Muff-Driver

Has anyone here been to an academy that seemed to split the middle? What was your experience?

I’m laughing to myself reflecting on the way my mentor dragged me for what I was gonna ask my board. I needed to get that corporate LinkedIn bull kaka smacked out of me.

I started the police academy this week. It’s a medium size department, 400 ish sworn and it was my first choice. I’m a single guy on purpose as I don’t want the distraction of trying to maintain a relationship and do the academy at the same time. I’ve done what I can to minimize the stress in my life to focus on what I need to do to graduate and start my dream career.

Here’s my problem. There are only a few women in my class and I swear, I went into this telling myself that I was not going to ever shit in my own backyard.

But, yesterday I met her. The one that everyone warns you about. She’s pretty much a 20 something Ava Mendez and damn man… she’s gorgeous.

I tried to avoid her yesterd

What other annoying things do civilians commonly say? (I’m new lol)

I made a post a few days ago about being accepted into an academy that starts next month. The department sent me a list of things I need before I start and I picked up the boots I wanted today.

I’ve got a buddy who’s a former LEO who went through a paramilitary academy in the late 90’s and he was giving me some tips on polishing my boots when he asked if I’d ever polished boots before. I haven’t so he sent me some links to a Kiwi boot shining kit and said to watch some YouTube videos.

My buddy said be prepared to be smoked if my boots aren’t done right. I told him it was a College Style academy and his exact words were, “Hahaha What a joke.” This, of course led to a conversation about pa

Just got my final job offer and I start the police academy next month.

Only thing I’m genuinely worried about is getting smoked because I honestly have a hard time keeping a straight face when people yell at me. My personality is basically the exact opposite of what probably works in a paramilitary environment. The more serious or confrontational someone gets, the more I instinctively smile, crack jokes, or say some smartass comment without even thinking about it.

It’s not even me trying to be disrespectful. It’s honestly like a defense mechanism or a way to deescalate tension/make people laugh. I’ve always been like this. Sometimes I genuinely can’t stop myself from saying whatever pops i

It’s my final step in the process.

What should I ask the Chief?

I have a bag I bought off my friend, who bought it off some dude 🤷🏻‍♂️ it’s old ish looking Winchester 9mm and I love how it shoots, but I can’t figure out what it actually is so I can buy more.

I am my father’s caregiver. I am alone in this aside from my friends — I have an extremely unsupportive family that doesn’t care. I moved into my father’s house last summer after he almost died. I found him living in squalor and unable to take care of himself anymore. Getting the house livable was one of the most extreme projects I’ve ever done. Thankfully I had a month while he was hospitalized to gut the place. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to finish before his discharge and his presence completely prevents me from being able to continue any work on this house.

This place is in a bad area and my commute to work is 50 minutes in the morning and an hour and a half back in the afternoon. He i

Listen… I can’t tell the difference between my Schmidt 2 stage and the LaRue. I really can’t. In fact, the Schmidt is better than my buddy’s G$, which actually felt like ass in comparison. Am I just an ape with no taste?

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What is actually happening here? We all know these posts. Are they just full of shit every time?

I find it confusing that someone who truly has a clean background would find themselves in that situation. I’d love some insight.