Alright, I'm 14 years old, attending high school in Oregon, turning 15 on the 23rd of January. Because of certain issues, I did not do so well in grades 4-7. Right now I'm at a C average. Will I have to raise my grade average any? And because of financial issues, there is very little chance I'll be able to afford college. Will it impact my chances negatively if I don't attend?
I'm a good kid - I have not gotten into any trouble with the law, except in July of 2007 when a friend of mine pranked 911 at a skating rink when he was bored. Me, being the honest one, told the truth that he did it, and I had to go to the court office and was interrogated, I guess, by someone, on it. Sorry I cannot elaborate more, I don't remember much from it. I did not have to pay fines, attend classes, or anything, but I believe I'll have to get my record expunged at 18. Other than that, I have not done anything else.
The city police force is not recruiting, but the Sheriff's Office is. The county criminal deputy position sounds appealing, as it's the same as a city police officer, except working for the whole county, right?
I have never smoked in my life, but my mother smokes around me. If this continues until I'm 21, will I be able to work around it? I do minor exercise, I'm not a football player or anything like that though.
Finally, do departments discriminate based on sexuality? I've heard that they do on things such as being bipolar, but I would like to know if it will impact my chances because I'm gay. I read an article that sometimes it takes heavy mental and emotional tolls for gay police officers to stay closeted, so being out as early as possible is what I would aim for.
So yeah, that's pretty much it. I work well with others and my language and grammar skills are high, I read at a college level.
Thanks for reading, I'm eager to hear your responses and I'm planning on doing a lot more research in the future.
