5 Ways People Fail the Police Academy
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2018
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“You have to be in some sort of shape before you enter the police academy” round is a shape. I think I’m good
steven starr that’s actually funny.
😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
same
Thinking the same thing.
As a veteran officer, my advice is:
1. Cardio
2. Cardio
3. Cardio
(Start jogging TODAY if you plan to be a police officer)
Will start the academy in a few months but cant run now because of heel spurs any advice
@@recholove9146 My advice is consult with your physician first. Do plank exercises to build your core strength because you'll be in the front-lean and rest position a lot. Do pushups totally 100 per day for 5 days a weem, because you'll do pushups a lot also. And since you can't run, do biking for 5 miles per day for 5 days which is roughly 30 minutes. And lastly "DON'T QUIT"! because the academy is designed to get rid of the quitters, NOT the people who are less fit.
I have started running like a month a go . My best time for 1 mile was a 7:30 now I run 1.5 mile run in 13:04 , but I want to increase my cardio endurance and run at least 2.5 by the end of 6 months .
And a very good Therapist !!!
Do I really need to lift weights?
For my class we had someone who never shot a gun and that person ended up being one of the best in the class.
Really ? Hope will be like that person
Mossgnal invited a friend to the range who had never shot a pistol & he was doing just as good as me almost!
I also met someone who was just natural.
It be like that especially when i went ti usmc bootcamp never shot a gun and i got a score of 330 out of 350
In all honesty, it’s not surprising. If someone has never shot before they can learn the right way to shoot the first time. If you have experience shooting the wrong way, it can be tough overriding that previous training.
*I didn’t go to an academy, in fact I didn’t even ask to be a cop. The sheriff walked up to me - while I was enjoying a jug of hootch outside the saloon, pinned a star on my shirt, handed me a rifle, and said you’re now a deputy.*
Wow, I see make a wish are still doing great things!
@@philipt.1466 lmao
Really? You sound like you were delusional. They don't do that. But it is your tale to tell.
Michael Nemitz lol he was joking buddy loosen up a bit.
No way wow
I would fail the run... My side started to cramp up thinking about it.
GETTCHU SOME POTASSUM. EAT NANNERS.
I’m good on the run, it’s the push-ups that have pushed back my PT acceptance.
officer401
LOL
snitches get stitches
Jake Dude!!!! The same thing happened to me; you just have to do them everyday. It sucks at first because it feels like you're not doing anything but give it a few weeks and you'll be a pro in no time.
I start the academy tomorrow!!
flighthelmet good luck!!!
flighthelmet good luck man!! I hope you do well! Its a great experience.
Get a real job
Zeke Man that's a real job 😂 he's probably going to get paid more than you!
Zeke Man on his first day too lol!
Reason why people fail the police academy
1. 0:37 Test taking
2. 2:02 physical training
3. 3:26 firearms
4. 5:19 EVOC
5. 6:25 injuries
I appreciate you bro
What kind of test is it?
EVOC?
As a police academy director AND instructor, I agree with the information that is provided in this video. Here in New Jersey (south) our academy is 23 weeks. Most academies are day and some are residential. Academics, Physical fitness or lack of physical fitness are a large portion of failures. Recruits coming into academies MUST have the mindset to adhere to discipline.
hey I'm from NJ to and I'm starting soon with the sheriffs department soon any advice?
Nice I’m Kentucky academy is 24 weeks
I’m still going through a pre-employment process within Essex County. When I do get a call back again, and pass the rest of the pre-employment process, I will be ready for what’s in store for me at the Academy.
@@platinum476, good luck & success. Enjoy your training whenever it happens for you. Be Smart & Safe.
@@mrslt98 Will do, Thanks
For those wondering about SQT course scores, most departments also require a score of 280+ if you want to get the "Pistol Expert" pin, and 290+ to pass phase 1 of SWAT try-outs. For SWAT, you then need to maintain 290+ in any future shooting you do with your team. The hardest shots will be behind barricades at the 25 yard line. This is where squeezing the trigger makes all the difference.
officer401 trigger control is really important. I learned that with my tiny M&P shield in .40 with it's little 2" barrel that is very unforgiving of poor trigger control lol
I have a quick question that’s not related but why don’t u like live pd?
