Paul Alex

And it was at that time, especially in California, man, where

It was one of the first departments that was offering over $100,000 back in 2014 to get paid as a police officer, which is huge, right?

And a lot of people don't think that police officers can make that much money, but you can, right?

Especially with overtime and all that jazz.

So with your background, brother, you got into law enforcement.

How long were you in law enforcement for?

So five years.

And then during those five years, did you work any like specialized units?

What is basically, I like to say your hero sheet when it comes to the law enforcement career?

FTO, yeah.

And I feel like it takes a special person to be a field training officer, man.

You got to really want to prep, you know, the new guys and gals going into law enforcement because it all comes down to, you know, their level of mindset, their confidence, especially being the police, right?

Yeah, no, absolutely.

And for the people that are listening right now, and let's say they're interested in going into law enforcement, what would be your top three tips to give somebody that's new, like inspiring a cadet that is going through the process?

What would you tell them?

It's a great career, man.

And it's very refreshing to talk to someone that's also in the same industry as me that I did for seven years.

And to me, dude, I think it's great.

There's nothing wrong with going ahead and trying to be the police in 2025.

The one thing is just being prepared mentally for it, just because now more than ever,