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06-29-2012, 15:06
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 138
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It's Official!!
I was sworn in last night and today was graduation!! I am no longer a recruit; I am a probie.
I start FTO on Sunday, so please keep me in your prayers!
To all of the officers on the forum, thank you for all of your advice and insight into how to do this job successfully and with professionalism.
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06-29-2012, 16:04
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 2,385
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Congratulations, and thanks for your interest in serving your fellow citizens.
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06-29-2012, 16:20
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Fenced In
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KY
Posts: 16,136
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Congrats! Now go get me a cup of coffee! 
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it comes dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
Quote:
Originally Posted by series1811
The first round is a moral decision. All of the following rounds are tactical decisions.
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06-29-2012, 16:24
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BOOSH
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: "Great" Lakes State
Posts: 2,267
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Congratulations! I've got you by 4 days, just in case you were wondering.
Take it a step at a time, rook, and try to keep a sense of humor. You'll be fine
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"The worst tsunami of stupid comes when the citizenry attempts to operate a vehicle." - Nikerret
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06-29-2012, 16:33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 716
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 11A
I was sworn in last night and today was graduation!! I am no longer a recruit; I am a probie.
I start FTO on Sunday, so please keep me in your prayers!
To all of the officers on the forum, thank you for all of your advice and insight into how to do this job successfully and with professionalism.
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Except when dealing with a suspect or witness, Mouth Shut.
Ears Open. Head on a Swivel.
BE safe and watch your FTO's back.
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I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do those things to other people and I require the same of them.
Politicians should serve two terms, one in office and one in prison.(borrowed from RioKid)
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06-29-2012, 16:40
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No Infidels!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Circling the wagons.
Posts: 15,294
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Stay focused in field training. Realize that you're going to **** up like it's your job for at least a solid year before you hit anything resembling a stride. It's okay...just stay the course.
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"Logic is rarely the engine that propels a police department forward."
-David Simon in "Homicide"
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06-29-2012, 16:46
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Street Person
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: On the corner of Gang and Ghetto
Posts: 12,132
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Quote:
Originally Posted by msu_grad_121
Congratulations! I've got you by 4 days, just in case you were wondering.
Take it a step at a time, rook, and try to keep a sense of humor. You'll be fine |
Someone has senioritis!
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Imported from the future in 1984. Returned to the past in 2007
Dear God, this is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard. It's got to rank right up there with CALEA. -Pepper45
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06-29-2012, 18:07
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Melbourne, FL
Posts: 1,011
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Congratulations. Stay safe!
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"If you are ALWAYS ready....you never have to GET ready....."
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06-29-2012, 18:12
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STOP RESISTING!
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: In the hood
Posts: 2,232
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Be safe, do what you're told, pay attention and good luck!
Goes without saying, but stay the heck out of the bars and clubs!
Last edited by Ohio Copper; 06-29-2012 at 18:12..
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06-29-2012, 20:22
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Florist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Land of Flora, Fauna & Merryweather
Posts: 9,321
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Congrats. What they ^^^ all said... and much more that others will advise.
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There are at least two sides to every story. I just heard yours and, indeed, you appear to be the victim. But I can't stop wondering what the other side has to say. :dunno:
In a gun fight, even doing everything right can still get you killed.
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06-29-2012, 21:35
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BOOSH
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: "Great" Lakes State
Posts: 2,267
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blueiron
Someone has senioritis!
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I may or may not have recently been described as "old balls." 
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"The worst tsunami of stupid comes when the citizenry attempts to operate a vehicle." - Nikerret
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06-29-2012, 21:39
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NRA Life Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: USA
Posts: 1,799
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Congrats man. Don't Sweat it. Youll be fine. Remember your training, keep your head on straight and be squared away. Best of luck on the street and remember to check six. You're in my prayers, and don't drink too much coffee. 10-42 for the night
-J
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Ronald Reagan
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06-30-2012, 00:19
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Juris Glocktor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Out the frying pan & into the fire!
Posts: 35,421
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Shut up and listen while at work. Don't do anything stupid or heroic or both. Learn and go home at the end of every shift. When you are off-duty, stay home and don't go out celebrating or acting the fool. Nobody is impressed with the badge, especially off-duty.
Many young rooks involuntarily traded in their police badge for a security badge because of dumb stuff that is easily avoidable.
Good luck and hope you enjoy the ride for the next few decades. It'll be over before you know it and it'll be the time of your life.
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Cool story, bro... when do you get to the part where you shut up and walk away from me?
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06-30-2012, 00:39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Inside the Perimeter
Posts: 7,200
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Don't date coworkers. Especially dickscratchers.... I mean..... dispatchers.
Best of wishes to you. Send us some business. 
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Illegitimi non carborundum
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06-30-2012, 00:49
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Juris Glocktor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Out the frying pan & into the fire!
