Haha.. I've always hated that term...

I wanted to ask you guys that are with the PD or Sheriff department how the training was. I am joining the Sac Police Academy in September. I'm not in the best shape but nothing a little conditioning won't fix. I found some information but it just gives an overview of the whole thing. I was curious to know what your personal experience was like.

Thanks.

My Dept. has a program called pre-academy training that worked wonders for me. It was on Tue and Thur nights from like 6-8 and a couple of the instructors would take everybody through an academy pt session. I wnet to every session for about six months while I was in the hiring process. Call the training staff and see if they have something similar;)

Will do. Thanks.

I think I saw something about this on their website but it's only held 3 times a year.

I also have to purchase my own firearm. I've read a ton of good info here and I am leaning towards a Glock or the Beretta Vertec but am not certain.

Beretta 92FS;)

It's not exotic or cool, but I'm a Beretta Inspestion Tech and feel that it's a very well made and DEPENDABLE gun;)

Good. I just read some great reports about their guns. Your reply probably just cinched it.

bling bling...

http://products.berettausa.com/images/immagini_maxi/p_92FS_inox_maxi.jpg

Originally posted by HighToy
bling bling...

http://products.berettausa.com/images/immagini_maxi/p_92FS_inox_maxi.jpg

Look! It's even got a little tab on the butt for your key ring! How cute!

Originally posted by Schly


Look! It's even got a little tab on the butt for your key ring! How cute!

Yup.. I can't wait. I'm even going to have a special ring made for it. :flipoff2:

The one I'm ordering has no butt.
http://products.berettausa.com/images/p_92D-96D.jpg

Blah.. nevermind.. I though you were refering to the hammer.

Leave me alone. I'm sick. :( :flipoff2:

Originally posted by HighToy
Haha.. I've always hated that term...

I wanted to ask you guys that are with the PD or Sheriff department how the training was. I am joining the Sac Police Academy in September. I'm not in the best shape but nothing a little conditioning won't fix. I found some information but it just gives an overview of the whole thing. I was curious to know what your personal experience was like.

Thanks.

My buddy went through the LA Sheriff's academy back in 2001. They had him running alot, but he worked up to it.

I don't think that he ran over 5 miles in a day.

Guaranteed you'd smoke any of the athletics if you did the Navy Seal training program. (http://navyseal.s5.com/workouts.html) Even if you can't start out at that pace, you can work up to it.

My buddy had a great time 'cause a few of the instructors were ex Marines (one was a former DI) and I fed him with every good marine joke I could think of.

Originally posted by HighToy

http://products.berettausa.com/images/p_92D-96D.jpg

i wonder how many people clicked that. :laughing:

Here is a link to the minimum requirements in IL. The Power test... But at the academy, there is more training.. I'm a lil more than a year off from heading to the academy, depending how quick I get hired.
http://www.ci.rolling-meadows.il.us/rmpd/power_test.htm

I'm applying for the Roseville PD as soon as my application comes. Then appyling for the academy in September (next start up).

Here's the Sac PD one... http://www.sacpd.org/Academy/intensive.htm

get a Glock-

I personaly hate the double action/single action transition on a Beretta 92. If it's permitted, the G22 makes a fine duty gun, and you can buy the full cap mags for less than $20.00 on PD letterhead. My pistol instructor, Chuck Tayor, has over 150,000 rounds thru a Glock 17- he set out to PROVE they were not as reliable as a 1911 and ended up proving just the opposite :D

The Modesto CHP academy was easy compared to boot- I went thru it while in the USCG. Just make sure you have good running shoes-

later