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CTD, From your comments, you've apparently read an article in the newspaper and suddenly feel knowledgeable enough to form an opinion. First of all, you seem to be under the impression that the vehicle in question is a military type vehicle. The Lenco Bearcat that has been recommended for...

Reference Kevins comments, what's on the go for the workup for 1-08? I know a few guys from my regiment are doing crew commander courses, any plans on getting driver/gunner courses for the pte/cpl augmentees on the almost year long workup they're doing? If so, any issues with staffing/resources?

With regards to bick's comments: no, policing is not the army, nor should it be. In my opinion, being good at either often demands similar character traits but the average policing day is nowhere close to being the same as an average day in the military. Bick, its unfortunate that you did not...

Try a bit of everything and find out what you like, you won't train seriously enough to be good unless you enjoy what you're doing. IMO most martial arts/mma type schools are able to give you decent skills as long as you work at it. Personally, I am most comfortable using my awesome bo staff...

WR, thanks for adding thread, its always good to hear from someone on the inside. It sounds like some people are expecting the job of a border guard to be that much safer once they are armed. I can't argue that they shouldn't be armed, I'd quit if told to turn in my duty sidearm. That being...

PIKER +1, It sounds like their union is taking every opportunity it can to get guards to leave their posts.

I've noticed this issue since being hired on. We shoot thousands of rounds during our intitial firearms training, but many officers seem to treat firearms handling/shooting as an after thought once hitting the road. At my department, we go through mandatory yearly qualification (the qual is shot...

Talon16, Actually traditional Japanese jujutsu was the unarmed combat art employed by samurai (kenjutsu was the art of swordsmanship taught to samurai). Aikido and Judo are both founded by individuals who took portions of traditional jujutsu and evolved it into their own respective arts. First...

The collateral damage is exactly what came to mind after I had completed the sim and was doing a little debrief in my head. I fired approx 15 rounds at the suspect and although I have no doubt that I hit him numerous times, I'm sure more than a few rounds missed. Because of my constant movement...

Well today was an eye opener for my new career in policing. I did some "active shooter" simulations today with simunition. Going back to my previous military experience, I had no major problems with the first sim engaging random stationary targets. I scanned all targets quickly and engaged...

Hey noneck, How many Seaforths are there in Vanpd anyways? I kept running into guys out on block 2 who were Seaforths and also back at the academy from the new classes. You guys are taking over the frickin department!

zipperhead, Don't forget the "dequaillo" patch they get to wear for assaulting a P/O.

This message was emailed to me by Chris Wilson, Tim's brother. I served with Chris in Bosnia. His brother Tim was one of two soldiers killed in the recent LAV rollover in Afghanistan. "My brother is not coming home. The only comfort I can find is thinking back to the last time i saw him before...

I finally read the story to Brigadier's death, my condolences to the mounted squad and the whole department. What's happening to the guy who hit him?

Tip for this year, inform all the REMF's that there are actually combat arms training in the field and that it isn't just a big army campout. I actually enjoyed the ex last year (but that's coming off of the active edge debacle). But it pissed me off when a buddy and I acquired an LS to make a...

blueboy, What are your thoughts on recent Vancouver recruits? I know Vancouver has been on a massive recruiting drive the past couple of years but I was under the assumption that applicant levels were also quite high. One recruiting detective told me that on average, for every candidate that...

I really don't think so. All parties are maxed out in terms of monetary funds not to mention the man hours required to run a campaign. Having just gone through two back to back elections, I doubt any party would consider going back to the polls any time soon. Also mentioned on one network was...

I've always said to any cop-bashing hippy who'll listen "Everybody hate's the cops until your teeth are getting kicked in or your (fill in the blank) was stolen" The difficulty with policing is the fact that your going into ALL situations expecting the worst with minimal information and expected...

A return shot at firefighters: What's a work week for firefighters? Three barbeques and a sleepover. >:D

I think that choppers can be a useful tool for police. They can respond a lot quicker than cars provide a police presence within minutes of receiving a call. Think of the examples given off the Durham site. The deterrence element of policing is multiplied with the use of choppers. With regards...