Joe Garofalo II I can't imagine that gun is comfortable to shoot
Charming Cthulhu I'm not sure what you mean by comfortable to shoot, but I like it pretty well. I have small hands and it fits me very well to grip, conceal, and work all of the functions on it. Whenever dealing with a .40 Cal, it's always going to be really snappy recoil even in a full sized handgun with a 4" barrel. The short barrel definitely makes it more challenging but as long as you do your part and have good trigger control and mechanics, it shoots really well past 10 yards which is more than enough for a conceal carry EDC gun
Do you have a full size handgun as well?
Don't forget about integrity. They will kick you out immediately if you lie; I don't care how minor it is. You lie, you get kicked out; no questions asked.
+POPJack1717 The vast majority of people you'll be slamming behind bars are going to be liars. We certainly don't want to further enable lying in society...
Yoh realize there is a vast majority of corrupt cops that lie and break their code of honor
@@thatonehispanic7982 minority*
You lie, you die. Happened to two guys in my academy class
@@grammarguru554 happened to one in mine.
I was fortunate with my Academy. I sprained my ankle to the point where it swelled up the size of a grapefruit in the second week. Luckily for me, the staff's position is "if you don't tell us that you're injured and you can continue to meet their standards. Then they're not going to make you go to the Doctor." So I iced and wrapped the hell out of my ankle and made it through. But I'm paying for it 25 years later due to the arthritis that set in that ankle. And" doing stupid stuff "is so true. Two guys in my class got kicked out and fired the day before graduation. Apparently they were BOTH screwing the same hot girl in my class and didn't find out about each other until the day before graduation. Of course the idiots got into a huge knock down drag out fight at a club and the police were called. They weren't arrested, but they were fired. Including the female that they were fighting over. For that all incompassing, "conduct unbecoming of a police officer." So word to the wise, DON'T GO TO THE POLICE ACADEMY TO GET LAID!!
I feel you
Funny story
I fucked up my knees during my annual air force pt test
I pushed through and even kwpt my perfect score
Next mandatory medical check i was filed for a medical discharge, silver lining it was considered a service injury so i get disability to supplement my income
Andrew it’s always over a bitch
*David Goggins has entered the chat*
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a.r.e. Church and Hospital.....
At least they went out with a bang 😂
I graduated from a police academy in 1968 and am a poor test taker, but I paid attention in class. I also took copious notes which I typed up and put in a notebook when I got home. All this helped me graduate at the top of my class so put in the work and you’ll pass the academics.
5 Ways People Fail the FTO Program?
#Fabi Yeah this would make a great video idea if he hasn't already done it!!
I second this
#Fabi 1. Coin tosses while arresting suspects
I third
I frd this
That one dislike is from someone who got kicked out
MEME BIG BOY 5
MEME BIG BOY probably a finger slip
The one with morals!
Love the gun advice. Never heard it put that way before.
I've seen new shooters/trainees shoot 240/240 & I've seen people fail qualifying weapons...
Not a PO but when I was in the military the range master would be in your face if your weapon was pointed anywhere but down range. Fortunately I had learned firearms safety from my father who had also been in the military so I didn't have any problems on the range. But there were a few that were just downright dangerous, as in unsafe dangerous, with a gun in their hand. You could tell that they had never been near a firearm of any type in their entire lives. They did eventually learn but it wasn't a fun time for them.
New topic: questions you should ask during a ride along. Expectations during a ride along, what are the limitations as a civilian during a ride along, can you ride along with canines detectives and so on?
I’d love to see a video about this
They are pushing evoc and firearms now as the main failure. As far as just listening in class they now give you the PORT on a USB drive and alot of the material on the test is in the PORT and you have to read that. So alot of studying is required on your own now. Good video 401
That makes sense. A lot of classes now do the USB thing. Ten years ago, we were given three inch law books and told to study. Lol.
You still get the codebook when you start class and go through it in class just everything else to study is on usb
This guy was spot on. Don’t show up out of shape. You will regret it, and will likely lose the $4000 plus you spent to be there. Everything else he said was 100% accurate, including number six.
-2002 graduate.
i’m a gay male that wants to the police force, should i still try?
@@davidsilvarzanyone can be a police officer regardless of sex, gender, sexuality. As long as you get the job done efficiently and effectively.
I’ve been binge watching him for about 2 weeks and I can’t stop
We need more of these videos, i absolutely appreciate and love how passionate you talk about law enforcement, sad to see how manny people are too lazy to do it💯
New topic: police reports
Erick Albino yes!
