Get your degree first than apply for it! Trust me it will be better off for you in a long run. As far as working in the public safety..it's not a job.It's a calling.Even though we don't get pay that much, we got to go to work not we have to go to work. Every shift I go is like a suprise. And for those of you who think it's easy to get hired, I suggest u try and see it for urself.