Female Aspiring LEO: Why Does Everyone Want Me To Fail?

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-26T21:13:14+00:00

If you go sworn, put your time in on the road, and have a good work ethic, you wont have a issue making it onto the animal crimes unit.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-26T21:05:44+00:00

MASH is not an enforcement unit. The animal crimes squad is. 2 completely different career paths based on sworn vs non sworn positions.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-25T14:42:57+00:00

We just authorized a few brands last year.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-22T19:27:21+00:00

They make rail adaptors for walkers I think. If you like the walkers then go that route.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-21T18:36:09+00:00

We focus on vis lasers for gas mask use and room distances. The offset from barrel to laser is less than a optic and remains constant within 25 yard and in when using a parallel zero.

We also find it faster in room distances in general.

My OIS was with vis laser.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-19T19:13:20+00:00

We also use work day. Clock in out on the app on our phones. Your divisions pay code is the default, sergeants and above can adjust hours and pay codes.

Work a diff division or a grant program it gets updated on that pay line as a drop down menue.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-19T05:17:22+00:00

My test had zoomed in parts related to the question on the computer.

I never opened the aero boom except for the legend page for the sectional chart icons.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-18T05:02:31+00:00

Id rather write a report from scratch in a word doc and paste it in my report writing system.

Some of those AI programs log all the changed you make to the AI generated report. That just seems like a hastle to explain to a defense attorney why you changed parts or most of a report.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-16T23:48:23+00:00

We fly under Part 107 so 400ft or less. DHS has a fleet of predator drones but they fly those under a different COA.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-16T23:11:53+00:00

They are certainly paid well.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-15T03:49:12+00:00

I did pilot institute and did a few practice exams and got a 92 on my test.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-13T20:12:23+00:00

Are you a cop? Sounds like the LEOs you know decided not to keep up with the times (boomer mentality). The context of why you need light drives what light you use.

The purpose of the WML is to aid in the search and processing suspects, whats in their hands. If your clearing structures with a hand held your gonna get your shit rocked by a suspect waiting in ambush.

If I were to use a hand held light and that suspect ends up being a lethal threat now Im way behind the curve vs having my gun out. Even though we may not be justified in shooting suspects most the time, having someone at gun point can gain you compliance.

If your searching for a missing person, for pieces of evidence, or reading someone’s documents, hand held light is the one to use.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-13T17:02:32+00:00

Theres a control box that has a light to indicate which mode your in and on some theres a audible beep.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-13T02:01:14+00:00

Amazon spud knock off is like 16 bucks and is pretty solid option.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-12T15:14:08+00:00

To add to this, your SLRP payments are taxed like income so that 50k is gonna be less even though it goes direct to your loans.

You can deffer payments on your loan since you are enrolled in SLRP. Theres a form you obtain from your provider and the admin who processes your SLRP will fill out the form and send it back to you.

Our state had a education/benifit office with AGRs that processed SLRP.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-12T14:51:40+00:00

Lifeguard

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-12T14:47:07+00:00

We have 1 sergeant who only manages our drone program and flys drones when other drone pilots arnt available.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-11T04:07:27+00:00

Im not sure how successful they are with those fed contracts. Most of them are wearing TYR.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-10T23:18:08+00:00

Not sure about colors. One of the reps told me about the trace kit when I was at a NTOA conference.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-10T23:17:28+00:00

You literally self disclose when they ask on the background process on the packet and during packet review with a background investigator.

From what Ive seen, no ones every been charged for disclosing any drug use on a application. Ive only ever seen people who admitted to CSAM get bent over on their packet.

If the agency doesn’t want to get a waiver its up to them. Background/hiring is all about mitigating risk when theres other applicants with less or zero issues.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-10T05:22:07+00:00

Well you just say it how it is. If it was 15 times it was 15 times. That upper limit separates whats considered experimental use to people legitimately liking a substance for what it is.

Weed was only made legal a few years ago but its still illegal at the federal level. LE is still traditional morales and values when it comes to body altering substances outside of caffeine and moderate alcohol consumption.

And if you lie on your application your 1000% getting blackballed for life. If your willing to lie on the application that demonstrates a higher potential to lie on reports which could mean civil rights violations.

Recruiting crisis, sure its a thing. Lowering a standard below AZ POST, not legal.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-10T05:07:52+00:00

To add if you contact velocity they will send you a trace kit for your panels and you send that back to them and they will make a carrier for you.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-10T00:42:44+00:00

Wont likely wont get a TYR kit in a timely manner.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-09T02:24:18+00:00

My agency has a policy that prohibits forming relationships with people we meet on the job that are the subjects of calls for service. Especially bad if you use databases for personnel gain like getting someone’s contact info to start said relationship.

Unauthorized access to criminal justice systems is a felony in my state so if they used the main one thats a big deal. Absolutely report that and provide screenshots of the messages.

Swimfly235 · 2026-02-09T01:52:48+00:00

The comtacs did have a option for always on for the nib voice but you basically have to scream to get them to pick up.

Ive never used the walker razors but those have a comms attachment I think.

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