Originally Posted by
Krazykarl
Great post! We are all control freaks. We are all type A personalities. We are all afraid. I feel it and I see it at work. I talk to the probies to make them aware that it happens. It slowly changes who we are until suddenly it has set in and personality change has occurred.
Speaking strictly to new folks entering le, fire, ems:
One of the mistakes I see many folks make upon entering the fire, EMS and police professions is that they immediately limit their contacts to othe folks in that profession.
While that process may be not solely the new member of the profession's choice, it is important that officers make an effort to keep old contacts and make new ones outside the profession. It helps perspective.
Additionally, when we hang with only co-workers, quite often the conversation is 1) works ****ed up; 2) everybody hates us. Then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Something that helped me was callbacks/followups. At first when we were assigned to do initial followup on our own cases I was very resistant and put upon. Being a good troop, though, I complied. What I found in most cases was an entirely different vibe from the first initial call. Folks were appreciative that you had stopped back and were glad to see you, there was a different kind of connection. I became one of the policies biggest supporters.
I'd sum it up like this - if you want to be wanted, if you want a pat of the back, your actions should position you back to get that pat; that it isn't going to happen driving around, isolated in the unit, waiting for a call.
I know for many officers the shift often is call-to-call, but when you get that break in the action, make a contact.
ETA: 1168, thanks for caring!
Last edited by 26 Inf; 08-08-18 at 15:27.
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