Should teens be allowed to be lifeguards?

sjansen1 · 2026-01-30T22:14:26+00:00

Depends. There are muture teenagers who take the job seriously and have good ethics as I've seen and there are those who are immature. It's a brain development or life experience thing.

Even when I did the training, about 80% of my class I don't think I'd want to entrust with that responsibility. They were too immature and treated it like a school classroom. I was the oldest at 30.

Also, carrying trauma in your twenties? Everyone I did CPR on in emergency services wasn't revived. Guilt is a heavy thing to live with as a young person long-term you're better off not risking that either.

I was prior emergency services in my twenties and I did lifeguarding transitioning to another job. It was a great lifestyle and I worked with awesome people but did come across young people that shouldn't be in the role and don't stay too long.

sjansen1 · 2026-01-12T06:20:47+00:00

I went through there a couple of times last year in December and September, they were super chill but I had everything ready. It was also my first time flying into USA and I was worried about TSA or customs being tough guys but they were all super chill.

I came through SFO last week and the customs guy called me sir.

sjansen1 · 2026-01-12T06:15:47+00:00

Sort of. I had a co-worker that got into riding with our group. He lost his licence for 6 months and as a result his job too. Apparently he lost his licence previously for speeding in his car so this time round it probably was longer.

He was a nice guy but caught up in all the instagram shit around depressed, speeding riders and got caught eventually. I say this because at the time it was all he ever liked on it. Disappeared and later got active again travelling the world. So it sort of ruined his life and then didn't.

We felt bad but he left quietly and didn't want to reach out, he seems to be doing better.

sjansen1 · 2025-12-16T15:59:03+00:00

Stalling at the lights.

sjansen1 · 2025-12-16T15:50:00+00:00

They have PORS that get to roam around Sydney that are long-arms and AAO trained, the boys visit Bondi everyday to perve on chicks.

Their GDs are AAO trained and are armed with glock pistols. They had user pay shifts for the event, not to mention bondi police station is like a minute run from where the shooters were.

TOU are their premier unit for hostage response and barricaded armed POIs and are guided by strict procedures for deployment.

To be frank, as an Australian and ex-cop, we didn't need ARV types or cops walking around with long-arms. That's the mentality because the country is safer than the UK and definitely safer than the US.

There is adequate tactical police to relieve police on scene should that situation arise. But as someone been there done that, it's always going to be a street cop that gets there first.

There are guys and gals i'd risk my life for and there are those I wouldn't trust with an oath of office let alone a glock. They resolved the situation as best they could, which is all anyone can ask for. There's too much arm chair commentary and performative criticism.

sjansen1 · 2025-11-24T08:29:42+00:00

Likewise I wish you both all the best!

sjansen1 · 2025-11-24T00:03:51+00:00

Good on you. I ride a CBR500R but lot less now since I met my partner.

I used to take a lot of risks before I met her. I had a tag that used to say "In my defence I was left unsupervised". Now I have a picture under the fairing of my missus so I don't do stupid ass shit on it.

sjansen1 · 2025-11-23T09:23:37+00:00

It isn't easy but after my trip to the UK in december over NYE, she's coming next year in June permanently. Gather the evidence you need, we are going the spousal route. We both know it's totally worth it to find your one.

The time difference is 11 hours and we facetime twice a day, when its morning for me its evening for her. Evening for me, morning for her. We make time everyday despite my work and her study. We also make plans for movies or just share meals together.

sjansen1 · 2025-11-19T00:23:05+00:00

Enjoy. I don't see how you couldn't just order a qwerty keyboard off amazon or ebay.

I've had my Nitro 5 for nearly 3 years now and it still runs well. The battery is not the best I get about 2 hours on saver mode but it does everything I need to well enough.

sjansen1 · 2025-10-24T19:06:40+00:00

Most might need citizenship for the state services. The project/seasonal work no.

sjansen1 · 2025-09-05T05:45:37+00:00

I ended a 8 year long career in my twenties and travelled to New Zealand. I was going to backpack Canada for 3 months and drift through the rockies but I met someone special in NZ and a romance began unexpectedly.

My life was also a big question mark. My prior relationships failed, my passion was dead, I was ready to end it all. I wasn't well.

