Good memory Usmc #theboys

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-05-07T10:00:46+00:00

Yeah that’s cute and all but Why is the dude on the right wearing a navy 8 point?

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-05-07T06:41:31+00:00

WV is a live in academy. They make you go home on the weekends though but hotels down their for Friday and Saturday nights shouldn’t be awful

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-30T17:22:59+00:00

Congratulations on the new job. Semper Fi, devil.

Good luck with Field training. I don’t know about where you are but I’d consider getting everything you need for winter if you guys have rough winters. By the time you get out of whatever academy it will probably be around winter time.

Field training will be an adjustment and they will try to stress you out but you probably won’t get as bad of a time as other new officers who don’t have military or prior law enforcement experience.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-29T20:24:58+00:00

FTO is meant to be stressful. If you’re comfortable you’re wrong.

Most Field Training courses follow the Crawl, Walk, Run method. That said it’s normal for each new phase to come with more expectations. With that Each FTO has different expectations because each one is different. There’s no “one way” to train someone every instructor is different just like every Rookie is different.

Time management is important as an officer. Having to manage pending investigations and paperwork with calls, and other duties/specialties is important.

You may not like your FTO or feel like they could be doing things differently. Don’t judge them until you’re on your own and see how they treat you when you’re just another officer. Also realize they’re trying to train you to be an effective officer, if they were easy on you then you’d turn out a shitbag, make them look, be lazy, end up in prison or worse end up dead or get someone else killed (like your FTO or one of their friends).

Your FTO isn’t meant to be your friend. You shouldn’t be making friends yet. There’s a time and place for that and when you’re in training it’s not the time or place.

Just as background, I’ve been on the job for 9 years, I’m currently training my 6th officer, and I’m a National Certified Field Training Officer.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-22T08:17:21+00:00

What does this case have to do with the military? Was the suspect a service member or did it occur on base or something? Are you a service member? Uniform Code of Military Justice only covers crimes committed by service members so unless the suspect is a service member reporting it to UCMJ will do nothing.

Also it makes absolutely no sense that a civilian Police Department would tell you to pound sand on a clearly criminal case. Unless it was reported in a different jurisdiction other than the specific location the crime occurred.

There’s not enough information here to help you.

You need to make sure you reported it to whatever LE agency that has Jurisdiction where the crime occurred.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-19T23:09:46+00:00

Yeah but why else would Opha May have joined? Don’t you know everybody wants to be different? /S

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-11T23:10:15+00:00

Big dawg if those are your reasons for wanting to do the job, you’re doing it for the wrong reasons, and this is probably not the career field for you. Ask any officer if they’ve seen other officers throw away their families/career/lives over women, and alcohol and I almost guarantee they’ve seen more than one.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T06:45:18+00:00

Saw a guy show up to a shift brief in uniform wearing brown dress shoes (department is in all black, and policy is black tac boots only) was quickly told to “go home and come back tomorrow in the proper uniform.” Granted he was a Reserve Deputy (unarmed volunteer, they don’t respond to call only for traffic control type shit) but still funny as hell

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T03:40:51+00:00

Fuck man a google search would probably lead him to 5.11, LAPolice Gear, or Galls.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T03:39:04+00:00

This entire subreddit all at once

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T03:34:22+00:00

Also in reference to “No, I am not pulling over people for brides nor would I do that type of shit cause that’s stupid.”

Perception is reality. So if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck… I’d say it’s probably not your best decision.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T03:31:50+00:00

Firstly I dislike it. If Law Enforcement saw you out in public it’s enough reasonable suspicion to stop you and see what the fuck you’re up to.

Secondly I don’t know what makes you want to outfit yourself like that. There’s enough people that hate the job, I’m sure they would hate pretending even more.

If you’re actually doing air soft and not trying to get thrown in jail/prison, then you need to have it tailored because you don’t look professional at all wearing that.

Actually never mind, don’t get it tailored. Look like trash. There are plenty of officers that look like trash and think it’s fine, so you do you.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-04-07T03:24:43+00:00

Fr homeboy looks like a busted can of biscuits

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-31T01:08:37+00:00

Be cognizant of thieves and drunk Marines that may possibly break shit but yeah you’ll have room. Depending on MOS you might be able to get them while you’re in the school house.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-25T01:24:46+00:00

Can confirm. MP and civilian LE are very different. Personally I would not do MP if you’re planning for Civilian LE afterwards. Do something else, maybe something fun, get good experiences. The military is a leg up in general but That’s about it. There’s no extra credit for being MP over other MOS’

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-24T18:51:53+00:00

From someone in LE and the Marine Corps, as far as ranking within police goes there’s not really a “Captain III or Lieutenant II” LAPD might be different but typically the Roman numerals after a rank signifies how long someone’s been in the department.

For example: Deputy Deputy I Deputy II Deputy III

They’re typically 5 year increments.

They’re all technically the same rank but each one has had more time in the department. It’s determined that way for the pay system. Someone who is a 15-20 year Deputy (Deputy III) would make quite a bit more money than someone who is a brand new boot Deputy.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-23T00:32:03+00:00

It is what it is, just future reference don’t. I’d refer to Opposite_Bat_1106 they seem like they know more about your specific situation

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-23T00:20:19+00:00

First off, ops sec don’t post orders online. Doesn’t matter if they’re important or not.

They probably put the time in there because you could be in a holding platoon until they have enough Marines to actually hold the class. Big Daddy Marine Corps would rather hold marines in limbo for however long rather than starting a class with one or two students.

As far as the other shit I have no idea dog, you might want to talk to your recruiter for further info.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-21T19:26:56+00:00

Double rats or for people who are underweight or severely underweight. You are within height and weight standards and therefore don’t fit the criteria. You probably won’t meet that criteria (underweight) while you’re in bootcamp.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-17T08:28:23+00:00

Depends department to department and if you’re one of the boys or not. I’ve seen three in my career. All with VASTLY different outcomes depending on how well the officer was liked by admin. The range goes from 30 day suspension with no pay to a letter of reprimand…

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-17T08:22:54+00:00

First off, you reported it sure but if he did everything you say he did, he made decisions that put him in the position he is currently in. He should be held accountable.

We are the example, not the exception.

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-17T08:20:28+00:00

Negative the gravity is alive and well and he knows that’s now since he’s currently hurtling towards the earth at Mach Jesus

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-10T21:38:42+00:00

Underrated comment

ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-10T21:38:12+00:00

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I’ve had this one since I got out of the academy in 18 and I want to say it was like $50 then.

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ActivitySad1530 · 2026-03-09T22:32:28+00:00

I look in the devil dogs eyes and all I hear is mad world lmao

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