Does height and weight matter when becoming a cop?

[bronxkid7]

I'm planning on joining the NYPD then working my way up to Detective. I am only 5'4 right now and im expected to grow atleast 5'8 but people say im too skinny to become a cop you think they won't let me join the force? don't you get bigger during the academy?

[Joeyd6]

You are fine. There was a girl in my class....in my squad....5" tall and her waist was 24". He gun belt was literally one item next to each other. Her arms/legs were like toothpicks.

Howevere, that girl had the heart and determination of a beast. She boxed another guy in our squad who was a hobby boxer. She stayed in there doing her best for all 2 minutes. She worked her rear off. She could not do 100 push-ups, but she would die trying. She also never gave up on the drags we practiced during officer down and always got the biggest guy to safety.

Don't worry about size....worry about stamina, heart and drive.

[1depd]

In addition to what Joey said, look into going a martial arts class. Not for use on the street, but it teachers you how to use your body in a more efficient manner. When I was young I learned a martial art and the balance and leverage benefits I learned served me very well until I gained the muscle mass to manhandle a suspect. Just before I started working as a cop, I was 6'2" and weighed <150 lbs and looked like nothing but skin and bones. I had a 29 inch waist and could not find any pants that fit properly. All my uniforms looked like I was wearing a duffel bag even though I spent hours ironing and starching, but I could fight with the best of them, and move some impressive weights for my size. If you're into UFC, I was so scrawny I made Nate Diaz look big.

[mcsap]

It is not the size of the dog in the fight....it is rather the size of the fight in the dog. I am a whopping 5ft 6 in thick socks and I have made it a quarter century just fine.

[fatboyjim154]

It is not the size of the dog in the fight....it is rather the size of the fight in the dog. I am a whopping 5ft 6 in thick socks and I have made it a quarter century just fine.

Yesh. but you work for The Lillput Highway Patrol

TBH Size can matter, but I work with some small officers who are like Staffordshire Bull Terriers.
Ickle, compact, but not to be messed with.

[retdetsgt]

It's a lot easier now that you can pull a toy off your belt and use it on someone.

[Samuel]

New guys probably won't remember when comics were 5-10 cents...







hey look Greg, he's wearing your shorts!

[greg72982]

All I know is I'm buying that book!

[retdetsgt]

All I know is I'm buying that book!

I bought it when I was 12. It didn't work......

[fatboyjim154]

Those ads used to be run over here in the Sunday Tabloids. I actually bought a Bullworker because of one of the ads. I was 15 y/o.

[greg72982]

I bought it when I was 12. It didn't work......

Those ads used to be run over here in the Sunday Tabloids. I actually bought a Bullworker because of one of the ads. I was 15 y/o.

So neither of you became the pinnacle of manliness?

[retdetsgt]

So neither of you became the pinnacle of manliness?

Oh hell, I do all the cooking around here.....

Those ads in the old comic books were great. I suspect the FTC outlawed most of them years ago!

[fatboyjim154]

Oh hell, I do all the cooking around here.....

It must be something to do with the shared first name. I do too, my Grandad and uncle on my fathers side both shared our christian name and they did most of the cooking.

[retdetsgt]

It must be something to do with the shared first name. I do too, my Grandad and uncle on my fathers side both shared our christian name and they did most of the cooking.

Mostly, I marry wimmen that are lousy cooks! One of my jobs in high school was cooking at a truck stop. You learn fast and hard there! Besides, I liked doing things completely different from police work.

[bronxkid7]

soo it doesn't matter?