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is_this_the_place t1_j10pchf wrote

I’ve worked closely with MPD. It is not an easy job, the bureaucracy is a lot, many good people but also some not so much.

This is true of all PDs and overall it seems to be better than average as police departments go.

If you want to do LE, seems like as good as any a place to start, unless you want to go federal.

EDIT: by “unless you want to go federal” I just meant that you might want to go directly to a federal agency instead.

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reachouttouchFate t1_j10smbp wrote

Why wouldn't it be a good one if someone wishes to transfer to federal down the line? DC is a federal city and its major crimes are prosecuted in a federal court so it would make sense (I hope!) that MPD would understand the expectations of federal law enforcement vs some podunk suburb city outside of the greater DC metro area where OP would have to commute to.

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papanurgle098 t1_j1162v9 wrote

It isn't bad per se, just that almost everyone in the agency, and surrounding ones, wants to go federal.

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