My agency is hiring recruits for the first time in over a decade. Those laterals spoiled me. These recruits are wierd. I take my kids phones away if they are in public and staring at them as they walk. They are expected to put their back to a wall or have a seat, preferably with their back to a wall, if they are using their phone in a manner that requires them to visually focus on it. Recruit training is far better than it was when I went through, but these kids seem to think the world stops when they look at their phone. Several times I have had to promise to give them a five minute break every hour or two to check their phone.
I recently had a recruit for second phase that had academy training, followed by a month of OJT who had never written a criminal complaint. Another recruit told me his other FTOs forbade him from mentioning them in reports so the FTO doesn't have to go to court.
When reviewing field performance, reports, and complaints the quickest words that piss me off: ascertained, proceeded, advised, subdued, be advised (over the radio). Any recruit starting a report with "I, Officer XYZ" gets it kixked back. "I then" gets over used, and 10-codes misused. Our agency uses 10-41 or just 41 for neighbor. I have had people use "41-hood". 10 codes are for brevity. Count sylables.
Sorry. A few pet peeves.
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