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Tag Archives: FTO
Selecting FTOs
I am an FTO sergeant on my squad. Today was the selection process for new field training officers. A letter of intent, resume, supervisors’ recommendations, and performance evaluations were previously submitted by the candidates. Interviews were then conducted by a panel of command officers and supervisors. The dozen candidates acquitted themselves well. I was impressed with the applicants’ knowledge of our program, which is based upon the San Jose model. During the interview, most articulated a strong desire to teach and explained the importance of adapting their style to the particular recruit’s learning needs. This is a far cry from the attitudes of FTO’s a few decades ago. Years back, … Continue reading
Police Field Training and Natural Selection
I am no longer an active Field Training Officer, but I am now in charge of them on my shift. As an FTO supervisor, I had the duty this week of accepting the resignation of one of our recruit officers. It’s part of our natural selection. For the last twenty-plus years, I have been involved in this drill in one capacity or another. We hire a nice kid, see him/her through the Academy, mold them further during department familiarization, then introduce them to the real job in a field training car. Percentages vary class by class, but generally anywhere from 10-50% of our recruits do not make it to being … Continue reading
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Tagged FTO, Police Field Training Officer, Rookie Cop
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