilled and trained ever in the history of law enforcement.
Christopher Guzman 12 weeks When you're off the clock , you can leave academy grounds. You can go leave Friday night and be back Monday morning. Just be on time
rod valle No. Not at all. You’ll do some sprints around tracks as far as running goes . You’ll do some circuit training in the weight room. I know the video shows someone doing pull ups but I’m sure it was something for the cameras . Push ups , planks , and some body weight leg work. You’ll be alright. In all honesty, you can show up with a sub par fitness level and coast through the physical portion. You want to invest most of your time learning the use of force policy more than anything .
Most California Correctional Officers I have met hold degrees. I personally wouldnt want to be one but I know teachers and business owners who never made the cut or failed in the academy. Think about it. The pay is great. If it was that easy then everyone would be a correctional officer but its just the opposite. Its not as easy as people say it is. If the pay is good and you need the money then apply. That only requires half a brain.
They also meet basic PC832 standards. If I needed the money I would apply too. I believe that plenty of people have tried to be correctional officers but wont admit they didnt make the cut. I call it sour grapes.
They don't disclose how they train these fools how to be superficial narrow minded fools. They leave out how officers smuggle drugs and cell phones into the prison. PRISON GUARDS ARE CROOKED CRIMINALS.