LUIS LOPEZ lol thanks bud, definitely not no upcoming commissioner 😂😂
Great idea! This topic will help a ton!
Erick Albino god yes!
Police reports are pretty lengthy so you’ll sit for hours writing one up.
I'm sure you get this a lot. As someone finishing up college about to apply for agencies, I really appreciate you sharing your perspective. It helps me understand what's coming my way.
I went in weighing 210lbs and came out 167lbs
What all went down? In terms of workouts, tests, physical training
Bbufkinator just look it up?
More than anything the stress, constant moving, running everywhere, being screamed at...push ups, planks, boxing, defensive tactics...etc. I didn’t shit for the first two weeks, that’s stress!
I went in 190 came out nearly 200, I blame myself for not keeping a meal plan before morning training going no turkey everyday, but eventually went back down afterwards
Hired in December of 02 but knew it was coming in September. I weighed 260 but wasn't all fat i was a gym rat but power lifting is not cardio in the academy lol. I was sworn in in December and I had gotten down to 230 by the time I started the academy. I left the academy at 199. Best shape of my life. I start the refresher now 38 years old and after five back surgeries I weigh 235. Got that dad bod working. This should be interesting. Old dog getting back in the fight.
Going to Colorado State Patrol in January. Took me a year and a half to get in, a lot of your videos have helped me to see what I'm looking forward to both the hardships and the good things so thank you
Hiw did you find the police academy acdemics exam
YOU NEEEEEEEED, ABSOLUTELY NEED, I cannot emphasis this enough, NEED to do a video with afterprisonshow
Jesse A he can't man they are enemies lmao
No I refuse that. He has to do it. It would be the coolest video ever! Maybe they could do a foot race 😂😂😂😂
Jesse A that's the best idea ever 😂😂😂
Joe and I are not enemies. You guys should bombard his Channel with request to do one and maybe he will consider :-) I'm down
Former Prison Inmate and a active duty officer... I like it. It could just be bullshitting around for fun or a more serious and mentally simulating discussion. Either or both im for.
I know it’s a weird one, but we lost a few people to just being emotionally unfit. In one of the first classes on officer safety, they showed gruesome hospital pictures of an officer who had been sliced up with a knife, and we had a couple of people quit that night.
Some people just couldn’t handle getting yelled at (similar to boot camp but not as bad) and quit due to lack of a thick skin.
Again, I know it’s weird, because you’d think that’s stuff applicants/trainees have already considered and accepted as part of the process, but we lost more people to that than we lost to driving or firearms.
Oh damn, it’s a course? Like they just show you gruesome content to see if you can handle it?
be glad they quit, they wouldn't survive out there, as a libn. dealing with the public was not easy, you never knew what you would face at the reference desk or on the phone
Not shocking. Hearing about what you will see and seeing it are two different things. I would show them people in the hospital if I could. Gunshot wounds are ugly too. The exit wounds I mean.
@@Km-oo6ri Good way to weed out the psychopaths too. If they act like they like it, that would be a red flag to me.
@@ethanweeter2732 Oh hell yeah I agree.
Love the vids bro! My national guard contract is almost up and In about a week or so I am going to be a reserve officer for my local department and I am so excited. Keep them vids comin my man and be safe!
I love when I open up UA-cam and see 401 uploaded. Awesome video man!
I’m joining the St. Paul Police Academy (in Minnesota) in two years. I’m finishing up my schooling.
Great video
How’s it going so far
I live in Grand Rapids 3 hours north of there how’s it going? Hard city to work in nowadays I bet
I'm currently going through the process of joining my local department. I'm on step 3 of 6. Been running with a 16 pound weight vest for the past 2 months.
Good deal! Get your mile and a half down to twelve minutes, and you'll be fine.
Running is good but you know what's even better? Interval training. The 30-20-10 training is great. You jog for 30 seconds, run for 20 seconds and the sprint for 10 seconds. Rinse and repeat 5 times or 5 minutes basically. Nothing improves endurance more than interval training.
20 yard weighted sled push with short rest periods. If you want a strong heart that will get you one.
