I've always kinda had an interest in the force. Most of my confidence in wanting to join came from talking with a few cops while at my old job and actually working this security job before I started hating it.
But yea the hair thing(aaaand piercings... Ugh) is definitely on my cons list for it. Not to mention since I haven't been working out very much this year I'm probably far too lanky for ten to even give me a second glance.
But honestly it came up tonight just because I was looking through Facebook and saw they had a page with te announcement in there.
Wasn't trying to discourage you...it can be rewarding. Certainly Voren has the whole 'professional' attitude down, it seems, and finds it fulfilling, in spite of the challenges.
I did work at the police department at my university, and talked to many of the career people there--certainly was a mix of 'career professionals', 'goold ol' boys', and 'no-ambition-day-to-day' types, along with the student-cadets in the programme who were majoring in Administration of Justice degrees. I really got the impression the force was made up of all different types and attitudes...clearly though, the ones that impressed me were the ones who strove to do the best work they could, and improve their intra-personal skills along with a solid educational background.
Anyhow, you could still look into it if only to keep that option around. :) Never bad to have too many choices later on. ^_-