Dang. These people made some excellent career choices.
Wow, had I known I would have become a millionaire by becoming a cop, I would have never gone to college.
To become a cop, all you need is a GED and a pulse.
And knew the "right people" I'm sure...
At least in the old days, it wasn't so much what you knew, but who you knew that landed these types of situations. Start out as a lowly clerk, retire as Chief Admin.