Ace any article on this? I would like to give this a try
fattywithafirearm - “fatty with a firearm”, you sure you need the vest? 😆
Firearms almost did me in. I was the only one in my class to admit I had never handled a handgun until I entered law enforcement. Now, our course of fire was not that difficult, but a.) firing a Glock as your first handgun is not an easy way to learn (5% of the problem); and b.) I psyched myself out (95% of the problem). I failed the range exam on the Friday of Range Week, and they gave me and the other two failing cadets a chance to shoot again, untimed. I slowed everything down and paid attention to my fundamentals during my retest. My score went up dramatically, from about 60-65% to about 90%. Lesson learned: Pay attention to the fundamentals they are teaching you, and you will do just fine. You got this!!
“Arrive is some kind of shape”
Ok, how about round?
Forget the academy, I will just watch a dirty Harry movie. That should do.
When I went through in S.C. most of married people lost their wedding rings and up and "forgot" they were married.
Even had an incident where a husband came to the academy to confront his wife's "academy boyfriend".
Fun fact: The husband was also a CPD officer here in Columbia and almost got fired from his department over the incident.
Did you go into the academy right after high school?
@@JasmineGHill No, I went into the Army first.
I'll be going to Columbia lmao
sounds like a bad marriage
Thank you. I have a friend testing for Wyoming highway patrol in January
Thanks for this video 401! I am attempting to get on with my local PD (oklahoma city) and their academy is 28 weeks. All Ive been doing is running. The best advice I got out here is "whatever you are doing, it's not enough"
After I will move to Alaska, US I will try to become police officer. This is gonna help me. Thank you for uploading this.
Reason 6: Because they realize its too hard and go to the fire academy
Guys it’s a joke. I respect FD just as much a PD. Every academy is easier or more difficult than the other depending on the material.
Axel Lopez i graduated the fire academy, they're different in their own ways
😂😂
Axel Lopez I hope there isn't a reading and writing portion.
Keep Calm and Call for Fire
There’s a lot of book learning and tests at the fire academy too. Fire science stuff at the fire academy, a ton of law stuff at the police academy.
New Topic hand to hand combat. I'm not a LEO but prior military and when you have to go hand to hand that is some of the scariest shit you will ever experience. Keep it up 401 and wish the best for you and your family. God bless.
Loving your videos man, I'm right now looking into joining law enforcement right now and these kind of videos are giving me tons of good info!
Here are some topics that might work: I watch most of your vids, but if I have missed one that was done and list it, my apologies.
1. How policing changes from the smallest areas, to the largest areas. The priorities, the attitudes, etc. Small town law enforcement versus big city for example.
2. (You may have done this one) the difference between deputies and police, sheriffs, private security, etc.
3. Where do different departments recruit from? Especially in big cities like Los Angeles.
4. Who determines the policies that are universally part of police work regarding use of force, etc? Specifically those policies which are universally adapted, like the idea that someone with a knife is dealt with a certain way, etc.
5. What will police work look like in the future? What trends, ideas, seem to be more popular now, less popular now...what will a police officer look like in 100 years from now?
6. How do demogrphics affect the way police operate? Specifically, we have the areas off the gulf (not too far from Georgia), all the way down to the border states...we have large areas land locked. I know that police and deputies in Louisiana have a hell of a time with drug carriers coming into the rivers through the bayou. How do police address these specific environmental, demographic issues?
*7. How about a semi-regular segment... "interesting statistics", for you and some of your buddies? Google some interesting facts and comment: For example, the youngest police department, the largest police department...all the way up to, the police department with the most colorful uniforms, the most military grade equipment, the hardest to qualify for, the easiest...you get the idea. You could work this in with the mad libs routine, it gives you a chance to interact with your other friends and you guys are great together. You can also collect articles that are absurd to go with this segment: you know, things like "Cop apprehends suspect who steals birthday cake" yada yada.
8. How about finding cops who have very esoteric interests? for interviews, etc. Cops who may be a literary scholar, a martial artist of great repute, a great chef etc.
9. How about a segment on cops in popular television, cop shows and how they researched their plots, how they represent cops, etc. You have everything from Car 54 where are you? and other silly shows, to Dragnet, where Webb worked with LA detectives, and David Simon who did Homicide and the Wire.
10. scenarios A to Z: Let viewers present a scenario to you and Staten Island, it can be done ananomously of course... and you guys can advise. Even something like civil forfiture... It can be done in a way where it does not make blanket statements about policy, rather it gives some insight into the best way to deal with the situation from the perspective of one on the inside (your perspective as an officer of the law). Of course you and Staten Island, and your other friends are good cops and I know you would not do some of these things... but you might know how to deal with them from being on the force.
