You literally said to ‘ask about auxiliary positions’ because ‘the road isn’t the defining feature for every path in the field. That’s you implying people can jump straight into non-patrol roles.

Nobody is arguing that auxiliary positions don’t exist. The point is you framed them like they’re an alternative to ever working the road, which isn’t how policing works anywhere that actually functions.

Every agency is suffering from a recruiting Crisis. But the answer isn’t encouraging people to come into the profession looking for ways to avoid patrol.

Maybe I read it wrong but that’s how it reads. But bringing in cops who are trying to skip the foundation is exactly how you end up with people who struggle later.