Yep. I sometimes wonder how Chiefs come to believe that slashing a training budget is a good thing. I gotta hand it to my Chief, when budget issues made money tight, we never stopped training.

Another thing I've noticed that I think will be a problem in the future deals with the new generation of officers. Eventually, me and my co-instructors are going to retire and I'm concerned that the younger guys won't keep the program up to the standards we have set. A lot of our young guys like to come to training, but they don't want to put in all the extra hours (many unpaid) that are necessary to make the training a success. Some do have the drive and desire, and I try to cultivate that mentality when I find it.