Posts: 35,421
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Do yourself a favor when it comes to dispatchers... everytime you think one sounds good on the radio, go right into dispatch center and see what they really look like. Sear that image of the 450 pounder sitting in that chair grazing all night on junk food into your brain, and never, ever go near one ever again.
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Cool story, bro... when do you get to the part where you shut up and walk away from me?
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06-30-2012, 00:56
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Inside the Perimeter
Posts: 7,200
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lawman800
Do yourself a favor when it comes to dispatchers... everytime you think one sounds good on the radio, go right into dispatch center and see what they really look like. Sear that image of the 450 pounder sitting in that chair grazing all night on junk food into your brain, and never, ever go near one ever again.
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Don't sear it too deeply in your brain, or you may wake up in the middle of the night screaming bloody murder after dreaming of her dressed in a tight Spandex catsuit. 
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Illegitimi non carborundum
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06-30-2012, 02:19
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Lifetime Membership
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Alaska
Posts: 589
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Lots of good advice. You will make mistakes...try to learn from them. As always, Watch the Hands."
Stay safe.
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Cardinal Rule: When all else is done…you can still load magazines.
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06-30-2012, 02:34
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Shut your mouth
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Nevada
Posts: 5,645
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Congrats.
Don't give everyone your card (if you have them) at the conclusion of the call unless the dept pays for them. Even then, a little piece of paper with a case number and the main phone number will suffice most of the time. People think they are some kind of lovely parting gift.
I know, kind of stupid advice but it's what I got right now.
And, whatever you do, do something.
Good luck,
MF
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In Omnia Paratus
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06-30-2012, 03:24
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NJ
Posts: 3,198
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Great, another cop....... ...Congrats and best of luck...... 
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"A man's got to know his limitations."-Harry Callahan
"Nearly all men can stand adversity. But if you want to test a man's character - give him power"-Abraham Lincoln
“...Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing”
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06-30-2012, 03:43
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 91
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lawman800
Do yourself a favor when it comes to dispatchers... everytime you think one sounds good on the radio, go right into dispatch center and see what they really look like. Sear that image of the 450 pounder sitting in that chair grazing all night on junk food into your brain, and never, ever go near one ever again.
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Hey now, my neighbors a dispatcher and she's 5'10 135lbs and a 34c chest with brunette hair...
but yeah most are 450lbs lol
"Sent via my own personal defense satellite"
Last edited by spikedzombies; 06-30-2012 at 03:43..
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06-30-2012, 05:07
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 3,723
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Be conscious of officer safety issues...searching prisoners, etc . FTO's tend to figure if you've got officer safety techniques ingrained in you bone-deep, they can cut you slack and give you time to learn on a lot of the other stuff. They're gonna pile the work on you. You'll find them deliberately saving less-than-agreeable jobs for you. Take it in stride...we've all been there.
Memorize the by-the-book statutory elements of basic behavior-control laws like disorderly conduct, public intox, the different levels of battery, intimidation by threats, obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic, however your state's penal code categorizes it. People under stress do and say things right in front of you that are violations...and often it's better, smoother, to make a clean arrest on-sight for a misdemeanor, and settle the "problem", rather than hold back and let things escalate into an even bigger problem.
Hang with it. It isn't as easy as it looks. Best wishes to you.
Last edited by Snowman92D; 06-30-2012 at 05:09..
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06-30-2012, 05:13
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Retired
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 104,672
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Congrats!! 
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Think about it. Obama denied 30+ Americans fighter jet support in Benghazi. If not for a few brave Navy SEALs, they would have all been captured, raped, tortured, and beheaded by Al Qaeda.
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06-30-2012, 07:31
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Gold Membership
Crazy CO
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas, near the bison.
Posts: 22,780
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Another rookie is minted. Good luck, and what everyone else said. Coffee black, and no powdered donuts.
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Arming with truth defeats ignorance. Jesus said, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father but by me." John 14:6
"Opinions expressed in this article are those of the author
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In God we trust, all others we monitor.
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06-30-2012, 10:03
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#24
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 138
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Thank you, everyone!
I try I always remember that I was given two ears but only one mouth for a reason. I just need to remember that I WILL MAKE MISTAKES and that I can't get really down on myself for them.
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06-30-2012, 11:33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NJ
Posts: 3,198
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 11A
Thank you, everyone!
I try I always remember that I was given two ears but only one mouth for a reason. I just need to remember that I WILL MAKE MISTAKES and that I can't get really down on myself for them.
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Yes, you will. Learn from them and you're allowed to be your worst critic...Also, don't be afraid to ask questions...
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Originally Posted by Hack
Another rookie is minted. Good luck, and what everyone else said. Coffee black, and no powdered donuts.
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Also, no donuts with sprinkles....They fall onto your seat when you're not looking and melt onto your pants......
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"A man's got to know his limitations."-Harry Callahan
"Nearly all men can stand adversity. But if you want to test a man's character - give him power"-Abraham Lincoln
“...Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing”
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