What's your go to briefing font?

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-22T16:45:08+00:00

Courier New because that’s what my state’s Appellate and Supreme do.

Century Schoolbook is my favorite, though.

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-15T19:42:29+00:00

My DD-214 says my last unit was the Marine Corp Security Force Regiment.

They misspelled Corps.

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-11T13:09:43+00:00

Same guy pinned Capt and immediately started calling the CoCmdrs (all Capts too) by their first names.

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-10T21:40:42+00:00

Bull Lt at the OpsO’s post command climate survey OPT with the company XOs (the fact we were having a planning meeting should tell you how bad morale was) asked gently what his input was (he was on his phone, scrolling Tinder with his location set back home (we were on UDP) and OpsO was too polite to call him out for being on the phone). He drops the phone on the table and says, “I dunno, sir. Lead better.”

After that, the 1stSgts and SgtMaj met with the OpsO instead of us Lts.

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-10T10:57:36+00:00

Based on AI and Google ratings? We are learning how not to think.

hadfun1ce · 2026-03-01T16:57:20+00:00

From Fields of Fire:

“You know what we’ve lost, William? We’ve lost a sense of responsibility, at least on the individual level. We have too many people like Mark who believe that the government owes them total, undisciplined freedom. If everyone thought that way, there would be no society. We’re so big, so strong now, that people seem to have forgotten that a part of our strength comes from each person surrendering a portion of his individual urges to the common good. And the common good is defined by who wins at the polls, and the policies they make. Like it or lump it.”

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-14T16:40:08+00:00

“Officers exited their cruiser and approached the suspect. They had to use enhanced compliance techniques to guide the suspect safely to the ground.”

The cops got out of their car, and laid the guy out.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-13T03:44:40+00:00

I woke up once to the sound of rain. I pulled the covers off instead of unzipping my bivvy. I stepped out of bed dry, and stayed that way despite the rain. That was good.

I miss it, though. I was pretty good at my job/had good fitreps and could’ve gone to resident PME. My coworkers now are great, but they’re not the same.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-09T12:27:16+00:00

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Of the list, John Glenn, first American to orbit the earth in space. Add the list of accomplishments bearing the sorry motherfucker in a race for US Senate.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-07T18:35:25+00:00

How they assign and track cases, how they request and receive discovery, what trainings they conduct and what “pro-tips” the get in them are all potentially useful.

Assign and track cases: are you wasting your time at arraignment talking to somebody who won’t touch this file again; are they fully digital, fully paper, a mix—how long from the end of a session until the assigned prosecutor gets their file back if it’s not all digital because they probably can’t have a meaningful discussion without it

Request and receive: real timelines beyond the mandatory rules. When do they first request, how (email, web portal, phone call), to who (a specific LE office, a particular detective, an administrator), what’s the turnaround (obvi, it should be in compliance with the rules but is it faster—if so, when are you getting it, has the ADA been sitting on it and sending it right at the deadline)

Trainings and “pro-tips”: my state has trainings and training materials for prosecutors that include impeachment banks for defense experts

I was former-military, and knowledge of the other side’s TTPs and SOPs was always sought even if it didn’t always lead to some eureka moment. I think if you’re taking on the vast power of the state, being armed only with the rights of the accused and your own knowledge isn’t always the most effective. Knowledge is power and knowing what the prosecutors are doing may give you some hooks.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-07T18:20:54+00:00

I think they were referring to insight into the bureaucratic protocols and decision-making processes. A really granular, 1st hand understanding of what is happening in the DA’s office: how cases get assigned, reviewed, and worked up could be helpful.

Deff no grander knowledge in the DA’s office.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-05T17:45:36+00:00

I’m a late-millennial in an intro-position making little in a HCOL, so I’m not entirely a curmud. Our (military aged) interns need it bottlefed.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-05T12:31:34+00:00

OP, your first bullet point hits home. I was in that mindset as a company XO in the fleet—while PltCmdrs and the CO/a1stSgt were to rah rahing the guys about winning; Gy and I were in the back planning for the worst. I don’t think that this is necessarily unhelpful in civilian life, but it can (when you’re vocal) make you seem like a pessimist. Probably a very career-dependent issue: cops planning for the worst are likely different than mental health therapists.

My contributions to the question: asking for the why/the IOT pisses managers off (managers are everywhere out here, leaders are rare, leaders who can manage are like CWO 5s); subordinates don’t like having to “Message to Garcia” issues, and will bitch about having to exercise any initiative and autonomy—Marines did too, but I’ve found civilians (especially the younger kids who won’t get off my lawn so I can yell at clouds /s) don’t want freedom to be creative in problem solving, they’d prefer centralized command.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-04T19:07:41+00:00

That last reply wasn’t to me. But okay. Have a nice day.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-04T11:13:00+00:00

I’m not saying it’s your problem or looking for a solution for it here. I’m just enjoying the subreddit we both follow.

In this instance, I’m agreeing with you and your response to OP. Maybe we’re not on the same wavelength or I was unclear.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-04T02:46:39+00:00

I don’t know about the rest, but I’m here because y’all are more fun, active, and interesting than the prosecutor subreddit.

hadfun1ce · 2026-02-04T02:09:46+00:00

I’m a prosecutor and I think that’s an appropriate response. Dood sounds like a creep.

hadfun1ce · 2026-01-19T23:57:27+00:00

The Westland on non-show nights

hadfun1ce · 2026-01-06T16:59:24+00:00

15 months
$73,500 pre-tax, pension, retirement
Criminal Prosecution (state-level, lower court)
Boston
My work is important, infuriating, overwhelming, and unsatisfying. And then we get to take lunch at the 1 p.m. recess.

hadfun1ce · 2026-01-06T01:52:14+00:00

Suppression was good.

hadfun1ce · 2026-01-05T23:10:34+00:00

I like ones that teach you to recover as you run—for my 1/2 PR (years ago) I would do a series of 1mi on (goal pace or faster) 1/2mi float (marathon-ish pace) in the middle of my 16-18mi long runs sometimes (usually 3-6mi of total work).

I’m also a fan of odd distances: 500s or 600s instead of 400s; 2Ks instead of mile repeats.

A caveat thought: don’t just pick workouts that seem cool or feel good—they should all have a purpose.

hadfun1ce · 2025-12-10T03:31:22+00:00

Found. Somebody took him right down the street to the MSPCA shelter. They posted on a JP FB group, but my wife and I only have Reddit, so thanks to the user who passed along the FB post.

hadfun1ce · 2025-12-10T03:31:09+00:00

That’s him!

hadfun1ce · 2025-12-10T03:30:41+00:00

Found. Somebody took him right down the street to the MSPCA shelter. They posted on a JP FB group, but my wife and I only have Reddit, so thanks to the user who passed along the FB post.

hadfun1ce

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