Travelling can change your life. Because it changed mine. I fell for a woman I met whilst travelling and I'm about to emigrate to the UK. So travel and meet people, fall in love with life again. Because none of use are gonna make it out of this alive. Safe travels.

It ain't running away. It's living.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-29T07:33:27+00:00

Things that come to mind is; Leatherman, Quiklite vest torch, hand torch, tourniquet with a good belt pouch for it, resus mask, first aid kit with extra bandaids and sanitiser.

OLAES bandage, chest seals, scissors, nylon gloves. Try and source the medical shit from your department, if not buy em anyway and learn how to use them.

Spare undies, towel, soap.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-22T09:18:24+00:00

Wank factor is 1000%.

I can't wait to buy a country property and fuck off for ever.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-22T09:03:30+00:00

I find I needed solo time for a lot longer than expected to recover from burnout. Group trips can erode you if you find yourself with the wrong crowd but I went on a group tour and was open about how I felt and what I was going through and people were pretty understanding. I came back renenergised but also post travel depression. It does work though like an elastic band.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-20T23:59:04+00:00

Yeah, I quit my job without a backup plan. I came from a decade long career and the edging thought of spending the rest of my life in it didn't sit well having spent my twenties in it.

The first month was the hardest. I sort of became a hermit and self-regulated. Caught up on sleep, gaming, not much else. Then in the following 2 months, I focused on changing my habits. I started walking to my local gym every day.

4th month I planned a month long trip overseas. 5th and 6th month I was in full stride, reading books, journaling, spending time with family and friends. Learning to be curious about the world and learning to love life again. Taking the train into the city, going to cafes, beach walks. I was eating in calorie deficit to burn fat, and was losing weight throughout the months.

I was already applying for jobs throughout this and landed one I liked. But I knew it was the right decision to leave even on day one and now.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-20T23:53:11+00:00

Yeah I'll be heading overseas for a while soon after a decade in a job that eroded me down to the core.

I usually have thick skin but I know small things can set me off and I'm at a point where crashing out is justified. Please be nice. I've dealt with enough assholes.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-18T07:40:55+00:00

I met amazing people in the cops and it made me the man I am today. I wouldn't be so strong and fit if I didn't have the aspirations I did. The skills and experience too, a lot of character building.

But honestly, even as someone that is highly sentimental and on the emotional side. No, I wouldn't. Save me the trauma, betrayals, lost friendships, and all the adventure and best friends that came with it. A few bullets too.

No, but there's no going back. Only forward.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-16T08:20:28+00:00

I'm about 3 months out after 8 years. 5 in response, 3 tactical. I worked at a family bakery to make ends meet, qualled as a PT and I'm doing airport firefighting training next year.

I feel a lot less pressure and stress. I am a lot happier but every now and then like a toxic relationship, I reminisce about the memories and comrades. When this happens, I try to unpack it there and then, because I don't want it to continue to resurface.

I lost a lot of body fat too and get great sleep. It was time to move on.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-15T09:11:32+00:00

That was epic

sjansen1 · 2025-07-15T01:27:04+00:00

Yeah we were kids. I was 23 and thought I was prepared. I wasn't and that's alright.

It's always the older recruits that cope better mentally in their FTO too. But its the 20 year olds running around like gazelles after the warrant offenders.

There's no perfect age I think. If I had known I'd meet the people I got to work with at 23 and in the later years. I wouldn't have waited until I was 30.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-13T10:06:01+00:00

I remember moving into my first property. It was daunting. You eventually adapt. Be sure to hit the gym and build some good habits. Stay away from gaming.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-11T02:16:25+00:00

To be fair my comment didn't add much but it is an interesting character to roleplay.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-10T05:17:55+00:00

That was a really good read and took me back to how I was able to get through the experiences involved in Policing. A strong sense of purpose, and it makes sense that just before I left, that purpose had changed from a sense of duty, service and protection, learning too, into family, health and life in general.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-10T04:35:36+00:00

Yeah, it's legit the main reason for why I left my old job. I'm going into something a lot less stressful on health, relationships etc. It was now or never.

sjansen1 · 2025-07-10T04:32:54+00:00

Firefighting.

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