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Better Than Back Filling

 

For the first time I can remember, the department will pay officer overtime for attending In-Service on their day off. It is easier than trying to back-fill positions.

 

 

Bottleneck

 

Per the Brass, the state police academy is out of money and will shut down from November through March. With large personnel shortages and hiring surges,  law enforcement agencies are trying to pressure the governor to find funding to keep the academy open. 

 

 

First Shift Back

 

Waiting for my return:

360 emails

9 voicemails

LEDS re-cert

67 page DOJ report

Taser Training Manual re-cert

a drained battery on The Vic

upcoming IA notice

one previous IA investigation concluded.

 

By shift's end, I was current and up to date.

 

 

Range Series: Delta

 

 

 

 

Range: Deputy Dog

 

 

 

 

Winter Range

 

Qualification has been redone. The stages are new and for the better. Gunfights and shoot-outs are all at close quarters. The  course reflects the stats  Scoring is pass or fail. Passing is five point higher than before. I shot tonight and passed.  

 

 

Off Hand

 

Off-hand shooting, singled armed, on a time course, is not easy. Rolling the shoulder, to lock in a steady shooting platform, tends to cant the wrist to a 45 degree angle. To keep from my tendency to put a round over the target's shoulder, I turn the wrist back and elevate the thumb. If I rush a shot, I hit the the four zone. It is not optimal, but it better than missing the target altogether. 

 

 

Range

 

I qualed with a 94.8.

Not bad for an old man......

 

 

On the Nature of Tasers

 

Per the department's stats....

 

The probes move under 200 feet per second and are not very accurate.

Tasers are more effective to a person’s back instead of front.

In general, they are only 50 percent effective.

 

 

One In the Four

 

 

At Winter Qual, I put one round at the 25 yard mark a half into the 4 zone, or I would have shoot a possible. Still, a 99.6 isn't bad at all.