 career choice. The one thing my dad did teach me, however, was always protect yourself and take some civil service exams, so that's what I did. And I took the Nassau County police test. I had to wait for a while because there was a hiring freeze, but when I got called, I figured if I didn't try it, I would always regret it. And during that time, I had continued to go to school, and I actually finished my master's degree at CW Post College on Long Island. Mm-hmm.