That is ten off the top of my head. Hope some of them might be helpful.
dsimon33871 Great topics! I hope he sees this.
Have A Blessed Day
If he has not seen this can I copy and paste your comment along with give you the credit for it?
Blake barbee
Yes of course. Any thing to help...I really like the channel and want him to have the resources he needs.
I’m applying for my local academy in Huntsville, AL. They are offering free PT sessions every Wed and every other Saturday through September. The final Agility test is in October and the academy starts in March. I really like how they are taking time to get candidates ready.
Officer401 I love the content. I try really hard to watch everyone but if I miss it I go back and watch it.
Video Idea: Air Force stories
Thanks for your help brother! Peace!
I just graduated from the JSO teen police academy and now I’m going into the explorers program. super excited!
I’m in the running to go to Cleveland Ohio’s police academy brother I’m extremely excited 😊
Hell yeah brother, I better get some graduation pictures!
I’m in the Greene county Police academy! Good luck brother!
Tell me how it is im in the process of applying now
Did u make it
I love how he repeats what super important. Thanks 🙏🏽
Great video right when I needed it. I just applied to a Sheriff's Dept out by me. I'm hoping I pass everything!!
Much appreciated brother, only thing am worried about is the tests.
I’ve been watching your videos for the past two weeks, I really enjoy all the advice you have been offering!
Maybe a video you could do, in the future, would be with single mom, married mom or just female cops in general.
I’m currently in the process of going from a part time waitress/ stay at home mom/ nursing student to building a career in Law Enforcement. While all your advice and pointers are very helpful, I would really appreciate the perspective of a mom/female officer. If you already have one, point me in that direction.
I’m here in south Ga, btw! I’m starting in the Jail then working my way up! Wish me luck 🤞🏼
Shoot me an e-mail! I'll tell you my idea there. officer401vlogs@gmail.com
Lays my mind to rest. I’m going through the academy this year. Very helpful, thank you.
I start the Academy in a few years, so thank you for this video!! Now I know kind of what to expect.
It's been a while since I saw an officer 401 video... Good to be back
New topic: Essential skill sets the Police don’t talk about but is useful.
What could perhaps give people an edge coming into a police department, a second language? Ground fighting skills? Firearms practice? What to write in reports? Communication skills? More paper work?
Hero Hero I think the answer is to know why you want to be a cop AND common sense(which isn’t so common). Everything else is taught in the academy and there is no point in preparing for it because that’s just time wasted outside of the academy. Also, the academy is BASIC training. Police departments understand that you’re not 100% ready for the street, they just need to know that you are capable of learning beyond the academy along with being reliable, accountable, etc; the only thing you need to prepare before the academy are possible pre qualifications. Make sure you have that covered and you’re good to go. Just work hard, study and be consistent and you’ll make it through just fine. But back to the first two things I mentioned, THE MOST IMPORTANT things to know especially for interviews.
Hope this helps
Being a sponsor got me a sneak preview. Love that perc.
Officer401 Your the whole reasoning behind me wanting to Go into law Enforcement. I didn’t really think much about getting into this career. until I started watching your videos. Now I have a burning passion for Law Enforcement. So Thank you for your service and thank you for what you do !! You Should give me a shout out man !!
New topic: what is SWAT like, is it more kicking doors saving babies, or more 13 hour stand offs?
It's mostly training and sitting on containment for hours than anything else. It's fun, but can be extremely boring and uncomfortable. Think, sitting on the corner of the backyard of a house on containment in a freezing rain or in temps below freezing, etc. It sucks.
I remember hearing how the creators of "Police Academy" were inspired. They were told that the Florida Departments had to take everyone who applied, the catch was the instructors could just clear them out after three weeks or so.
Getting through school for CJ now, glad to know helpful tips when I reach this point.
Good Info. 😎👍🏼
Thanks. I’m looking to going the Academy in January.
Just to add three more:
7. Having family issues or get scared out because you just realized the reality of law enforcement and the dangers associated with it.
8. Financial issues. Not being able to pay for the next class/block/semester.
9. Cheating, which I guess that can be included with doing something stupid.
And yes, these reasons were the reasons why some of my class mates were kicked/dropped out.
