Working in this city as a member of the LAPD SWAT team has allowed me to see and experience things that most people will never see or do in a lifetime. I wanted to be a member of the LAPD so I could be where the action is. The Los Angeles Police Department was my one and only choice and that is why two weeks after graduating from college I joined the LAPD. Serving my community allows me to have a career full of the unexpected, action and rewards. As a member of the LAPD I know I can rely on my training, experience, equipment, and most of all, my team to work through dangerous times. I am making a difference in my city everyday. It might be small, but I know that every time I put a criminal in jail or find a missing person or rescue a child, I have made a difference. The city is a better place because of what the LAPD did that day. To Protect and To Serve My Country. I’m proud to say I put myself at risk for people I don’t even know because it’s all a part of being part of this great country.