You don't need college to do this job. I agree. I will admit, I applaud officers that have college and / or military backgrounds, but given the modern era of policing -- minimal pay, minimal benefits, plenty of chances for (frivolous) lawsuits, especially ones that take punitive damages, and challenges to have further cuts in pay and incentives -- who would want to be a cop? Louisville Metro has several officers from its preceeding agencies with no college or military, and things seemed to be going