Why I Want To Be Your Grandpa

Growing up in Eagan, Minnesota a favorite game among the kids in the neighborhood was cops and robbers. Playing the police officer was always my favorite part of the game. I never got the chance to meet my father. He died of lung cancer just right after I was born. My mother worked 50-60 hours a week, so I would rarely see her. I was fortunate enough to have two loving grandparents to raise me. My immediate family did not speak English too well so I was taught Cantonese and Vietnamese shortly after I started speaking. My grandpa is a great storyteller. He would always tell me about old war stories and how life was growing up in Vietnam. My grandpa was a police officer back in Vietnam. His cop stories were always my favorite to listen to. I consider my grandpa as my father figure and still continue to this day look up to him. As a young child, I had sights on possibly becoming a police officer just like my grandpa. Well, my first dream was always to become a football player. Growing up watching the legend Randy Moss catch touchdown passes for the Minnesota Vikings who didn’t want to be him? In elementary school for career day, I remember the guy dressed in a navy blue uniform, carried a badge and full …show more content…
My goal is to become a police officer one day, an officer that would make my mother, grandparents, future kids, and the people important to me, and the community I serve proud of me. I want the opportunity to make a difference of peoples the lives. I want to help people in need. I want the opportunity to be a positive role model for not just the people around me, but for the community as a whole. I will be an excellent CSO for the city of Minneapolis. I want to keep learning and meeting more officers of the department. I want to take the next step to prepare myself in becoming a great peace officer one day. Becoming a CSO in Minneapolis will help me reach my goals and