Well my second full week is over.  I’ve now put in two full weeksand two days (they wanted me to start on the first day of a pay period).  It’s been an adventure for sure.

    The question I keep hearing is "So how do you like it?".  I hear it from family, friends, co-workers, and even supervisors.  And my answer is always the same … "I freaking love it!".  I seriously cannot believe I get paid for this.  And paid well for it.  I am having a blast.  Even the most boring moments are fun to me.  The times when my FTO says "Hey man, sorry.  I know this is the boring part" I am thinking "Are you nuts?  I love it!". 

    The job is incredible.  I encourage anyone who is pursuing a law enforcement career to stick to it.  Three years it took me to get here.  Many thoughts of giving up and quitting.  And be sure you really try hard to get the department you want.  Many of the ones I interviewed with, I had secret thoughts of not staying forever.  But this one is incredible, and I plan on retiring here.  Everyone I have met, from the 80 year old maintenance guy, to the detectives, to the fellow patrolmen, to the brass, to the chief himself …. everyone has been incredibly cool.  I seriously have not had a negative thought about anyone or anything we’ve done.  I enjoy my job so much that I actually get sad on my days off or when my day is over.  Granted the getting up at 4:30am I don’t look forward to.  But once I get in my patrol car, I never want to go home.

    If you’re wondering about the sign.  We do a lot of mexican raids.  You know the spots where all the illegals hang out in the morning looking for day labor.  Well we have a lot of fun harrassing them.  The other day we played the cops theme song "Bad Boys" across the PA system as we rolled up in there.  It was hilarious.