The Modern officer

 You have probably heard a news report or seen an article at some point talking about how the military, specifically the Army, is have a really hard time keeping their recruitment numbers up. The Army is currently well below their projected goal for this year and next probably won't look any better. so now the real question is when will this begin to affect the Army's operational capabilities? First of all, the number of people that are even able to serve in the United States military is the lowest it has ever been. Only around thirty percent of young people today are even able to join the military. the two biggest disqualifiers are criminal history and health issue. Many young people have a criminal history that disqualifies them for military service. The health issue, specifically obesity, is one of the major disqualifiers for military serve along with allergies, depression, and anxiety. Because of this they Army has talked about created different physical standards for diffe...

 The most controversial part of the academic major criminal Justice is how little the major seems to matter anymore with police departments all across America struggling to fill the ranks many just now just require any sort of college degree, even if it has nothing to do with law enforcement. Some don't even require a college degree anymore. This raises a very serious question of why get a criminal justice degree at all. especially since that degree can't really be use anywhere outside the field of the law enforcement.   At this point in time most police departments in America will hire you if you have any college degree at all. I personally know cops with degrees in Zoology and percussion. Now this isn't to say that there aren't other degrees that would be of value in the field of law enforcement. Law enforcement, specifically policing, is such a huge and complex field with a million different specialties that there are several different degrees that could be of value ...

 Recently I had a situation involving an individual that was trying to come off of some meth I believe that he had taken in the last few hours or so. he was in what psychologist would refer to as a state of excited delirium. It's when someone is extremely hyper or excited but they're also delirious. This can be a very dangerous situation for both the individual and those around them, and often it falls on police and security to deal with them. This wasn't the first time I've delt with someone in this state and it probably won't be the last, but I made me want to talk briefly about law enforcement and mental. Most law enforcement officers today receive some sort of training in how to deal with mentally ill or high individuals. Usually, this training will tell you to do everything you can to not go hands-on with the individual. You should try to get them to calm down as best you can and avoid restraining them unless you have to. I think this training is good and it ma...

      One of the first online classes I ever took was American History 1865 to present. I had to take this class as part of my Military Science minor during my sophomore year of college. It was an easy class and great introduction to online learning. The lectures were simple and easy to listen to, and the homework and quizzes afterward were always the same format, so you knew what to expect, kind of like this online class.      I have very mixed feelings about online classes. I love the freedom of being able to do listen to lectures and do assignments whenever I want. This of course can be a double-edged sword as well. I'm usually pretty good at planning out enough time to do these assignments, but sometimes life will just throw you a curve ball you weren't expecting. I also love having the freedom to do assignments anywhere as long as there is internet. I'm often able to my homework while I'm at work which is a huge advantage. The one caveat to this is nev...