My Experience In Law Enforcement

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About the author: Over the past 20 years I have performed numerous Law Enforcement duties across a variety of settings in both a Civilian as well as a Military capacity. I have in excess of 27 years work experience in management, supervision and Leadership. The admiration I have for our Military and Law Enforcement professionals keeps me devoted to supporting their mission. While observing the effect bad or no policing can have on a society I have grown a passion to ensure that uniformed men and women are afforded the opportunity to obtain knowledge, skills and resources which would best serve them and enable them to continue being responsible professionals. I am blessed with a copious amount of knowledge having served in multiple capacities such as: protection, security, patrol, special operations, SRT, corrections, physical security, personal security, training as well as a few other fields. Working these has granted me a some unique opportunities to …show more content…
Instructing in a variety of areas, I always emphasize that the training is “only to provide a way to get to where you want to go, the reality of how you get there is up to you”. An analogy I give is, you need to move from one mountain to another, the two mountains are divided by a body of water with a bridge connecting them. Crossing the bridge will get you from one to the other, but it might not be the best option, depending on the situation. Therefore you may choose to get there another way, whether: plane, boat, submarine, swing, swim, or another inventive way, it’s your choice at the end of the day. The key is; get there alive, with all your limbs, no extra holes, minimal physical wounds, minimal mental wounds and with all the required equipment, moving you into Mission complete status. Using my way, someone else’s way, your way or a combination thereof, completing the Mission is the main

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