Fairfax County Schedule

[7D Trooper Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close 7D Trooper]

What type of shift schedule does Fairfax County use? 8, 10, or 12's?

[Arewethereyet U.S. Coast Guard Find all posts View Profile Close Arewethereyet]

My roommate is an officer, he works patrol, his shift is 2 on 2 off, 3 on 2 off, 2 on 3 off, etc. It works out to be that he works every other weekend, 12 hour shifts. Plus court and any other overtime. I believe the county stopped giving OT, but private companies (i.e. movie theatres like Kingstown or something) have lots and lots of OT! Plus you work a holiday OT and it's 2.5x pay! That's only him, it might be different for everyone else especially if you work motor squad, marine unit, tac team, DUI enforcement, or CAT during the holidays at the mall.

[ACO88 Hi Find all posts View Profile Close ACO88]

When I went on a ride along. It was an 11.5 hour shift. It was 1:30pm-1am so I think all the regular shifts are 11 and a half hours.

[JayKay Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close JayKay]

We're on 11.5's with a 2 on 2 off, 3 on 3 off schedule. Basically we only work like 2 weeks out of every month.

Most officers love it.

[flash40 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close flash40]

Sounds nice.

Is there a take-home program? How often are exams held?

[ACO88 Hi Find all posts View Profile Close ACO88]

Theres only take homes for people in certain specialty units and detectives.

[bigsexy1925 2 B 1 Ask 1 Find all posts View Profile Close bigsexy1925]

What is the Academy like for Fairfax County Deputy Sheriff? Is there alot of PT???