Week 16 consisted of Survival Spanish. Week 17 Monday was supposed to be a defensive tactics review day. I wasn’t looking forward to it and was relieved to find out we were doing the Precision Immobilization Tecnique (PIT) maneuver instead. … Continue reading
Officer Survival Week Monday: Defensive Tactics for Officer Survival Monday was basically a review of defensive tactics week. We practiced compliant and resistive handcuffing, searching, and frisking. If we did anything else that day I don’t remember. Tuesday: Traffic Stops … Continue reading
On Monday we finished up our time on the range. We had all qualified on the state course, but we had to qualify on the Cobb County course as well. As with everything else so far, the Cobb County course … Continue reading
There’s a funny guy in every group. The funny guy in my academy class is Rodriguez. He told me today that he was disappointed that there was nothing about him in any of my journal entries. No, “Rod made me … Continue reading
Week 13 Week 13 was quite a week. Monday started off with a continuation of Friday’s Active Shooter class. Before lunch we practiced clearing halls and classrooms in five men groups. I wasn’t feeling very good and apparently it was … Continue reading
Monday and Tuesday were supposed to be about handling domestic disputes and violence, but they haven’t been following the schedule much anyway. Instead, we drove to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department’s range on Monday so that we could learn how … Continue reading