July 15, 201610 yr My best friends department just changed to one year rotations. Meaning, at some point he will be on third shift for one year. Ours is 6 months and it's based on seniority. I was on nights for like 2 1/2 years straight when I first started. I miss the work, but not the hours. Ugh. Our local department switches 12 hour shifts every 3 months.
July 15, 201610 yr Obviously the answer is based upon the context. Policing is much different if you are in a rural county with a handful of contacts in a week compared to being a police officer in an inner-city crime riddled area.
July 15, 201610 yr Ugh. Our local department switches 12 hour shifts every 3 months. I have friends that are police officers that have worked third shift for 15+ years. Gotta be hard on the health.
July 15, 201610 yr I have friends that are police officers that have worked third shift for 15+ years. Gotta be hard on the health. My father in law worked 3rd shift most of his career...turned down promotion a couple of times because he would have had to go to days. He just loved thirds. When he became Lt. he got to stay on third shift.
July 15, 201610 yr My father in law worked 3rd shift most of his career...turned down promotion a couple of times because he would have had to go to days. He just loved thirds. When he became Lt. he got to stay on third shift. I have a couple friends same way. They like the action on third shift.
July 15, 201610 yr I have a couple friends same way. They like the action on third shift. That plus added family time...especially in the summer when kids were home.
July 15, 201610 yr That plus added family time...especially in the summer when kids were home. I agree but it is definitely hard on them. My one friend gets off at 6 am and has two small boys playing sports. He tries to get sleep in whenever he can.
July 15, 201610 yr Ugh. Our local department switches 12 hour shifts every 3 months. Man, I'd love to work 10's or 12's
July 15, 201610 yr Back to the tread topic... There are places I would not want to be a black man. There are places I would not want to be a police officer. Heck there are places I wouldn't want to be me.
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