I've been around here for quite awhile, and am currently working to get hired with the Toronto Police. Almost there! Anyways, the entire time I've been going through my testing, schooling, and certification I've always thought I wanted to be a Police Detective. I'm a smart kid, some would say really smart, and I just figured that my brain would slot me in there pretty well. I wasn't necessarily looking forward to it, I just thought that I was doomed to be the brain of my department, much like I was in all my Policing classes.
So I was in my hometown of Windsor downtown and actually got to see our local ERT come out in force. It's our S.W.A.T. team, but with a different name. There was a giant melee in the middle of main street and out of nowhere a group of armored men with machine guns bust out of a van and in less than a minute completely control, coordinate, and pretty much dominate an entire city block with little to no effort. Let's just say I fell in love and it just seemed like the place where I was meant to go. I chatted with a few of them, they were all great guys.
But I'm concerned. I figure that every Tom, Dick and Harry who joins the force wants to be in SWAT and I'm wondering if this is just a pipe dream of mine. Anyone here have any experience, or know the qualifications required and testing for their local unit? I'm not going to imagine it's going to be a walk in the park, but I'm wondering if it's a pie in the sky dream.
I'm not a big guy, I stand at about 5'9" and 170lbs. I'm an excellent shot with a rifle and pistol, never fired an automatic. Mostly why I think I have a shot at the team is because I'm a stubborn sommabiatch. If I have a dream I will kick, scream, punch, sweat, cry, and bleed until I achieve it. So it if it's even remotely possible I'll grab a cot and live at the gym and shooting range until I can do it.
So I was in my hometown of Windsor downtown and actually got to see our local ERT come out in force. It's our S.W.A.T. team, but with a different name. There was a giant melee in the middle of main street and out of nowhere a group of armored men with machine guns bust out of a van and in less than a minute completely control, coordinate, and pretty much dominate an entire city block with little to no effort. Let's just say I fell in love and it just seemed like the place where I was meant to go. I chatted with a few of them, they were all great guys.
But I'm concerned. I figure that every Tom, Dick and Harry who joins the force wants to be in SWAT and I'm wondering if this is just a pipe dream of mine. Anyone here have any experience, or know the qualifications required and testing for their local unit? I'm not going to imagine it's going to be a walk in the park, but I'm wondering if it's a pie in the sky dream.
I'm not a big guy, I stand at about 5'9" and 170lbs. I'm an excellent shot with a rifle and pistol, never fired an automatic. Mostly why I think I have a shot at the team is because I'm a stubborn sommabiatch. If I have a dream I will kick, scream, punch, sweat, cry, and bleed until I achieve it. So it if it's even remotely possible I'll grab a cot and live at the gym and shooting range until I can do it.
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