The Modern officer

      This is a lighter topic then the ones I have covered previously on this blog, but it’s still a topic that I care a lot about. Growing up I loved old cop movies like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. These movies and others like it are cult classics and for good reason. It’s fun watching the highspeed super cop over coming impossible odds, beating the bad guy, and getting the girl. Even today we have cop movies and shows that are grittier and more “realistic”, but they still follow the same essential formula as these older films. these movies are fun and harmless for the most part. The issue arises though when these movies begin to influence people’s perceptions of how police work is done. Now obviously everyone knows these are movies. I’m not say that anyone believes that something like Die Hard could really happen. I do believe that these movies create a lot of misconceptions about things like how tasers really work, and what an appropriate use of force is for situations...

  Joining the military can be a difficult process and one of the hardest parts is trying to decide which branch to join. It can be an overwhelming decision since which ever branch you choose can potentially have a major impact on the rest of your life. It’s a big decision for an 18-year-old to make and it can be hard to figure out where to even begin. So today I’d like to just discuss a few different approached you can take in order to help you make this decision. 1.       Full time or part time Deciding whether to go into the Guard, Reserves or Active Duty can be the first decision. The only real question is whether the military is something you want to do full time or is there a civilian career you want to pursue right now. I personally wanted to get into civilian law enforcement so I joined the National Guard so that I could pursue a career in law enforcement while still being in the military, but if the military looks like an interesting job and som...