text: And yet it's refreshing to see that educated, intelligent, thoughtful young men and women aspire to become officers to make a difference in their communities.  Policing is much different than it was even 10-15 years ago.  It is a thankless job that doesn't pay especially well compared to many careers and yet young people still want to it; many of them (hopefully most) for all the right reasons.  It kind of sheds a different light on the national perspective doesn't it!