Do you get to pick your rookies for the FTO program or do you just draw out of a hat? Just wondering, I've gotten mixed responses here. Seems some people get to pick and some are assigned a rookie.
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04-22-05 09:54 PM #1
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FTO programs...
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04-22-05 10:05 PM #2
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They're assigned.
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04-22-05 10:06 PM #3
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Ours actually cycle through four different FTO's.
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04-22-05 10:11 PM #4
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I never picked my trainees, they were assigned to me by our Training Department. My first one was out there like Pluto, I mean really. This fella swore that he could smell radiation coming from our computer screens, and sat away from the monitor with the keypad streatched as far away as the cord would allow. Another quirk was that in El Paso, it gets hotter than a monkeys *** after high impact aerobics, and this guy would wear a winter coat all day long completely zipped. To top off the strangeness, he kept his lunch in those pockets, his food had to of tasted like crap after marinating in the ambient temp plus his body heat adding to it. Aside from him, everybody else was fairly normal.
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04-22-05 10:36 PM #5
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They are assigned and rotate between FTO's after two weeks.
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04-22-05 10:38 PM #6
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rotate through 4 fto's, through 4 3 week cycles
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04-22-05 10:40 PM #7
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They are assigned, as the other Officers said. I have some mean ***, big FTO's. I love them! :D
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04-22-05 11:02 PM #8
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They rotate us here too, still have awhile 'til that happens (4 months) but I'm trying to get all the info I can. Also, 3 of our FTO's are canine units. Is it pretty common for them to be FTO's? I hope I get to work with one of them. I know, don't try to pet the puppies, I saw what happens when you try last thurs. when they did a demo for us. Those dogs are crazy/bi-polar.
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04-22-05 11:07 PM #9
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LMAO!!! They are well trained, I promise you but you should be scared. Originally Posted by decuervo
They rotate us here too, still have awhile 'til that happens (4 months) but I'm trying to get all the info I can. Also, 3 of our FTO's are canine units. Is it pretty common for them to be FTO's? I hope I get to work with one of them. I know, don't try to pet the puppies, I saw what happens when you try last thurs. when they did a demo for us. Those dogs are crazy/bi-polar.
It's not uncommon for K-9's to be FTO's. FTO's are selected by their department based on their experience and training.
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04-23-05 12:50 AM #10
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We rotate ours too. And they get assigned by the FTO coordinator. They go through 4 phases:
Phs1: 3 weeks
Phs2: 5 weeks
Phs3: 5 weeks
Phs4: 2 weeks (FTO is in plain clothes)TPDHellhound
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04-23-05 02:54 AM #11
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Ours are assigned to us for 10 weeks, with some of the people i've trained i've often wished I could pick them first
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04-23-05 03:14 AM #12
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WHen I did FTO ( 1991-2001) I had no choice. The first 7 yrs I was the only FTO .
We now have 3 and they take them 2 weeks at a stretch.Creeper Cop
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04-23-05 11:37 AM #13
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Our rooks go to different FTO's on a weekly basis. 5 weeks police, 5 weeks firefighting rotating to all 3 shifts.
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04-23-05 04:07 PM #14
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How unfair :( they are just misunderstood and in need of some TLC !!! Originally Posted by decuervo
I know, don't try to pet the puppies, I saw what happens when you try last thurs. when they did a demo for us. Those dogs are crazy/bi-polar."If you're being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a tunnel, then on to a little seesaw, then jump through a hoop of fire. They're trained for that." --Milton Jones
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04-23-05 04:38 PM #15
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I get another on Sun! Originally Posted by acreature
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