| Paid training | Recruits are paid a full salary from the first day of the academy: $5,460 a month while enrolled, rising to $6,339 a month ($78,000 a year) on graduation and commissioning. No repayment clause is published. |
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| No experience needed | Entry bar is a high school diploma or GED (college credit preferred, not required), US citizenship, a valid driver's licence, and being 21 by the date the academy starts. |
| Schedule protection | Most officers work four ten-hour shifts a week. |
| 4-day / compressed work week | yes |
| Promoted from within | Promotion is by competitive Civil Service examination, so the ladder is internal and rule-bound rather than discretionary. |
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