Maccabee Luke 22:36 you have to pay for classes in the academy?
Um being a logger is more dangerous than law enforcement. So is being a pilot. So stop being a victim u volunteered to fuck ppl over if it gets real it gets real.
I love knowing I have a 401 video to watch tonight! Keep that THIN BLUE LINE STRONG, 401! 💙 ⚫️🔵⚫️ 👮 And I look forward to Sergeant401 videos in the near future!
Wow!!! I need to do more than j thought!! Thanks. Your videos help me alot. God bless your heart for helping us out with your experiences.
Thank you sir, currently a senior in HS going to major in Criminal Justice. Still deciding on which path to take but definitely keeping up the research.
This is great timing because I’m about to start my academy.
Mark’s Vlogs how was it
Did you find the police academy acdemics exams extremely challenging even if you truly study?
Can you get a GSP to talk about trooper school? Or if you know anything about that, will you go into that.
Starting the January academy in Orlando, super hyped. Thanks for the useful tips
Hi Officer401 i Appreciate Your Videos and thank you for sharing them
Man it wasn't up until I started completing all these life goals for myself that I realized I wanted to be a cop. It all started off from meeting a single friend I hadn't seen in years. He asked me if I wanted to be his work out partner and we hit the gym together and now it's escalated into me taking up martial arts (have been training for the last 3 years, BJJ specifically 1 year) I am even looking into obtaining both fire arm safety licenses and completing my first aid course. I have been a house framer for 3 and a half years and although I love it I never realized how much I wanted to be a cop up until a year or 2 ago. I'm just now looking into everything I have to do to become a cop and although it's not easy I think it's what I need. If I fail I fail, the feeling of failing will never out weigh the feeling of getting old and thinking you could have pursued your dream but never did it because you were so comfortable doing a job you fell into. I mean don't get me wrong I love framing houses, but one day I want to move on.. I take more of a passion in training people at my coaches gym then I do framing houses. It's either a personal trainer or cop, I wont stop until I become one or the other. Maybe even both if I am lucky.
My buddy moved from Massachusetts to St. Petersburg, Florida to be a cop down there. He started working out a couple months before the move to get into shape. He had what he thought was shin splints. It hurt but he could still do academy at the beginning. After 2 or 3 weeks his legs were in excruciating pain at all times. They were out on a 3 mile jog one morning and he passed out because of the pain. Turns out he had compartmental syndrome in his legs. He was kicked out of academy because of that. Luckily they saw how hard he pushed himself with that, and gave him a job in dispatch until he was ready to go back to academy in a year or two.
I just realized I’ve been subbed to you before you had 10k and before you had a face reveal. This is nuts
My son lives in Kentucky. Trying to get into the academy there.
Shared the video to him.
Thanks
Hey 401. First off Congrats on Sergeant! I want to ask a few questions. Do you get to chose which squad car you can drive? And can you chose your sidearm/ use your own pistol? Thanks. Love your channel bro, keep it up!
I haven't made Sergeant, I only applied for it. Going to be a while before I find out, but thank you. No, you usually don't get to choose your car or sidearm. They want everyone uniform for the most part. Thanks for the support!
officer401 Thanks for the reply.
officer401 As I understand it, most agencies have an "approved for carry"-list of firearms you can choose to carry if you don’t want the standard issue- and if you buy it yourself. Is that the case with your department aswell?
Christian Nyblom our department mandates Glock, and only 3 different models, all of which are 9mm
Where im located, im 17, and im going to go into the academy soon. In like a year or so, but my town lets you bring in your own pistol, but you have to sign up for it and stuff. It could take upwards to 3-4 months so most officers dont, but my father has an open carry permit for his SigP226 and ive shot that thing thousands of times in my life at my house upstate NY, and i will for sure use that when i get into law enforcement, it sucks that most departments dont allow it though.
Next year I'm joining Denver Police academy
Good luck
Officer DeMaida thanks
Matthew hell yeah dude! Best of luck.
Carlos Ramirez thanks man!💪
Officer DeMaida
In 4 years I'll join the Aurora Police Department.
It would be great if you discussed the current state of relationships between LEOs and the public. I am researching policing globally for a book and I find your videos completely helpful to that end. More people should know what you go through every day. We tend to only see cops on their worst day in some viral video. Thanks for what you are doing to educate the public and our future LEOs.
