Graduating the Police Academy | Your Questions Answered

[@marshallpaul608]

My number 1 advice, don't pick the shortest academy just to skirt around the training/education. Look at the bigger picture/package to find what'll suit you best long term, both career and survival.

[@TrainerDaveB]

My academy in CT was 29 wks-8 hrs a day, then 10 wks of field training. Grueling and rugged but awesome at the same time!

[@THATAZFan]

If you are applying to a department that sends you to a 3 week academy, take back your application and apply somewhere else. That department doesn't give a shit about your training or safety.

[@freefieldtraining]

There were until very recently places in Illinois that had NO academy training. They basically gave you the 40hr armed guard class and threw you on the street. Terrifying.

[@THATAZFan]

@@freefieldtraining wow... Yeah that's when you find a new department or maybe even a new state to apply in lol

[@freefieldtraining]

We had this group called the "Illinois police reserves" they had an "academy" that was all in house and would contract themselves out to pd's for extra manpower. Using a loophole in Illinois law that required you to be certified within one year of employment no single officer would ever work for any department for more than a year at a stretch. Truly scary shit that they got away with for decades.

[@THATAZFan]

@@freefieldtraining that's crazy... Makes me realize how lucky I have been with my training. 5 years in law enforcement (3 in corrections and 2 on the streets). My current department is amazing with the amount and quality of training we get.

[@Snubrevolver]

@@freefieldtraining That's the guy that made his own railroad police level of sketchy

[@that1guy535]

My dept doesn’t send us for a whole year. Small dept with not a lot of money. I went strait to FTO. In the car with partner for 3 weeks. Then in my own unit with FTO shadowing all my calls for just at 3 months. I would love to go to academy sooner. In the dept defense, the FTO explained the academy as giving me a bag of tools and sending me back to my dept to learn how to use them VS he is handing me tools one by one and teaching me as it comes. I can see the benefit of both 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jjsnacks8511]

My academy was supposed to be 26 weeks...due to covid we were suspended for 4 months and ended up being recruits for 44 weeks, just graduated today!

[@danielkatz1139]

How did you find the academic portion

[@jjsnacks8511]

@@danielkatz1139 the academic portion for my academy was not hard

[@GunsGadgets]

PREACH!

[@vinder1558]

Our academy was 850 hours / 22 wks. In colleges, you aren’t in class 8hrs/day, so when you compare the number of hours actually in class, that’s about a 3yr degree.

[@danielkatz1139]

How did you find the police academy acdemics

[@GunsGadgets]

Merry Christmas Brother!!!

[@DV77737]

Is called a FTO. Field training officer. After graduating from any police academy thats who you spend your time with, learning policy and procedure within your department. Something you claim to be. 🤔

[@FireheartSamurai]

Merry Christmas Free Field Training!

[@jonathanguzman4893]

Is there anything I can study before I go to the Academy? Like laws or anything you think would help? Going in February, for 6 months.

[@mykoreanlife3171]

Would you recommend a Sirt pistol for dry-fire? They're kinda pricey so just curious what you thought about them. Merry Christmas!! Thanks for your service!!

[@freefieldtraining]

They are expensive, but they are also cheaper than buying another pistol. A good second option for getting a pistol to dry fire practice with is to get a used police trade g22. You can pretty much name your own price on those these days and then you have another duty gun in a pinch.

[@thelonepainter4760]

I'm not scared at all of the police work. Is failing the academy after putting in all that work and time to get to that point in the process.

[@jy4356]

Especially being a woman, I feel this!

[@realpolicetalk]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from real police talk.

[@squeekytoy1743]

Thirteen weeks and maybe two to three weeks of FTO. I work for a small sheriffs department and we have twenty deputies for patrol.

[@that1guy535]

SqueekyToy 17 sounds like my dept

[@TierTalk]

Great video

[@kamilkaleta4409]

In a previous video, you mentioned how for many people, police careers only last a couple of years on average. What is the reason for that? I have been on 25+ ride alongs in the north Illinois suburbs and could not think of a reason why one would quit.

[@JohnDoe-ek8sj]

it is a stressful job and the pay in general sucks. most people dont see a reason to hang with it.

[@austinwade9675]

@@JohnDoe-ek8sj pay sucks? Starting here in Dallas the academy pay is $48k a year and $62k as a officer. Sergeants make $90k a year. I’m in the military and make $30k. I Go to the academy next summer when I get out. Can’t wait 💪🏽💪🏽

[@kennethkristiansen6958]

👍

[@Mike-sp5sg]

PTI!

[@Aaronv-jz2vh]

Man my academy is 37 weeks and then another like 6 months of field training

[@frantzjacquet9240]

Same, including firearms qualifications twice a year. all officers CIT certified, monthly mandatory 40 hour training whether it be CPR or first aid.

[@danielkatz1139]

How did you find the police academy acdemics

[@clconstruction3072]

Well done Santa cop!

[@jackr1528]

Hi

[@jackr1528]

Love you

[@JohnDoe-ek8sj]

3 week academy lol, ours is 16 weeks

[@kevinlashley277]

John Doe I’m about to finish mine that was 26 weeks

[@JohnDoe-ek8sj]

@@kevinlashley277 our state police have 26 week academy.. poor bastards! lol Congrats on getting through it!

[@danielkatz1139]

How did you find the police academy acdemics

[@jackr1528]

Hi