CAR – Thanks for reminding me. I want to address that myth also. MANY people in SDPD were leaving to go to other departments that were paying more: Chula Vista, Sheriff’s, etc. It was hard to keep them working w/SDPD. Many cities were offering bonuses if they left and came to work for them.

I do blame the city in this regard b/c the city was stupid to not have new recruits sign contracts. In L.A. you have to sign a 5 year contract and agree to not leave. If you don’t like the job and want to quit or leave for whatever reason, you have to pay them back for all the training. Not sure what it amounts to. They also will not release your post certificate.

Edit: Just checked and it’s 60k for the training if they leave early.