Always loved your videos. i've been subscribed before you even hit 30k subs
I went through military basic in Canada, we were looking pretty good as platoon, hadn't lost too many. That was until the field training week where we had 17 total negligent discharges. The P.O. said it was the most embarrassing display of weapon handling he'd ever seen.
New topic: hardest call you've ever had to repsond to? Could be level difficulty or emotionally.
I always find myself sitting here high watching your videos lol love them!!
Another great video, loved it!
Our first day of academy we ran 5-6 miles in no joke, 95-96 degree temp.
A few heat stroked out but stayed in academy. A police van followed us to pick up those who couldn’t make it that day. It was brutal, but man did it feel good afterwards knowing how to push your limit
Another firearm group to draw from: Competitive shooters. Many ranges have events once or twice a month. They reinforce gun safety, while also providing practical gun handling skills. Not to say these events prepare you for a gunfight, but with the timer, the audience, and the need to quickly problem solve gun issues, there's a lot these events can offer.
This was really helpful, thank you
Solid video, man. Thanks for the intel.
Run three miles a day in the academy, After the academy eat three doughnuts a day.
Only 3? Fuck I can kill a whole 12 dozen in 5 minutes
@@Xachremos You can make Desk Sergeant a lot faster that way!
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@@Xachremos 12 dozen?! as in 144 donuts in 5 minutes?! craaazy
@@Xachremos lmao wrong grammar
Ironically the most people who washed out in mine were the ones who had problems with authority! They didn't like being yelled and screamed at and told what to do by a DI. Second would be fitness. We had PT tests every 2 weeks. You had to be better at everything ( running, sit ups, etc. ) from the last test. You had one retest a week later if you failed. Fail again and you go home. Free advice: You set your own benchmark the first week you are there. Don't go all out and give it all you got if your not going to be able to repeat and do better in 2 weeks.
Awesome work!
Great explanation!
I'm on my second week at my PD's academy. Thanks!
Hey Officer401, in order for you make videos based off of your job, did you have to get permission from a higher up in your department? I plan on doing the same in the near future and wanted to see what was the best way to go. Love your content partner, keep it up.
Someone in my academy had flunked the PFT 2times, commander told him he could come back only because he was hired by a local department who wanted to put him through, he got kicked out a third and final time for insubordination. Homeboy refused to wear his mask.
Dumbest decision ever by him to get kicked out over that
Awesome! I actually am graduating my academy tomorrow night. We started in January with 10 cadets and 3 of us are graduating! You Definitely hit the nail on the head when it came to shit you gotta complete. The academy is not a playground at all! Good luck to anyone seeking out their dream!
How did you find the police academy acdemics exam. Are the extremely difficult if you study
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My Texas academy stars in January or February of 2020.
Cutting class: "to have a tall one" @ The Blue Oyster Bar.
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One of my little brothers has been taking the Sheriff Interview and physical testing. Hoping he makes it to the academy, he deserves it.
Instructors can do EVOC blind-folded, in their sleep, at night, in the sleet and snow, up hill both ways, bare foot...
just because i see this, being barefoot isnt neccesarily a disadvantage while driving. You have more feeling in your foot as it relates more directly to the car. Really requires some getting used to and practice tho (getting used to the surprisingly small surface of the pedals and the pressures you need to work them with your feet). Also not really suitable for cops, just wanted to mention it in general
iMrMalibuZ Driving barefoot here will turn and warning into a careless driving ticket. The argument being that if you are sweating the nit could cause your feet to slip off the metal pedal.
Subscribed!! I graduate from FLETC out in Glynco GA in 5 days. Love your videos
Great video brother! Have a safe and awesome day! God bless!
My cousin who’s now been a cop for about 4-5 years or something said the police academy was harder than his basic training. He was in the national guard and the fact that I’ve heard that WV Police academy is one of the hardest physically in the country.
I start Academy training this Monday.
Another interesting video. Thanx, Officer 401.
Thank you! Not only for your service but the video! I am a proud dad of my son who is in his 4th year of college at Ferris state university in michigan. He is in the academy now and has went thru the MSP trooper academy as well. He tentatively accepted a position in Irving Texas instead of being a state trooper here in michigan..question...how as a dad be so proud of his career decision but so scared bc of today's society? Im just glad he will not be sent to Detroit