Pros
Excellent initial training, great pay, Federal benefits, gun-carrying privileges, opportunity to work in the white house, and parking on the Ellipse.
Cons
Way too many. First and foremost, work-life balance is completely nonexistent. You will be forced to work overtime almost every week, you will also get your days off cancelled constantly. If you have leave that you want to take, it is never guaranteed and you will not find out if you are approved until the day before your leave starts. Working for the Uniformed Division was like being in Middle School. Everyone gossips about each other and most people know everyone's business. Moral also seems to be quite low. On average, it seemed around 15-20 officers were leaving the Uniformed Division per month! My advice to job seekers: apply to any of the other agencies in the DC area. There are several of them and most do not have the crazy issues with extreme forced overtime and scheduling deficiencies.
