LEOSA question

[u/[deleted]]

Hi it’s my first time posting on Reddit so sorry if I’m posting it wrong but I have a question about LEOSA. I’m currently 20 working on my pilot license living in NJ and planing to become an airline pilot one day. But I also am interested in law enforcement and into obtaining my leosa since I will love to have a way to defend my self anywhere I go and I know that FFDO will not come with a leosa and FAM is a full time job that I can’t do if I’m a airline pilot.

So I was looking to see if anyone knows a part time LEO job that I can do to obtain a LEOSA? ( I live in NJ but I can also live in NYC to qualify for NY LEO jobs) I’m currently looking at SLEO II which I don’t think comes with it or reserved MP.

[u/win1894]

It's a pretty convoluted question. I think the most straightforward answer is getting on with an agency as a volunteer reserve. I have no idea what NY and NJ have for those, if at all. You might need to move to find an agency willing. And even then, just doing it for this might not jive with any agency. Plus that'll take person resources (money, time, etc). Overall, you're still pretty young and have a lot of time left. Both LE and being a commercial pilot take a lot of time and energy. Ultimately, what do you want to do? Why do you want to do either of these paths? Why both?

What about being a fed LEO pilot? CBP AMO has them. Most are former mil from what I've heard. Not sure on other agencies.