For the end of an Academy, it sure has been busy. Most of what we've been doing is real world simulations, preparing us for situations we may encounter, mixed in with more certifications.
April 13-17- This week was a fairly random week, with situations we will most likely not encounter in our careers, as well as being fitted for our WMD gear. We were taught how to respond to bomb threats, and how to conduct surveillance. Our class also managed to break the pre-existing Academy push-up record of 365 over eight hours, accomplishing 736 in the same time frame.
April 20-24- This was a fun week, consisting of our shotgun quals, ballistic shield work, and officer rescues/bunkering a police vehicle. I did surprisingly well with the 12 guage, prompting jokes that I may just carry a shotgun at all times, since I was having trouble qualifying with my .45.
April 27-May 1- This week involved a lot of travel between our range facility, our dojo, and our training center learning how to conduct high risk stops, ground fighting techniques, and basic patrol techniques.
May 4-May 8- We started learning some pretty intense things this week, such as active shooter scenarios (kicked off with footage and 911 calls from Columbine), unusual shooting positions (shooting from our backs, while seated, and from a vehicle), and finally receiveing our new weapons (goodbye S&W 4586, HELLLLO S&W M&P, I am in love with that gun)
May 11-15- We started the week marching in our city's Memorial March to honor our fallen officers, learning gang intelligence, and how to conduct K9 ops.
Which brings us to the present. With only five and a half weeks left in the Academy, I'll be hitting the street soon, and cannot wait.
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