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cop to nurse

Hi guys, I am currently a cop and was considering quitting my career to be a nurse, specifically get my lvn then do lvn to rn. The hard part i am having is my benefits and retirement with my current job are fantastic. Any advice would be very helpful. I am currently 26 years old. Thanks guys

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    Do you dislike your job? I work with an RN who was a cop for 20 years and then went back to school for nursing. My husband is training to be a police officer now and the benefits are excellent. You could always retire early and then become a nurse later in life!

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    Benefits for cops are much better than any hospital or nursing home.

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    depends on where you are a cop. One of my former co-workers was making $10 as a local small borough cop. Nurses make more than that (even LPN's). May not be worth it if you're a state trooper or something but if you're in small town America you may make out better....

    his reason for changing careers was that he was making $10 an hour to put his life on the line daily. So not worth it.

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    I think I like the idea of my job better than actually liking it, it doesn't fit my personality because I'm a pretty nice laid back person. Nursing has always interested me but I just enjoy knowing that my family and I will be so well taken care of with my current benefits. It's really a play it safe or take a chance type of thing

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    Well if ur considering this career change I recommend u work for a prison. The benefits n retirement r great. I work at a prison in Cali and I love it. Just something to think about. Nurses get paid well...job security

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    You could be a nurse for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Good gov't job with great bennies and retirement- they love former cops turned nurse.

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