Originally Posted by tapout
good luck, im from the philly area. before i got hired by my current dept out here in MD i applied to philly. they told me they would hire me but that i couldnt start the academy for one year. apparently you must be an actual resident of the city for at least one year leading into your time of employment. i grew up 6 miles outside of the city limit, so did not qualify for immediate employment. i was a delaware state corrections officer at the time. needless to say i wasnt giving up my job to move back to the city and deliver pizzas or something for a year while living in the hood, so i declined. things worked out better for me anyway. however, i do love the area, all my friends and family live back there. good luck to you. E A G L E S eagles!