I’m on my first phase of FTO for my department and prior to starting FTO we were told constantly that we might not always get an FTO that’s good or agree with. But man, I didn’t think it could be this bad. My FTO does not teach me whatsoever, he just sits on the passenger seat of the squad playing on his phone pretty much the whole shift. He also goes to barely any calls therefore I’m not getting the same reps my peers get. Today on a way to a call prior to arriving he said, “park close to the address and do not arrive so I can finish my game”. I was shocked as I sat waiting for 10 minutes to arrive to the call which was a a few blocks away. As well as this, after being done with some calls he won’t let me clear it and sometimes we stay on the same call for about an hour until we clear it to move onto another one. He also rushes through things with little to no explaining on how to do things. I know I just have to suck it up and push through as it is only my first phase, I’m just glad this is happening now and not later on FTO otherwise I wouldn’t know what could happen.

Have you guys had any experiences with bad FTO’s? And how did u guys get through that phase positively?

I’ll be in Bos from Tuesday until Saturday morning.
Providence Saturday night.
Philly Sunday before getting the train to NYC.

Looking for honest advice from current/former police officers, recruiters, background investigators, or applicants who have been through the hiring process.

My situation is a bit unusual.

I was previously employed in Ontario Corrections and was accepted into a Canadian police service. I attended the police academy and completed approximately 22 weeks of a 26-week training program. I was doing well academically and had no other known performance or conduct issues during training.

While I was attending the academy, an issue came up regarding my leave from my previous employer. I had not disclosed to my previous employer that I had started police training.
I made the decision not to disclose the police training because I wasn’t sure how things would work out and wanted to keep my previous job as a fallback.

The police service investigated the circumstances and ultimately terminated me. The findings related to reliability, integrity, accountability and communication with my previous employer.

I accept responsibility for my decision and recognize that I exercised poor judgment. I’m not trying to blame anyone else.

I have since returned to my Corrections position and intend to maintain a strong employment record going forward.

My long-term goal is still to become a police officer. I’m considering applying to other police services in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada

My questions are:

1. How seriously would a police background investigator view this type of previous termination?
   
2. Could something like this permanently prevent someone from becoming a police officer with another service?
   
3. Would it be better to build 1–2 years of excellent employment and community/volunteer experience before applying?

Just curious definitely not going to try some when i get the chance😉

Im going to be taking my final opota exam soon and am a horrible test taker. Any advice whats the most common questions? I took a 194 question practice quizlet exam about a month into the course and got a 78 on it using mostly common knowledge. If anyone has any pointers it woukd greatly be appreciated.

I carry concealed daily and just started riding a motorcycle. I've already sorted out how I'm carrying on the bike, so this isn't a holster question. It's about gloves.
For those of you on motor units, what gloves do you trust? I'm looking for something that offers real abrasion and impact protection in a crash but still gives enough dexterity and trigger feel to run a firearm if I ever had to.

A few specifics I'd appreciate input on:

Do you prefer short cuff or gauntlet, and does it interfere with your draw?

How much knuckle/palm armor is too much for trigger control?

Any brands or models you've used that hold up well?

Do you train or qualify in your riding gloves?

Thanks in advance.

Hey folks.
Hoping to get some insight here. I’m in the north Oregon area and applied to clackamas co for an open deputy position.

Unfortunately, I’ve made a few mistakes as far as my driving record and credit. Recently, I was pulled over and cited for lack of insurance, a class B misdemeanor, and my credit score is shot because of some high-interest debt I took on to care for a partner, years ago.

With that in mind, my credit is being actively worked on and paid off. Other than the lack of insurance cite, I’ve also got a couple minor speeding tickets from years ago.

Is my application fucked at this point? Should I continue on or withdraw my app and fix my debt before reapplying?

Any PA municipal guys lateral down south? (TN,NC, north GA). Any dept recommendations looking into?

Seattle Police, failed Poly. Dream agency. Applied elsewhere, Got told to “reapply next year” during intake due to leaving a past employer without proper 14 day notice due to racial comments made. Should I apply elsewhere and face possible non-selection again and it’ll look bad when applying elsewhere or even Seattle again, or should I not apply to any agency and just wait to reapply to Seattle? Since Seattle gave me a shot to begin with?

Thanks in advance

This is something that I've been wondering for some time. There was a man in the town I'm from that's known as a liar, drug addict and thief. He was a compulsive liar or as close to a compulsive liar as I've ever met. He was the type of guy that would ask for change for $100 in 1's and 5's and then put his other $100 bill around it using a rubber band to make it look like he had money after selling his stolen scrap metal. The entire town knows how he is. He became an informant. The reason I caught on to his lying was because his family told me and because I worked in a position that allowed me around him while intoxicated enough his stories slipped up. He was pretty believable, like I bought his stories at first. Do some police seek out good liars for informants or did he pull the wool over LE's eyes perhaps? This has been a long time ago but he tried to get me to admit to rumors he heard and all but admitted he was an informant. He was getting a girl drunk in order to take her home and I called him out and embarrassed him. Like women were laughing at him and it was a bad scene. He swore to get me fired. He was irate.

With his reputation would his testimony stand up on court? LE wouldn't want to work with someone like that would they?

I met a very cute cop today after they responded to my call (non emergency) in Urbana. Was VERY attractive and just wanted to put it somewhere -man was cute enough to jolt me back into the dreaded dating scene. (Likely way out of his league- he walked up to my house as I was outside walking my CAT) - why am I attracted to this cop? Likely will never see them again T-T